Africa & Middle East · reference
🇳🇪 Niger
Military junta
SystemMilitary junta
Head of stateGeneral Abdourahamane Tiani, sworn in as transitional president in March 2025 after the 2023 coup
Head of governmentPrime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine
LegislatureNone · the National Assembly was dissolved after the July 2023 coup, with an appointed advisory council in its place
ElectionsNo elections · a charter adopted in 2025 set a flexible five-year transition with no vote scheduled
Last election2020-12-27 · general election, before the coup
The junta deposed elected president Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023 and has kept him detained despite international rulings, while expelling French and later US forces. Niger joined Mali and Burkina Faso in the Alliance of Sahel States, left ECOWAS and nationalised parts of the uranium sector. Jihadist attacks in the tri-border region persist despite the coup's security promises.
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