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Niamey — “I am the master of my destiny, the captain of my soul”: these verses by William Ernest Henley represent the state of mind of the head of state of Niger, seized by the coup plotters since Wednesday 26 July. Mohamed Bazoum, the President-elect, the man who resists. And that he doesn’t give up.
Bazoum, his wife and son are held hostage by the commander of the Presidential Guard, the general