Niger junta demands head of UN mission leave the country within 72 hours

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Kemi Seba, a Franco-Beninese  firebrand pro-Russia activist speaks to supporters of the junta that seized power in Niger in July, during a rally near the French military base, calling for the withdrawal of French forces in  Niamey, Niger September 28,2023. REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou/File Photo

Kemi Seba, a Franco-Beninese firebrand pro-Russia activist speaks to supporters of the junta that seized power in Niger in July, during a rally near the French military base, calling for the withdrawal of French forces in Niamey, Niger September 28,2023. REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou/File Photo

NIAMEY - The junta that seized power in Niger has demanded that the head of United Nations diplomatic mission leave the country within 72 hours, according to a note verbale from the West African nation's foreign ministry seen by Reuters on Wednesday. REUTERS

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