Niger Coup — Presidential Guard General Tchiani Overthrows President Bazoum

General Abdourahamane Tchiani, commander of the Presidential Guard, detains President Mohamed Bazoum and proclaims himself CNSP leader on state television. ECOWAS threatens military intervention with an August 6 deadline. Mali and Burkina Faso immediately declare any intervention would be an act of war against them, blocking ECOWAS action and cementing the three-nation anti-Western bloc.