Two Malian soldiers have been killed in an attack in a north-eastern region, AFP news agency quotes the army as saying. AFP added that the army statement said the assailants stormed a military post south-west of the town of Ansongo, near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger, in an …
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 »While pursuing jihadists, four Nigerien soldiers are killed
Four soldiers were killed on Monday in Niger and eight others seriously injured after an explosion at an artisanal mine in the South-Eastern part of the country near the border with Nigeria. According to the Ministry of Defense, the soldiers were pursuing jihadists who had attacked Chetima Wangou military post …
Read More »The Nigerien opposition calls for a rally to win the elections
The Nigerien opposition is studying the differents plans to gain power. A few weeks before the second round of the presidential election scheduled for February 21, calls to rally Mahamane Ousmane are increasing. Faced with Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate of power who came out on top, the opposition reflected seriously. Gathered within …
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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