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The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed his outrage and concern at the frequent terrorist attacks targeting civilians in Niger.
At least 20 people are now known to have been killed after gunmen raided a region in Niger.
The 2020 Mo Ibrahim Prize has been awarded to Niger’s outgoing president, Mahamadou Issoufou.
In an interview with La Roue de l’Histoire, one of Niger’s top newspapers, President-elect Mohamed Bazoum has been looking among other things at the challenges that lie ahead of his presidency.
Former Foreign Affairs minister, Mohamed Bazoum will succeed Mouhamadou Issoufou as the new president of Niger after polling 55.75 percent of the vote in a run-off held on February 21.
The National Movement for the Development Society (MNSD Nassara) is formally backing the Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS Tarayya) for the second round of the presidential election on February 21.
The last two rivals in Niger’s February 21, 2021 presidential election, Mohamed Bazoum and Mahamane Ousmane, are required to forge alliances.
Nigerien President Mahamdou Issoufou has ordered the immediate deployment of Special Forces in an operation dubbed Operation Almahaou to secure the west of the country from jihadist activities.
The attacks that occurred Saturday, the day of the announcement of the presidential election results were reportedly a revenge following the death of two scouts of armed groups, killed by self-defense committees.
Nigerien voters went to the polls on December 27 to choose a successor to President Mahamadou Issoufou, but both men are poised to face different scrutinies.