BBC Pidgin of Thursday, 1 April 2021Source: bbc.comNiger say dem stop one attempted coup just days before di inauguration of di next president. Armed attackers bin try to seize di presidential palace in di early hours of Wednesday but di presidential guard fight dem off, sources tok. President-elect Mohamed Bazoum dey due to take im oath of office on Friday. Dis go be di first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents for Niger since di kontri gain independence for 1960. Four military coup don happun for di kontri and di recent one happun for 2010.

Source: GhanaWeb April 01, 2021 07:52 UTC