Niger junta detains more government ministers

The military leaders in Niger have arrested two more cabinet ministers along with the head of the governing party, a day after the regional bloc ECOWAS gave them a week to restore democratic rule. We get details from BBC Monitoring in Nairobi.

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(Photo: Nigerien security forces prepare to disperse pro-junta demonstrators gathered outside the French embassy, in Niamey, the capital city of Niger July 30, 2023. Credit: Souleymane Ag Anara/Reuters)