Senegalese President Macky Sal has renounced his bid for a third term under pressure from the opposition, which denounced his illegal candidacy. The Senegalese president has put an end to the suspense surrounding whether or not he will take part in the February 2024 presidential election. Macky Sall announced his …
Read More »Mohamed Bazoum declared winner of the presidential election in Niger
The National electoral commission (CENI) in Niger says the ruling party’s candidate Mohamed Bazoum has won the presidential election with more than 55% of the vote. His opponent, former president Mahamane Ousmane, alleged fraud as his supporters burned tyres in the streets. This is Niger’s first transition from one democratically …
Read More »Niger: back on the rails of democracy
Niger, this country led by Mahamadou Issoufou becomes an exception in Africa while the fever of third terms and victories in the first rounds by power parties were the headlines of newspapers during 2020. With a political history marked by many coups d’Etats since its accession to independence in 1960, …
Read More »Niger: establishment of democratic alternation
The outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou hasn’t run for third term because of the constitution which limits the presidential term to two. About thirty candidates are vying for the post of president in Niger. At the end of this year, many elections such as regional, local, legislative and presidential are organized …
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