General News of Thursday, 1 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana has strongly condemned the coup attempt perpetrated in Niger, calling for the strict respect of the legitimacy and the constitutional order. Niger’s security forces thwarted an attempted military coup at the West African country’s presidential palace early Wednesday just two days before the newly elected president is to be sworn into office. It will be the first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents in Niger since the country became independent in 1960. Niger is the world's poorest nation, according to the UN's development rankings for 189 countries. Niger is the world's poorest nation, according to the UN's development rankings for 189 countries.

Source: GhanaWeb April 01, 2021 09:11 UTC