{"id":95189,"date":"2023-08-07T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/niger-thousands-gather-for-rally-to-cheer-coup-generals-as-junta-closes-airspace\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:00:46","slug":"niger-thousands-gather-for-rally-to-cheer-coup-generals-as-junta-closes-airspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/niger-thousands-gather-for-rally-to-cheer-coup-generals-as-junta-closes-airspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger: thousands gather for rally to cheer coup generals as junta closes airspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CFtcdY2eLb8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Niger: thousands gather for rally to cheer coup generals as junta closes airspace\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFtcdY2eLb8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of coup supporters in Niger gathered on Sunday for a rally to cheer on the generals claiming power, as a deadline set by the west African bloc for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed intervention was due to elapse.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>The Ecowas bloc, chaired by the regional military powerhouse and Niger\u2019s neighbour Nigeria, had given the troops that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July a week to return him to power. <\/p>\n<p>At the 30,000-seat Seyni Kountch\u00e9 Stadium, named after Niger\u2019s first coup d\u2019etat leader in 1974, CNSP leaders including Gen Mohamed Toumba greeted a jubilant crowd \u2013 and showed no sign of willingness to cede power. <\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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