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Niger navigates its post-election future
Niger navigates its future in the aftermath of the first democratic transfer of power
In Niger, the candidate of the ruling PNDS party has won the presidential elections after a second round of voting but opposition candidate Mahamane Ousmane is disputing the results. We examine the country's political future.
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(Picture: Niger's newly elected president Mohamed Bazoum gestures at his party headquarter after the announcement of his election in Niamey, on February 23, 2021. Photo Credit: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Thu 25 Feb 202119:06GMT
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