Military coup in Niger could endanger the Bundeswehr from Mali

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The military coup in Niger may have an impact on the planned deduction of the Bundeswehr from neighboring Mali. According to the Sahel expert Ulf Laessing, head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Sahel program, the deduction of the Bundeswehr from Mali is much more difficult due to the new location. The Bundeswehr's air transport base in Niamey, the capital of Niger, should be the turnstile for the re -relocation of the Bundeswehr from Mali. From there, aircraft from Gao should arrive and land transport should also take place. The head of the Sahel program continues that the path through Central Mali towards the coast and the land path via Burkina Faso are too dangerous. For this reason, all the truck of the Bundeswehr would drive over Niger. It is therefore to be hoped that the future government will continue to cooperate with the Bundeswehr in Niger, otherwise the schedule for deduction from Mali could be at risk.

The Nigrical President Mohamed Bazoum, who was established in the military attempt to coup, assured his compatriots by Twitter that they are supposed to stick to "democracy and freedom". The previous Nigrical Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massouudou called not to support the "attempted coup" and emphasized that the right -wing government was the one that has been overturned by the coup

The Federal Foreign Office in Berlin condemned the military's attempt to overthrow the democratic order in Niger. Germany demands the immediate release of the democratically elected president. The Situation in the capital Niamey is currently unclear. In a television speech, a group of military announced the dismissal of the President and the takeover of the army.

A colonel named Amadou Abdramane, who announced the state coup, led the deterioration of the security situation, the weak economy and the government of Bazoule as reasons for the coup. A so -called "National Council for the Protection of the Fatherland" (CNSP), which has taken over the power.

The coup attempt in Niger is worrying. The European Union, the West African Economic Community (Ecowas) and the United States, condemned the attempt to destabilize democracy and demanded that the president release immediate release. There are negotiations with the muters to solve the situation peacefully.

The attempted coup in Niger could significantly impair the planned deduction of the Bundeswehr from Mali and should therefore be considered with great care.

Source: Funke Media Group, Tagesspiegel, dpa