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World Service,27 Feb 1998,29 mins

Mutiny in Niger

This Week and Africa

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Niger President Ibrahim Bare Mainassara faces a mutiny from the Niger army. Soldiers across the country have been up in arms over unpaid salaries and poor conditions of service. Also on the programme, ECOMOG slowly takes control of Sierra Leone following fall of the AFRC junta.

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