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Niger's ousted president says he is a 'hostage' after military coup

Sky News Friday, 4 August 2023
President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger has claimed he is a "hostage" and that the entire Sahel region could fall to the Russians following the country's military coup.
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France said on Saturday it will support efforts to overturn Niger's military coup, a day after West Africa's regional bloc said it had a plan for military intervention.

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