Mahamadou Issoufou

Captain Sani Gourouza was arrested in Benin and handed over to the Nigerian authorities. He's the alleged perpetrator of the coup try that shook Niamey on the night time of March 30-31, the day earlier than the inauguration of the brand new president, Mohamed Bazoum. The knowledge was formally confirmed by the Nigerian police and the gendarmerie who had issued an arrest warrant in opposition to him.…

At the end of his two constitutional terms, Mahamadou Issoufou handed over the president's keys to his successor, Mohamed Bazoum, on Friday morning. In his very first speech, the new president praised Mahamadou Issoufou, who is handing over after ten years in power. Mohamed Bazoum talked a lot about his 30-year-old friend, with…

The election of Mohamed Bazoum to the Nigerian presidency was validated on Sunday, March 21, by the Constitutional Court. The PNDS candidate won by just over ten points ahead of his opponent, Mahamane Ousmane: 55.66% of the vote against 44.34% for his rival. Mahamadou Issoufou's successor is therefore elected for five years.…

In Niger, three days of national mourning begin today after the death on Monday, March 15, of 58 people during an attack in the town of Banibangou in the Tillabéry region of the western country. The victims were villagers returning from the weekly market in Banibangou, towards the Malian border. On Wednesday morning, an extraordinary National Security Council was convened.…

About 7.5 million Nigerian voters are expected to vote in the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, December 27. The 26,000 polling stations opened around 8 a.m. with a slight delay, and about thirty candidates are running to succeed Mahamadou Issoufou. Mohamed Bazoum, from the ruling Nigerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), is one of 30 candidates to run in the first round on Sunday.…

Last campaign day on Friday 25 December for the 30 candidates vying in Niger for the presidential and team elections on Sunday. Earlier this week, Hama Amadou, who saw his candidacy annulled by the Constitutional Court, called on his activists to vote for former President Mahamane Ousmane, a candidate for RDR Tchandji. Both are expected this Friday in Maradi, after several stages in the region. A few…

Nigeria known as to the December 27 elections for the presidential and legislative elections. 30 candidates are preventing to succeed the present head of state. Mahamadou Issoufou will retire after serving two phrases. His candidate and his celebration, PNDS, is Mohamed Bazoum, who was Minister of the Inside and International Affairs. On-line from Niamey, Mohamed Bazoum solutions questions from Magali Lagrange. .

Nigeria is named to the election in ten days on December 27 to elect its subsequent president, in addition to for the legislative election. On the finish of his two phrases, the present head of state, Mahamadou Issoufou, is not going to seem. 30 candidates are taking part. Amongst them, Seini Oumarou. The candidate of the…

In Niger, the presidential election is in two weeks, on December 27. In accordance with the Primary Legislation, President Mahamadou Issoufou shouldn't be getting into a 3rd time period. Its candidate is Mohamed Bazoum, the previous Minister of the Inside. Within the opposition, Hama Amadou is excluded from the race as a result of resolution of the Constitutional Courtroom. However there are different…