Soldiers in Niger said Thursday they had detained the country’s president and removed him from power, adding they had dissolved the constitution and closed the country's borders. The news is the latest example of instability in Africa’s Sahel region, with coups or attempted coups taking place in Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad in recent years.
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