africanews– Mohamed Bazoum, the president-elect of Niger will officially be sworn-in Friday morning in Niamey. The swearing in ceremony will be held in a tense security context after a failed coup earlier this week. The swearing-in will be Niger’s first democratic transition of
africanews– Niger’s capital Niamey was calm as the country counted down hours to Sunday’s vote. On Saturday, the country’s electoral commission prepared materials to be used in the presidential and parliamentary elections. More than 7 million people are eligible to vote. Campaigning for the more than a dozen presidential candidates closed on Friday.