Military says it is “gradually regaining control” after mutineers took soldiers hostage at a base next to the capital’s airport.

Niger’s military says it’s “gradually regaining control” after a mutiny at an army base near the international airport in Niamey.

"Insurgents from within the armed forces" tried to enter the presidential palace in Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday, security sources told AFP, but were repelled by the…