Niger: Journalist Moussa Kaka missing as arrests follow coup attempt

‘Long live Tiani’, ‘Down with the imperialists’, ‘Niger will not fall’. Several thousand people answered a call to demonstrate their support for General Abdourahamane Tiani on 2 September, wearing T-shirts bearing the junta leader’s image and waving Russian flags at a rally held in Niamey.

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    # Niger: Journalist Moussa Kaka missing as arrests follow coup attempt

    Arrests are mounting in Niger after the mutiny that shook the junta led by Abdourahamane Tiani. Soldiers and political figures have been detained, including former defence minister Kalla Moutari, while a former RFI journalist is missing.