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February 19, 2010
Military Coup in Niger
Burkina Faso's neighbour Niger had a military coup yesterday.
The BBC reports that France and the AU have condemned the coup:
'The junta, which has called itself the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy, imposed a curfew and closed the country's borders... The plotters said their aim was to restore democracy and save the population from "poverty, deception and corruption"
(President) Mr Tandja provoked a political crisis last August when he changed the constitution of the uranium-rich country to allow him to remain in power indefinitely.'
Our friends in the capital Niamey say that the city appears calm, but that they will be staying at home today! They ask for prayer:
