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Paul Myers

Junta in Niger recalls ambassador after Ivorian president 'backs armed force'

General Abdourahmane Tchiani seized power in Niger on 26 July and has defied international calls to restore the democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum. AP

Leaders of the coup in Niger on Tuesday recalled the country's ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire as top politicians from across the continent discussed the crisis..

Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesman for the junta, said the ambassador had returned to Niamey for consultations.

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