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Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

If Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate of the Parti Nigérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme (PNDS) of outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou, wins the second round of the presidential election against Mahamane Ousmane on 21 February, he intends to turn Niger into an electricty-exporting country. [...]

Published on 05/02/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamane Ousmane
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Bazoum's opponent Tazoum complicates Veolia contract renegotiation

The French giant has been negotiating for several months to renew its contract for the distribution of drinking water throughout the country. But Niamey wants to exclude a group of private shareholders, led by businessman and opponent Omar Hamidou Tchiana, from its local subsidiary, SEEN.

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Omar Hamidou Tchiana in September 2013 when he was Niger's Mining Minister.

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Bazoum keeps Issoufou's oil barons in their jobs for now

Niger's new president is appointing people close to his predecessor to key posts in a bid to ensure continuity. But how long will they stay in their jobs?

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Issoufou prepares for life after the presidency

As he prepares to hand over his position as head [...]

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French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

The French police financial brigade, which is investigating Areva's loss-making sale of five million tonnes of Nigerien uranium in 2011, is looking to see if two companies involved in the sale are linked to Niger's political leadership.

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Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, who dominates the business sector in the border regions of Nigeria and Niger, is making great efforts to ensure that Mahamadou Issoufou's planned handover to his right-hand man Mohamed Bazoum does not jeopardise his interests in Niamey.

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Nigerian businessman Alhaji Dahiru Mangal.

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Presidential election: Bazoum and Ousmane prepare the final battle

With the second round of the presidential election due on 21 February, the two remaining candidates, Mohamed Bazoum and Mahamane Ousmane, are working hard behind the scenes to forge the alliances they need to win.

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Niger
Bazoum faces tense final stretch in presidential race

With barely a fortnight to go to the first round of voting on 27 December, Mahamadou Issoufou's designated successor, Mohamed Bazoum, is set to stage a series of major rallies in several key regions, some of them under opposition control.

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The Nigerien presidential candidate and former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum.

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Niger
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

Niger
Bazoum's opponent Tazoum complicates Veolia contract renegotiation

Niger
Bazoum keeps Issoufou's oil barons in their jobs for now

Niger
Issoufou prepares for life after the presidency

France, Niger
French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

In Focus | Niger, Nigeria
Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Niger
Presidential election: Bazoum and Ousmane prepare the final battle

Niger
Bazoum faces tense final stretch in presidential race