# Niger junta says it is ‘regaining control’ after clashes in capital

https://mins.news/en/video/36633

- France 24 English, 2026-08-29 12:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AifMufw_nJw

> Niger’s defence ministry said the armed forces were gradually retaking sites targeted in an overnight attack on the capital, Niamey. State television, which had briefly gone off air, resumed broadcasting on Saturday and read out the statement.

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