Niger coup: Ruling party HQ attacked after President Bazoum ousted

The 64-year-old, who was elected as Niger's president two years ago, is a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa.

The US and France, the former colonial power, both have military bases in the uranium-rich country - and have condemned the coup.

Yet another Sahel country caught up in the US/Russia proxy war. Meanwhile it's the Nigerien civillians who will suffer.