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Niger coup: US emissary ‘expresses grave concern’ while speaking to ruling junta

By Conrad Hoyt
Published August 8, 2023 5:41am ET
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Niger coup: US emissary ‘expresses grave concern’ while speaking to ruling junta
Mohamed Toumba, one of the soldiers who ousted Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum, addresses supporters of Niger's ruling junta in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. Nigeriens are bracing for a possible military intervention as time's run out for its new junta leaders to reinstate the country's ousted president. | (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)


A senior U.S. diplomat traveled to the capital of Niger to hold “extremely frank and at times quite difficult” talks with the ruling junta after the country’s military leaders seized power from the democratically elected president last month.

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