A day after Niger soldiers staged a coup and removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power, head of the Presidential Guard General Abdourahmane Tchiani on Friday named himself as the new head of state. This came after the general asked for national and international support for the country amid the latest political crisis.A day after Niger soldiers staged a coup and removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power, head of the Presidential Guard General Abdourahmane Tchiani on Friday named himself as the new head of state. This came after the general asked for national and international support for the country amid the latest political crisis.