Thousands of coup supporters gathered near French base in Niger

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NIAMEY: Thousands of supporters of Niger's coup leaders gathered on Friday (Aug 11) near a French military base on the outskirts of the capital Niamey, AFP reporters saw. Protesters shouted 'down with France, down with ECOWAS', a reference to the West African bloc which on Thursday approved deployment of a

NIAMEY: Thousands of supporters of Niger's coup leaders gathered on Friday near a French military base on the outskirts of the capital Niamey, AFP reporters saw.

Many brandished Russian and Niger flags and yelled their support for the country's new strongman, General Abdourahamane Tiani.

 

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