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| Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou shakes hands with government officials at the opening ceremony of a flyover road built by Chinese company GSCI in Niamey, September 17, 2013. Photo: Reuters |
Niamey, Niger: Thousands of supporters of Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou rallied in the capital Niamey on Saturday in a show of force against an increasingly well-organized and vocal opposition movement.
The rally, organized by a coalition of 36 pro-Issoufou parties in response to a huge opposition protest in December, took place amid growing tensions between the government and its opponents.
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