Gunfire has broken out in the
Nigerien capital Niamey in an apparent coup attempt, dpa quoted reports as saying today.
President Mamadou Tandja last year rode roughshod over parliament
and the constitutional court to extend his rule and allow (...)
Police in Niger have arrested Hama Amadou, a
former prime minister of the West African nation, on corruption
charges, reports said Thursday, according to dpa.
Niger's parliament earlier in the week lifted Amadou's
parliamentary immunity so that (...)
