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France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says that detained Niger president Mahamadou Issoufou is in good health according to the most recent information they have received. Detained Niger president was ousted in a military coup on March 30 and has since been under house arrest by the ruling military council. Meanwhile Le Drian called for Issoufou’s immediate release by the ...

Niger ‘s President Mahamadou Issoufou was sworn in for another five-year term in office on Saturday after a controversial election boycotted by the opposition. Issoufou took the oath of office in Niamey in front of a crowd that included a number of African leaders from Ivorycoast, Chad, Senegal and other representatives from over 53 nations as well as United States ...

Niger’s president, Mahamadou Issoufou has been re-elected as his main opponent remains in France seeking medical treatment after being jailed for several months. Check also: Niger’s lion president Muhamadou Issoufou to face run off vote Mahamadou Issoufou’s  rival Hama Amadou received 18 percent of the vote, which saw a low turnout after the opposition called for a boycott.  Amadou was arrested ...

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou took a solid lead Friday in the uranium-rich nation’s presidential election but will face an unprecedented run-off against jailed opposition leader Hama Amadou on March 20. Check also: Niger opposition rejects initial election results citing fraud The narrow win for Mahamadou Issoufou, who is known as the “Zaki” or “Lion” in Hausa, came after he had ...

Niger will hold an election on Sunday in which President Mahamadou Issoufou is running for a new term with a vow to crush an Islamist militant threat, but the opposition accuses him of another type of political crackdown against them. Check also: President Yoweri Museveni leads count in Uganda election Issoufou has pledged to modernize security and defense forces in ...