Tag: Mohamed Bazoum
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How ousted Niger President tried to escape to Nigeria
Niger junta says it foiled on Thursday an attempt by ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to escape from his place of detention to Birni-Kebbi in Nigeria.
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(TNG ANALYSIS) Coups: ECOWAS, AU’s ‘shakara oloje’ designed to resolve political impasse in Niger, Gabon
Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s hit song ‘Shakara oloje ni’ of the late 1980s succinctly captures the way and manner African regional blocs, the ECOWAS and African Union, AU are handling the resolution of the political impasse in Gabon and Niger. The incursions of military adventurists into civil governance in both African states raised a…
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African conflicts and the lure of marauding mercenaries – By Dennis Onakinor
Irrespective of the causative factors, a military coup is an aberrant violent seizure of state power that is only legitimized by its success. Hence, most countries of the world consider it treasonable, and punishable by either life imprisonment or capital punishment.
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Niger’s ousted president running low on food under house arrest 2 weeks after coup
Niger’s deposed president is running out of food and experiencing other increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under house arrest, an advisor told the media on Wednesday.
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VIDEO: WATCH moment dethroned Niger President, Bazoum walks out of detention
A video clip has emerged online showing how ousted president of Niger Republic Mohamed Bazoum was casually accompanied out of detention by unarmed soldiers yesterday.
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ECOWAS envoy meets deposed Niger President
The ECOWAS envoy and Chad Transitional President, Mahamat Déby Itno, met with the deposed President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, in the capital city of Niamey on Monday. This meeting marks the first time that the ousted president has been seen since the military detained him following the coup last week. The regional leaders have given…
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Mutinous Soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s president
Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country’s deteriorating security.
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Niger Republic’s Mohamed Bazoum sworn in as president after failed coup
Niger’s newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum has been sworn in, a democratic watershed overshadowed by armed groups’ violence and alleged coup bid two days ago. The inauguration on Friday marks the first-ever transition between elected presidents in Niger’s six decades of independence from France, a historic moment that has been widely praised. Mohamed Bazoum, sworn…
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Niger’s ruling party presidential candidate wins first round, heads for runoff
Ruling party candidate and former minister Mohamed Bazoum won the first round of Niger’s presidential vote, the electoral commission announced on Saturday, with a runoff set for next month. The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said the close ally of outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou garnered 39.33 percent of the votes in last weekend’s election. Bazoum…