This video frame grab image obtained by AFP from ORTN - Télé Sahel on August 9, 2023 shows Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a CNSP (Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie) member, reading a statement on national television. - Niger's military leaders accused France of breaching a ban on the country's air space, a charge that came on the eve of a West African summit following a coup two weeks earlier. A French military aircraft "deliberately cut off all contact with air traffic control on entering our air space," from 6:39-11:15 am (0539-1015 GMT) on August 9, 2023, the regime said in a statement read on national TV. (Photo by - / ORTN - Télé Sahel / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ORTN - TÉLÉ SAHEL " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ORTN - Télé Sahel " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /
The military leaders in Niger who seized power in a coup last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television on Thursday.
Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing council heading the defence and interior ministries.