Violence has broken out in Niger's capital Niamey at protests against French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
There are reports that at least two churches have been burned.
It is the second day of protests following the decision by the magazine to show a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on its cover.
The cover has angered many Muslims worldwide as depictions of Muhammad are widely considered forbidden in Islam.
Police fired tear gas at a fresh demonstration in Niamey as at least 1,000 youths assembled at the grand mosque.
Some of the youths threw rocks at police while others burned tyres and chanted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Greatest").
France has told its citizens in the country to stay indoors.
Today's protest came a day after a policeman and three civilians were killed and 45 injured in protests against Charlie Hebdo in Niger's second city of Zinder.
Three churches were ransacked and the French cultural centre was burned down.
Charlie Hebdo has repeatedly published cartoons of Muhammad over the years and its latest issue, released on Wednesday, features a cartoon of Muhammad on its cover holding a "Je Suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) sign under the headline "All is forgiven".
It came a week after attacks by three terrorists on its offices, a kosher supermarket and a policewoman left 17 people dead in and around Paris over three days.
Elsewhere, French President Francois Hollande has stressed that France had "principles, values, notably freedom of expression" in the wake of the violent protests against Charlie Hebdo.
Mr Hollande recalled that "we have supported these countries in their fight against terrorism".
Charlie Hebdo has sold 1.9 million copies of its latest issue, but distribution has been hit by printing problems.
Only 230,000 copies were ready rather than the one million that had been expected to ship this weekend, its distributor MLP said.
The technical problem had been resolved and "distribution will resume normally on Monday", MLP said.
A total of five million copies of the issue will be printed, with deliveries continuing next week.
Prior to the attacks, the magazine sold around 60,000 copies a week.
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