On Thursday, during pro-coup protests, supporters had attacked and ransacked the headquarters of the presidential party in Niamey. theSun theSundaily Niger bans protest WorldNews
Supporters of the coup set fire to the ruling party HQ while hundreds of them gather in front of the National Assembly in the capital Niamey, Niger//Reuterspix: Following a military-led takeover in the West African country of Niger, its Interior Ministry has banned all demonstrations with immediate effect, reported German news agency .
Officers of the presidential guard had detained Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, elected in 2021, in his palace on Wednesday. That evening, 10 military officers announced on television that the so-called National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland had taken power.
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