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Niger junta lifts curfew in place since coup

Niger

Protesters hold a Niger flag during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey on August 3, 2023. Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gathered on August 3, 2023 for a mass rally in the capital Niamey.

Photo credit: AFP

By  AFP

Niger's coup leaders have lifted the curfew they imposed after taking power and toppling the elected president on July 26, plunging the country into crisis.

"The curfew imposed since July 26, 2023 is officially lifted as of today," according to a decree dated late Thursday and signed by coup leader Abdourahamane Tiani.

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