#Niger is swearing in its new president Friday in the West African nation’s first democratic transfer of power. Newly elected President Mohamed #Bazoum’s #inauguration Friday comes days after Niger’s security forces thwarted an attempted military coup at the presidential palace overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday. Niger already faces unprecedented threats from Islamic extremists near its troubled border with Mali.
Niger inaugurates president in 1st democratic power transfer
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