France Denies Niger Coup Plot Claims as 'Pure Fantasies'

Pro-establishment narrative

Blaming Paris for a mutiny by underpaid, underfed soldiers is a cheap distraction from a junta that can't even secure its own capital without Russian mercenaries flying kamikaze drones. No credible evidence has ever been made public, just sweeping accusations aimed at nearly every neighbor and former partner. A government that jails journalists, bans broadcasters and silences critical voices isn't interested in establishing the truth, only in finding convenient scapegoats.