Niger coup: President Bazoum released, military junta dissolves government.
P resident Mohamed Bazoum of Niger was released after being detained by mutinous soldiers on July 26. The military junta that seized power has also dissolved the government and the National Assembly. This action have left most of the formal minister in fear because of what may come next. The minister of finance have been ask to give a clear account of how money have been spend under the formal regime and have also been threaten of a death penalty if found guilty. The junta, led by Colonel Mamadou Salifou Sanda, said that it had taken power because of "the deterioration of the security situation and the lack of trust in the political class." The junta has promised to hold elections in 18 months, but it is unclear whether this will happen because it is not the first time such coup are happening in Africa and most at times the military never keeps to their word. The coup in Niger is the latest in a series of military takeovers in West Africa. In January, a group of soldiers led