US EditionNiger: Mohamed Bazoum, Former President, Has Ended His Term in Absentia.
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Mohamed Bazoum now holds the title of former President of Niger after a presidency by default, a term during which he remained unavailable and unwell for three years. Without officially leaving Niger, Mahamadou Issouf's successor was ambushed by a group of senior officers and generals of the Nigerien armed forces. Even though he was unable to fully implement his social program, Bazoum's term ended on April 2, 2026.
Five years ago, on April 2, 2021, Mohamed Bazoum was sworn in as President of Niger. His term ended on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The second half of his term was spent in a wing of his former residence at the Presidential Palace, where he has been confined since the coup d'état of July 26, 2023, with no prospect of release, even though no legal proceedings against him appear to be actively underway at present. Nevertheless, several countries have …
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