Conflits & Securite
Niger: the junta puts down a mutiny in Niamey with Russian help
What the press did not cover
6omissions found
All these omissions share the same fate: covered by 1 or 2 countries.
France2 omissionsCovered by
1 of 8
1 of 8the duration of the fighting, specified as approximately six hours by a dpa agency reporter
Algeria's dispatch of four Su-30 fighters to Niamey on 30 August, at the request of the Nigerien authorities
Germany1 omissionCovered by1 of 8
1 of 8the nationalization of Orano and GoviEx uranium permits in favor of Nigerian public companies
Nigeria1 omissionCovered by1 of 8
1 of 8the competing official versions of the Nigerian Ministry of Defense ('mood movement') and the AES ('destabilization effort')
Senegal1 omissionCovered by1 of 8
1 of 8the past of Niamey Airport as a former Bundeswehr base, occupied until 2024
South Africa1 omissionCovered by1 of 8
1 of 8the AES statement characterizing the attack as a 'destabilization effort'