Abidjan, July 24, 2026 (AFP) - Niger's deposed president must be freed, say lawyers

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Lawyers for Niger's deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, called Friday for his immediate release three years after he was toppled and detained by the military. He has been held in a wing of the presidential palace in Niamey with his wife Hadiza since a junta led by general Abdourahamane Tiani seized power in the west African country on July 26, 2023. "The international collective of lawyers for Mohamed Bazoum demands the immediate and unconditional......

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