Niger Bans Charlie Hebdo Over Security Concerns

A prominent member of the ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS- Tarayya) says the government’s decision to ban the distribution of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in the country is to ensure peace and stability in the Muslim dominated West African country.  Sani Iro, the communications director for PNDS- Tarayya, says some churches in Zinder in the Damagaram region, were torched on Friday by irate Muslim youth following the latest publication of Charlie Hebdo in...

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