31/03/2026
Detained Niger president's fate unclear nearly three years on
The?presidential?term?of?Niger's?overthrown?leader?Mohamed?Bazoum?officially?ends?Thursday,?but?he?faces?little?prospect?of?freedom?from?detention?or?even?a?trial,?making?what?comes?next?uncertain. Bazoum,?66,?was?sworn?in?as?president?on?April?2,?2021?after?democratic?elections?in?which?he?won?55%?of?the?vote. He?has?been?held?in?a?wing?of?the?presidential?palace?in?Niamey?with?his?wife?since?the?junta?led?by?general?Abdourahamane?Tiani?seized?power?in?the?west?African?country?on?July?26,?2023. Since?being?toppled?he?has?refused?to?step?down....
