The African Union has suspended Niger following Thursday's military coup, in which President Mamadou Tandja was deposed and the government dissolved.
The organisation said it had imposed sanctions on the country and demanded a return to constitutional rule.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also condemned the coup, and appealed for calm and respect for human rights.
Earlier, the new military council announced it was lifting a curfew and re-opening borders.
Col Abdul Karimou said the situation was "under control" and that there was "no single voice of dissension" in the West African state...... read more>>
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