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This video frame grab image obtained by AFP from ORTN - T�l� Sahel on July 31, 2023 shows Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane reading a statement on national television. In a statement read on national TV, Niger's new junta accuses France of seeking to "intervene militarily" to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, as tension mounts with the country's former colonial power. They said "all institutions" in the country would be suspended, borders were closed, and a curfew had been imposed "until further notice". (Photo by ORTN - T�l� Sahel / AFP)
Niger's coup leaders have lifted the curfew they imposed after taking power and toppling the elected president on July 26, plunging the country into crisis.
"The curfew imposed since July 26, 2023 is officially lifted as of today," according to a decree dated late Thursday and signed by coup leader Abdourahamane Tiani.
