{"id":1993902,"date":"2023-08-08T02:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-coup-us-emissary-expresses-grave-concern-while-speaking-to-ruling-junta\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T02:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T06:01:51","slug":"niger-coup-us-emissary-expresses-grave-concern-while-speaking-to-ruling-junta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-coup-us-emissary-expresses-grave-concern-while-speaking-to-ruling-junta\/","title":{"rendered":"US envoy expresses serious concern to Niger junta during talks."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fniger-coup-us-emissary-expresses-grave-concern-while-speaking-to-ruling-junta%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=1993902&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>A Senior\u200c U.S. Diplomat Holds &#8220;Frank and Difficult&#8221; Talks with\u200b Niger&#8217;s Ruling Junta<\/h2>\n<p>A senior U.S. diplomat recently \u2064embarked on a crucial\u200b journey \u2062to\u200c Niger&#8217;s capital, \u2063Niamey,\u2064 to \u2064engage in \u2064&#8221;extremely\u2062 frank and at times quite difficult&#8221; discussions with the ruling\u200b junta. This comes \u2063after \u2064the country&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-coup-us-emissary-expresses-grave-concern-while-speaking-to-ruling-junta\/\" title=\"US envoy expresses serious concern to Niger junta during talks.\"><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> seized power<\/a> from \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-mistake-that-will-haunt-us-for-decades-mccarthy-calls-for-biden-admin-to-be-investigated-amid-afghanistan-collapse\/\" title=\"A \u2018Mistake That Will Haunt Us For Decades\u2019: McCarthy Calls For Biden Admin To Be Investigated Amid Afghanistan Collapse\">democratically-elected president<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Traveled to\u2062 Niamey to \u2062express grave\u2064 concern at the undemocratic attempts\u2062 to seize power and urged a return\u200b to constitutional order,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Victoria Nuland, Undersecretary of\u2062 State for Political\u2062 Affairs<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The United States and Western \u200dAllies Fearful of Junta&#8217;s Seizure of Power<\/h3>\n<p>The United States and its \u2062Western allies \u200bhave been deeply concerned about\u200b the junta&#8217;s takeover \u2062in Niger, \u200cas\u200b they witness their influence \u200cin the Sahel\u200d region of Africa diminishing. Niger \u2063has been \u200ba crucial partner\u2064 for the U.S. in recent \u200dyears, particularly in counterterrorism efforts.<\/p>\n<p>France, Niger&#8217;s former colonial ruler, has specifically \u2062advised its citizens against traveling to the country due to rising anti-French sentiment, according to the BBC. Other West African nations also share concerns about\u2062 the coup, prompting regional leaders to \u2062convene on \u200bThursday to discuss the \u2062precarious situation.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. remains hopeful that a complete overthrow can be avoided and that \u2063President Mahmoud Bazoum, who has been detained but reportedly had conversations \u200dwith \u2064U.S. officials over the phone, can\u200b be reinstated\u200c as the country&#8217;s leader.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2064 the recent announcement by presidential guard \u200bGen. Abdourahmane \u2062Tchiani, claiming to have seized power, casts \u200bdoubt on \u200cthis future. Adding to the complexity for the \u2063U.S. is\u2064 the potential involvement of Russia&#8217;s \u2062paramilitary Wagner Group, which has long desired a \u200bpresence in the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible Consequences and U.S. Response<\/h3>\n<p>If Bazoum remains detained\u200b and the coup persists, President\u200b Joe Biden has threatened \u2062to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-threatens-to-exit-niger-as-russias-wagner-group-revels-in-military-coup-attempt\/\" title=\"US may withdraw from Niger as Russia's Wagner Group celebrates failed coup.\">sever military ties<\/a> with \u2064Niger, a point emphasized by Nuland during her \u2062visit\u200d this week.\u200b While speaking to\u200c reporters\u2063 in Niamey, Nuland&#8217;s tone was sobering, highlighting the \u200bseriousness of the situation.\u2064 Notably, she did not meet\u200c with Bazoum\u200c or Tchiani, both \u2064of whom\u200b are currently in detention along with Bazoum&#8217;s wife and son.<\/p>\n<p>During \u200cher\u2063 visit, Nuland did, however,\u2063 engage in a two-hour conversation with\u2062 other military leaders, including \u2064chief of staff Brig. Gen. Moussa Barmou. She expressed \u2064the U.S.&#8217;s willingness to provide assistance \u200d&#8221;if there \u200cis a desire on the part\u200c of the people\u2062 who are responsible\u2064 for this to return to the constitutional order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I would not \u2064say that we were in \u200dany \u200cway\u2063 taken up \u2064on that offer,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-\u200d Nuland stated<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reports \u2064suggest \u2063that the coup \u2063against Bazoum was primarily motivated by \u2064his intention\u200d to replace Tchiani as the chief of the Nigerien presidential guard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK \u2062HERE TO READ MORE \u2063FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A top U.S. diplomat visited Niger&#8217;s capital for tough discussions with the ruling junta following the military coup that ousted the elected president. 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