Published: Aug 20, 2023, 06:35 IST | Updated: Aug 20, 2023, 06:35 IST
Thousands of mostly young men had massed outside a stadium in the capital Niamey hours before the scheduled start-time of the event - a sign of the strong support in some quarters for the junta, which has defied international pressure to stand down after the July 26 ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum.