NIger coup: The Nigerien junta, which ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup last week, on Thursday announced that it severing military ties with former coloniser France and expelled many of the previous government’s key ambassadors. The move has been seen as further damaging Niger’s relations with the West.NIger coup: The Nigerien junta, which ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup last week, on Thursday announced that it severing military ties with former coloniser France and expelled many of the previous government’s key ambassadors. The move has been seen as further damaging Niger’s relations with the West.