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Niger Releases Nearly 50 People Detained After Ouster of Former Government in 2023
Niger Releases Nearly 50 People Detained After Ouster of Former Government in 2023
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The list of figures released by the Nigerien government includes former ministers, military personnel, members of political parties, a diplomat and a... 02.04.2025, Sputnik Africa
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The Nigerien authorities released almost 50 people detained after the ouster of the former government in 2023, according to a government statement read out on national television RTN.A total of 49 people were released in accordance with President Abdourahamane Tiani's instructions and the recommendations of the national conference held in February, Among those released are: Meanwhile, former President Mohamed Bazoum, ousted in 2023, remains in detention.Last Wednesday, the president of Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) General Abdourahamane Tiani promulgated via decree the Refoundation Charter, which stipulates him as the republic's president for a five-year term.
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Niger Releases Nearly 50 People Detained After Ouster of Former Government in 2023
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The list of figures released by the Nigerien government includes former ministers, military personnel, members of political parties, a diplomat and a journalist among others.
The Nigerien authorities released almost 50 people detained after the ouster of the former government in 2023, according to a government statement
read out on national television RTN.
A total of 49 people were released in accordance with President Abdourahamane Tiani's instructions and the recommendations of the national conference held in February,
Among those released are:
president of the PNDS former ruling party Foumakoye Gado;
ex-President Mahamadou Issoufou's son and former Minister of Oil Sani Issoufou Mahamadou;
former Defense Minister Kalla Moutari;
former Finance Minister Jidoud Ahmad;
Nigerien journalist Assoumane Toudou;
Niger's ex-ambassador to Nigeria Alat Mogaskia;
Military officers convicted of plotting a coup against President Mahamadou Issoufou in 2015, sentenced in 2018 to up to 15 years in prison.
Meanwhile, former President Mohamed Bazoum, ousted in 2023, remains in detention.
Last Wednesday, the president of Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) General Abdourahamane Tiani promulgated via decree the Refoundation Charter, which stipulates him as the republic's president for a five-year term.
