Calm pervades Niger’s capital as deadline to reverse coup expires

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Supporters of Niger's military junta pray for peace and for the country's soldiers at a mosque in the capital Niamey. Photograph: Issifou Djibo/EPA Niger’s capital was calm on Sunday, with citizens appearing to pay little heed to the threat of military intervention by West Africa’s regional bloc, as its ultimatum for the country’s coup leaders to reinstate the president expires. On Niamey’s streets there were sporadic signs of support for the junta, which has said it will not bow to external pressure to stand down following the July 26th power grab. The seventh coup in West and Central Africa in...