<span style="color: #222222;">Niger, a landlocked country in West Africa, has suspended all cooperation with the International Organisation of Francophone Nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France. The military seized power in a coup in July which was strongly condemned by France and other Western allies. It soon kicked out French troops which had been helping to fight a decade-old armed rebellion in the West African country.</span><br />