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Military takeover: Coup leaders suspend constitution

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In Niger where the military junta has suspended the constitution and dissolved all state agencies.

It comes hours after the head of the presidential guard named himself leader of a transitional government, after Wednesday's coup.
Abdourahmane Tchiani made the announcement on state-run TV, saying the intervention was necessary to avoid the demise of Niger.
Tchiani didn't mention a timeline for return to civilian leadership.

Lets bring in Ahmed Idris who's following developments from Abuja in neighbouring Nigeria for the latest updates.
Daniel Eizenga is a Research Fellow at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University. He joins us from Washington DC for his analysis.

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