Niger set for historic transition vote
Niger set for historic transition vote NOT ALL ROSES: Although Macron has called Issoufou an ‘example for democracy’ for not seeking another term, others said the race lacks a prominent opposition candidate AFP, NIAMEY Niger hopes to make history on Sunday when elections set it on course for its first-ever peaceful transition of power despite a raging Islamist insurgency and economic woes. The world’s poorest country by a key UN benchmark, the Sahel nation has never had two elected leaders hand over power since independence from France 60 year...
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