Yesterday the government banned distribution of Charlie Hebdo.

Niger has banned the distribution of Charlie Hebdo in the country over the French satirical weekly’s publication of blasphemous cartoons of Islam’s holy Prophet Muhammad.

The mainly-Muslim country took the move on Thursday over the weekly’s publication of the offensive cartoons in its latest edition, becoming the second African country to prohibit the periodical’s distribution after Senegal.

Update:

Niamey (AFP) – Protesters angered by Charlie Hebdo’s latest Prophet Mohammed cartoon set fire Friday to the French cultural centre in Zinder, Niger’s second biggest city, the head of the centre said.

An irate crowd of around 50 people smashed the centre’s entrance door and set fire to the cafeteria, library and offices in spite of warning shots by two police guards, director Kaoumi Bawa told AFP.