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Ex-president Ousmane bets on ECOWAS court to contest election result

Former president of Niger Mahamane Ousmane. © Erickus/Panapress/MaxPPP

Mahamane Ousmane has put together a team to help him take his legal battle to the ECOWAS Court of Justice to try to overturn the results of last year's presidential election, which he claims he won but which officially went to President Mohamed Bazoum. [...]

Published on 19/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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