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Updated: Niger soldiers say President Bazoum’s government has been removed

Niger Army spokesman Colonel Major Amadou Adramane speaks during an appearance on national television, after President Mohamed Bazoum was held in the presidential palace, in Niamey, Niger, on 26th July, 2023 in this still image taken from video.

Updated: 10:50am, 27th July, 2023 (AEST)Niamey, NigerReuters Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power, according to a group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation’s national television late on Wednesday, hours after the president was held in the presidential palace. Reading from a statement, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, seated and flanked by […]