Niger’s coup authorities seized smuggled croissants bound for the blockaded French embassy, according to local media reports. Videos on social media show uniformed police and military personnel searching through bags of croissant deliveries that were sent to French employees.

At the same time, relations between Niger and its former colonial ruler, France, have become increasingly strained in the wake of the coup that toppled ex-president Mohamed Bazoum’s pro-Western government. Following the overthrow of Bazoum Niger’s coup authorities ordered the French ambassador out of the country, an order Paris ignored.

Niger then arrested a French official embassy advisor. France has also ignored demands from protesters to withdraw the approximately 1,500 troops they have in the country. Recently, Niger’s coup leaders have accused France of preparing for a military invasion of their country following the deployment of troops on the Nigerian border.

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