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Niger's president, Mohamed Bazoum, before a working lunch with French president Emmanuel Macron, February 16, 2023 at the Élysée Palace in Paris

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Video. Niger: President Mohamed Bazoum detained by the presidential guard

Updated: 26/07/2023 - 19:08 GMT+2

Niger, a large but severely poor former French colony, has seen frequent military coups and army rebellions since independence in 1960.

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