Niger’s former Prime Minister and former President of the National Assembly Hama Amadou passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, his relatives announced. “Hama Amadou died at the Niamey reference hospital,” according to reports. Born in 1950 in Youri, Hama Amadou held key positions in Niger’s institutions. He was Prime …
Read More »Nigerien opposition figure Hama Amadou imprisoned amid election unrest
Hama Amadou, Niger’s opposition figure was imprisoned on Monday for his alleged role in the unrest that followed the result of the presidential election following three days in detention. The authorities have also brought charges of “regionalist propaganda” and “speech inclined to set people against one another” against the opposition …
Read More »At least two dead in electoral protests in Niger
Alkache Alhada the Nigerien Interior Minister , told reporters on Thursday that lives were lost and hundreds arrested in the unrest that arose in the country. The violence occurred after the announcement of the results of the presidential election in which Mohamed Bazoum was declared the winner with 55,75 of …
Read More »Second round for the Presidential election in Niger
Niger’s Constitutional Court confirmed in a ruling pronounced on Sunday that a second round of the presidential election is to be held on February 21. The court noted that no candidate had obtained an absolute majority of votes in the first round whose annulment, partial or total cancellation claimed by …
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