Niger’s junta leader cements grip on power as he is sworn in as president for a 5-year period

Niger's military leader named president, entrenches power

Niger's military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in 2023, is now Niger's president. The country's return to democratic norms looks further away than ever.

Mounting calls to free Niger’s deposed president

The NewsNiger’s democratically elected former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife Hadiza have spent more than 20 months in detention by a military that seized power in 2023 and this week cemented its grip on power.A former high school philosophy teacher who went on to become Niger’s interior minister, Bazoum represented a break with the past: His presidential inauguration in 2021 was hailed as the first peaceful democratic transition in the We…

Niger's military leader officially made president for 5 years

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Niger coup leader Abdourahamane Tchiani sworn in as president for five years

Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani is promoted to the highest rank in the army, and dissolves all political parties.

Twenty months after his coup d'état against President Bazoum, the former head of the presidential guard is continuing a transition without an electoral deadline, placing Niger under military control until 2030.