Some soldiers from Niger's presidential guard have blockaded the presidential palace in the capital Niamey, several security sources said on Wednesday.
A Reuters reporter saw military vehicles blocking the entrance to the presidential palace. Access to ministries next to the palace had also been blocked, the security sources said.
Niamey appeared calm on Wednesday morning, with normal traffic on the road and full internet access, a Reuters reporter said. Those coups were spurred in part by frustrations over authorities' failure to stem an Islamist insurgency blighting the Sahel region, which includes Niger. Niger is a key ally to Western powers seeking to support local troops fighting the insurgency, which took root in Mali in 2012 and has spread to neighbouring countries including Burkina Faso and the southern coastal states.
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