© Reuters. Nigerien safety forces launch tear fuel to disperse pro-junta demonstrators gathered outdoors the French embassy, in Niamey, the capital metropolis of Niger July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Souleymane Ag Anara
(Reuters) – The Niger navy junta that seized energy final week stated on Monday that the toppled authorities had authorised France to hold out strikes to attempt to free President Mohamed Bazoum.
The feedback had been made by military Colonel Amadou Abdramane, one of many coup plotters, on state tv.