Editing Niger (section)

==== Fifth military regime (2023–present) ====
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[[File:Alliance of Sahel States.svg|thumb|upright|The [[Alliance of Sahel States]]]]
Late on 26 July 2023, a [[2023 Nigerien coup d'état|coup by the military]] overthrew Bazoum, putting an end to the Seventh Republic and the [[Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou's government|government]] of Prime Minister [[Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 July 2023 |title=Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727000929/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=BBC.com}}</ref> On 28 July, General [[Abdourahamane Tchiani]] was proclaimed as the ''de facto'' head of state of the country.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 July 2023 |title=Niger general Tchiani named head of transitional government after coup |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/28/niger-general-tchiani-named-head-of-transitional-government-after-coup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728112129/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/28/niger-general-tchiani-named-head-of-transitional-government-after-coup |archive-date=28 July 2023 |access-date=28 July 2023 |publisher=Aljazeera}}</ref> Former finance minister [[Ali Lamine Zeine]] was declared the new [[Prime Minister of Niger]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 August 2023 |title=Officiel : voici la liste des membres du gouvernement de Transition |url=https://www.actuniger.com/politique/19415-officiel-voici-la-liste-des-membres-du-gouvernement-de-transition.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=actuniger.com |language=French |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907183917/https://actuniger.com/politique/19415-officiel-voici-la-liste-des-membres-du-gouvernement-de-transition.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The coup was condemned by ECOWAS, which in the [[2023 Nigerien crisis]] threatened to use military intervention to reinstate the government of Bazoum if the coup leaders did not by 6 August.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawal |first=Shola |title=Niger coup: Divisions as ECOWAS military threat fails to play out |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/6/niger-coup-divisions-as-ecowas-military-threat-fails-to-play-out |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=7 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807213944/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/6/niger-coup-divisions-as-ecowas-military-threat-fails-to-play-out |url-status=live }}</ref> The deadline passed without military intervention, though ECOWAS imposed sanctions, including cuts of Nigerian energy exports to Niger which had previously provided 70–90% of Niger's power.<ref name="apnews.com">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for dialogue to resolve tensions |url=https://apnews.com/article/west-africa-ecowas-niger-mali-burkina-faso-abuja-ae53abf8464dce5487cd7a3d73e0a9c0 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=12 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312031034/https://apnews.com/article/west-africa-ecowas-niger-mali-burkina-faso-abuja-ae53abf8464dce5487cd7a3d73e0a9c0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-21 |title=Power cuts in Niger threaten to spoil millions of vaccines as sanctions take their toll, UN says |url=https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-unicef-vaccines-5e7d6610635b0aa2ffe6570cc417930e |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405213918/https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-unicef-vaccines-5e7d6610635b0aa2ffe6570cc417930e |url-status=live }}</ref> In November the coup-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger formed the [[Alliance of Sahel States]] in opposition to potential military intervention.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-24 |title=A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa's Sahel is seen as tool for legitimacy |url=https://apnews.com/article/sahel-coups-niger-tchiani-mali-burkina-faso-insecurity-e96627c700aa4fcf8d060dd9d2d16667 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=8 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308183048/https://apnews.com/article/sahel-coups-niger-tchiani-mali-burkina-faso-insecurity-e96627c700aa4fcf8d060dd9d2d16667 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 February 2024 several ECOWAS sanctions against Niger were dropped, reportedly for humanitarian and diplomatic reasons,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-25 |title=Nigeria restores electricity supply to Niger as ECOWAS lifts sanctions – Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-restores-electricity-supply-to-niger-as-ecowas-lifts-sanctions/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=dailytrust.com/ |language=en-US |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405213918/https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-restores-electricity-supply-to-niger-as-ecowas-lifts-sanctions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Nigeria agreed to resume electricity exports to Niger.<ref name=":3"/><ref name="apnews.com"/>

In the buildup to the August ECOWAS deadline, the junta requested help from the Russian [[Wagner Group]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-05 |title=Niger's junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat |url=https://apnews.com/article/wagner-russia-coup-niger-military-force-e0e1108b58a9e955af465a3efe6605c0 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011083602/https://apnews.com/article/wagner-russia-coup-niger-military-force-e0e1108b58a9e955af465a3efe6605c0 |url-status=live }}</ref> though Wagner mercenaries were not known to have entered the country as a result.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} In October the junta expelled French troops from the country, presenting the move as a step towards sovereignty from the former colonial power,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=French troops are starting to withdraw from Niger and junta leaders give UN head 72 hours to leave |url=https://apnews.com/article/france-niger-coup-military-withdrawal-bfa3afe3fdfa034dabe3dce265540411 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=12 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512023400/https://apnews.com/article/france-niger-coup-military-withdrawal-bfa3afe3fdfa034dabe3dce265540411 |url-status=live }}</ref> and in December it suspended cooperation with the [[Francophonie]] alleging its promotion of French interests.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Niger suspends cooperation with international Francophone body |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/25/niger-suspends-cooperation-with-international-francophone-body |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421154427/https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/25/niger-suspends-cooperation-with-international-francophone-body |url-status=live }}</ref> UN resident coordinator [[Louise Aubin]] was also expelled in October after the junta alleged "underhanded maneuvers" by UN secretary-general António Guterres to prevent the country's participation in the UN General Assembly.<ref name=":4"/> In October the U.S. officially designated the takeover as a coup, suspending most Niger–U.S. military cooperation as well as hundreds of millions of dollars of foreign assistance programs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=The US declares the ousting of Niger's president a coup and suspends military aid and training |url=https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-united-states-designation-2ab984947c69e99e83ce417696a758c7 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421154427/https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-united-states-designation-2ab984947c69e99e83ce417696a758c7 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2024, Russian military trainers and equipment began to arrive in Niger under a new military agreement,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-12 |title=Russian troops arrive in Niger as military agreement begins |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68796359 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the U.S. agreed to withdraw troops from Niger<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-20 |title=US agrees to pull troops out of Niger |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68860092 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-GB |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421084251/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68860092 |url-status=live }}</ref> following the termination of a Niger–U.S. agreement that had allowed US personnel to be stationed in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-17 |title=Niger's junta revokes military agreement with US |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68590531 |access-date=2024-04-23 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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