Niger: Mohamed Bazoum Sworn in As President After Failed Coup

Niger's newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum has been sworn in, a democratic watershed overshadowed by armed groups' violence and alleged coup bid two days ago.

The inauguration yesterday marks the first-ever transition between elected presidents in Niger's six decades of independence from France, a historic moment that has been widely praised.

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