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Abdourahmane Tchiani declares himself leader after Niger coup

Leaders of the coup in Niger have declared the chief of the Presidential guard, General Abdourahamane Tchiani as the new head of state. The constitution has been suspended and all former institutions under overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum have been dissolved. Also, Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been arrested by the country’s gendarmerie. And the African Union head tells Putin his grain offer isn’t enough and that a ceasefire is needed in Ukraine at the Russia-Africa summit. 

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