Calm after coup in Niger
Niger’s capital is calm, a day after troops ousted President Mamadou Tandja.
Published On 19 Feb 2010
The streets of Niamey, Niger’s capital city, are reported to be calm, a day after a military coup deposed the president.
The West African nations’ new military rulers have promised early elections and a return to democracy.
The takeover has been widely condemned by other African states.
Al Jazeera’s Owen Fay reports.
Source: Al Jazeera