
Gunfire, blasts heard in several areas of Niger capital Niamey
Left-leaning outlets (Al Jazeera, Le Monde) emphasize eyewitness and security-source detail (Reuters/AFP sourcing), the state broadcaster going dark, and situate the mutiny within a broader pattern of recurring insecurity at the same complex and Niger's geopolitical realignment away from Western partners toward Russia, including reactions from Turkey and Algeria.