Luis Arce accuses military general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup. Luis Arce called for a general strike and the blocking of roads to prevent the coup. (Reuters)
The ministry of defence in Niger announces three days of national mourning following the previous day's ambush of security forces near the village of Tassia in the Tillabéri Region, during which at least 20 soldiers and a civilian were killed and several others wounded. (Al Jazeera)