Outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou is stepping down after two five-year terms. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world and is facing a security threat from Islamist militants in the ...
The commemoration ceremony was attended by former Presidents Yayi Boni and Nicéphore Soglo of Benin, Goukouni Oueddei of Chad, Alpha Oumar Konaré of Mali, and Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger. These ...