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Peace Corps Volunteer "East Grove Blues" writes: Coup in Niger
I talked to my school teacher Sidiq. He is going back to school for a degree in sociology and is living in Niamey. He heard the gun shots but luckily no one he knew was hurt. They were all pretty scared for a while, but things settled down quickly.
Peace Corps Volunteer "East Grove Blues" writes: Coup in Niger
Coup in Niger
February 20th, 2010 Posted in Africa |
Caption: People cheer and take photos of members of the military junta during a rally in Niger's capital Niamey, February 20. The United States stepped up calls for a peaceful and early transition from military to civilian rule in uranium-rich Niger where a military coup has overthrown President Mamadou Tandja.
Photo: AFP/Boureima Hama
Here is a great run down of the Coup d'etat in Niger. Everyone is hoping for the best. I talked to my school teacher Sidiq. He is going back to school for a degree in sociology and is living in Niamey. He heard the gun shots but luckily no one he knew was hurt. They were all pretty scared for a while, but things settled down quickly. Ir'koy m'in halessi!
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