The juntas in West Africa have discovered the sweetness of power and seem reluctant to hand it back to civilians.

Niger entrenched military rule for another five years this week when junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in a 2023 military coup, was named president for the next five years. During ...

General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s military ruler, has been sworn in on March 26 as the country’s President for a ...

Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani has led the country since 2023, after he deposed Niger’s elected President, Mohamed Bazoum. On ...

Niger’s military ruler, Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been sworn in as the country’s president for a transitional period of five years.Gen Tchiani, who led the July 2023 coup that ousted elected ...

Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, who leads Niger's junta, has been sworn in as president for a five-year transitional term, under a ...

Nigerien junta leader Abdourahamane Tchiani was sworn in as the country’s president during a “flexible” transition period of ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger's junta leader, was sworn in as president for a five-year transition. This period challenges regional efforts to restore democracy following a coup in 2023. The charter ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of Niger's military junta, has been formally sworn in as the country's President.

Abdourahamane Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the country’s highest military rank and signed a decree ...