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An attempted coup against the military junta in Niger fails. · Spoken News

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Speaker 1: Welcome to Spoken News, where Wikipedia excerpts are read verbatim
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by a computer. An attempted coup against the military junta
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in Niger fails. On the 28th through 29th of August, 2026,
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a mutinous faction of the Niger Armed Forces, calling themselves
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the Armed Forces for the Restoration of the Fatherland, attempted
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a coup against President Abdurrahmane Tiani in the country's capital, Niamey.
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Gunfire and explosions were reported near the Diori Hamani International Airport,
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the presidential palace, and headquarters of the Office of Radio
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and Television of Niger. The coup attempt, which state media
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said was repelled, is believed to have been carried out
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by young officers within the Nigerian military opposed to the
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rule of President Tiani. The National Council for the Safeguard
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of the Homeland is the ruling military junta of Niger.
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following the 2023 coup d' état, which overthrew President Mohamed Bouzoum
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and the civilian government. The military junta's takeover of the
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government led to the Nigerian crisis. That's it for now.
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