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Bazoum keeps Issoufou's securocrats on board

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum. © Ian Langsdon/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

The new president has retained his predecessor's top three intelligence chiefs. [...]

Published on 05/07/2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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