Violent protests have broken out in the African country after its elected president Mohamed Bazoum was seized and detained LONDON: British nationals in Niger have been told to stay indoors amid unrest in the country and to register their location with the UK government, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Tuesday. Violent protests have broken out in the African country after its elected president and Western ally, Mohamed Bazoum, was seized and detained by a military junta on Wednesday. While France, Italy and Spain have all confirmed rescue flights for their citizens in Niger, the UK foreign office has not announced any evacuation plans for what are believed to be fewer than 100 British nationals currently in the country. The government department said it was monitoring the situation and would keep its plans under review but has advised against all travel to Niger. “Consular assistance and support to British people in Niger is provided in the first instance by the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos,” the FCDO website said. The US also confirmed on Tuesday it was not evacuating its citizens from Niger for now, according to a White House statement, due to a lack of immediate danger following the presidential ousting. The UK government announced on Sunday it would suspend long-term development assistance to Niger as a result of the coup but confirmed that it would carry on providing humanitarian aid. Andrew Mitchell, minister for development and Africa, called for deposed President Bazoum to be “immediately reinstated to restore constitutional order.”