Niger appoints new Chief of Staff of Armed Forces after foiled mutiny

Two weeks after a foiled mutiny attempted to oust him from power, the head of Niger’s military regime has appointed a new chief of staff of the armed forces.

Last month, disgruntled soldiers attacked sensitive sites in the capital Niamey. But the army and its Russian paramilitary allies put down the attempted uprising.

“Brigadier General Mamane Sani Kiaou, a general officer of the Nigerien armed forces, is appointed Chief of Defence…