NIGER-NIAMEY-STREET VIEW

(230728) -- NIAMEY, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows a street view of Niamey, the capital of Niger. General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of Niger's presidential guard, has been named "president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland" following a military takeover, state television reported Friday. Soldiers in Niger have overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum, the country's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) said in a press release broadcast on state television late on Wednesday, hours after the president was allegedly held hostage. (Xinhua)