{"id":1990248,"date":"2023-08-03T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T23:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-officials-missionaries-evacuated-from-niger-as-military-seizes-power\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T19:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T23:59:37","slug":"u-s-officials-missionaries-evacuated-from-niger-as-military-seizes-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-officials-missionaries-evacuated-from-niger-as-military-seizes-power\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. officials, missionaries flee Niger as military takes control."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-officials-missionaries-evacuated-from-niger-as-military-seizes-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1990248&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u200cU.S. Partially Evacuates Embassy in Niger as Military Seizes Power<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S.\u200b took action on\u2063 Wednesday to partially evacuate\u200c its \u2063embassy in Niger \u2063as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-its-time-for-the-democrats-to-accept-their-victory-forgive-the-team-they-beat-and-to-move-on-you-won-be-happy\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: It's Time for the Democrats to 'Accept Their Victory,' 'Forgive the Team They Beat and to Move On' -- 'You Won, Be Happy'\">military leaders<\/a> have seized \u2063power in \u2064the country, aiming to remove President Mohamed Bazoum from office.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Soldiers installed General Abdourahmane Tchiani as president after Nigerian military leaders announced \u2062on July 26 that security concerns in the West African nation had led them to \u200cassert their control. In the aftermath of the coup, Europeans and Americans have left\u2062 the country, and the State Department has advised Americans against traveling there.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cToday, we ordered the temporary departure of non-emergency personnel \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-officials-missionaries-evacuated-from-niger-as-military-seizes-power\/\" title=\"U.S. officials, missionaries flee Niger as military takes control.\">eligible family \u2064members<\/a> from Niger. The\u200d U.S. is committed\u200b to our relationship with the \u2063people of Niger. The embassy\u2062 remains \u2063open, and our \u2062leaders are diplomatically engaged\u200c at the highest levels,\u201d Secretary of State Antony Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1686877829437218818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">announced<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The United States rejects all efforts\u2063 to overturn\u2064 Niger\u2019s constitutional order,\u200b and stands with the people of Niger, the Economic \u200bCommunity of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union, and other international\u2062 partners in support of democratic \u2063governance \u200dand respect for\u200c the rule of law and human rights,\u201d the statement \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/ordered-departure-of-non-emergency-u-s-government-personnel-from-u-s-embassy-niamey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Biden administration has demanded that Bazoum be released but has <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/4135203-biden-calls-for-release-of-niger-president-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reportedly<\/span><\/a>  \u200cavoided referring to the takeover as a \u200b\u201ccoup\u201d partly \u2063because of the $200 million in economic aid the U.S. sent\u2062 Niger.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nearby Guinea, Mali, and Burkina Faso have backed Niger\u2019s new leadership. \u200cMali and Burkina Faso \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/niger-coup-west-africa-use-of-force-mali-burkina-faso-0b951ec77a89033c84e6f0972cc21b5f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a>  \u2062 that any \u2063\u201cmilitary \u200dintervention\u201d\u2063 against Niger would constitute an act of war against them.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">France, which used to control Niger, \u2062condemned \u2063the\u2064 coup, moving to \u2064evacuate\u2064 hundreds of French nationals from \u200dthe country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1690455510071000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0zc8zwWGoXeRzcNJLiJVWI\">CLICK\u2063 HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A group of 13 Texans was on a mission trip in Niger \u200dwhen they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign\/stranded-texas-mission-trip-evacuated-niger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were evacuated<\/a> this week after getting a ride with\u2063 an Italian\u2062 evacuation flight arranged in part by \u2064U.S.\u2064 officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe tireless dedication of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">church community<\/a> and the prayers of countless individuals have borne fruit as\u200d the missionary \u2063team embarked on their\u2063 journey back home \u200dfrom Niger. Last night, the\u2062 Lord\u2019s divine providence opened a \u200bway for the \u2064team\u2019s homeward journey, marking a joyful moment of triumph\u2063 and celebration \u200bfor the entire congregation,\u201d said Harmony Hill Baptist Church, who sent the mission team, in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u200cU.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/31\/politics\/us-troops-niger-american-base\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has<\/a> \u200bmore than 1,000\u2064 troops stationed in Niger, which has struggled to contain radical Islamic violence over the last several years.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US partially evacuates its Niger embassy as military leaders take control, aiming to oust President Mohamed Bazoum. General Abdourahmane Tchiani assumes presidency after Nigerian military leaders cited security concerns on July 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":1990249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1990248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1990248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1990249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1990248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1990248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1990248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}