Workers from Niger and China appear at the construction site of an oil pipeline in the Gaya region (Getty)
At General Seni Kontshe Stadium in the Nigerian capital, Niamey, and amid a large popular presence, members of the National Council for the Protection of the State commemorated the first anniversary of the coup of July 26, 2023, which overthrew elected President Mohamed Bazoum.
Among the members of the military junta and thousands of supporters, the Head of State, General Abderrahmane Tiani, stood out, who delivered a speech in which he said that “the plundering of the country’s wealth, among many things, has led the army to bear responsibility, and that the priority in work has become towards strengthening economic sovereignty by supporting local development and reducing... Reliance on foreign parties.
