Coup Leaders Form New Government in Niger

August 10, 2023 at 1:11 PM
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NIAMEY, Niger: The military leaders who seized power in a coup in Niger last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television today (Thursday).

According to the decree, Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government with generals from the new military governing council heading the interior and defence ministries. —AFP

 

 

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