Niger blames France for inciting failed mutiny, Paris denies involvement

Niger blames France for inciting failed mutiny, Paris denies involvement Niger has blamed France for inciting , according ‌to a government statement read on television on Friday and cited by Reuters and AFP. On August 29, disgruntled soldiers attacked a strategic army base in Niamey and fired shots near the presidential palace. But the army and its Russian paramilitary allies . The unrest killed three members of the presidential guard, according to Niger's Foreign Affairs Ministry. AFP reported a total number of five deaths, including civilians. On Friday, Niger’s Council of Ministers said it had concluded that the attack had been incited…