Emergency Evacuation & Repatriation During Military Coup, Niger

On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta, shortly after confirming the coup a success. The ruling party’s headquarters was looted and set on fire. Dozens of cars were burned in the streets. The country descended briefly into chaos, demonstrators started hunting politicians, and the crowd detaining them by force.

Over the course of that evening VGRM mobilised emergency response teams, and In the early hours of the 27th began emergency evacuations and repatriations of a number of North American citizens.