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Niger Coup Leader Visits Mali

One of the officers behind the coup in Niger, General Salifou Mody has visited Mali and met with officials from the country. Mody and his delegation attended a meeting with Colonel Assimi Goita, who seized control of the landlocked West…

Niger coup leader calls for calm

The leader of the mutinous soldiers who detained the democratically elected president in Niger addressed the nation, two days after the military takeover. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who goes by Omar, said the country needed to change…