Bazoums

The Nigerian president is at the forefront of the war on terror in the village of Baroua, near Lake Chad, in the southeastern part of the country. Mohamed Bazoum visited this village on Friday abandoned by its people due to several attacks by Boko Haram, the group operating across the river and the border with Nigeria, a few kilometers away. But since then, thousands of villagers have returned under the…

The Nigerian Constitutional Court this week confirmed the victory of Mohamed Bazoum in the presidential election. But Mahamane Ousmane, the failed candidate, continues to claim victory and even promises strong opposition. So where does this impression of a generalization of losers questioning election results come from all over Africa? Jean-Baptiste Placca: The challenges for the results, which must be taken seriously, must be credible, otherwise these challenges would become commonplace. It is to be hoped, for…