Niger’s President-elect Bazoum warns of risk of ‘intercommunal conflict’
30 March 2021 |
5:53 pm
Niger's President-elect Mohamed Bazoum granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI in the capital Niamey. Bazoum, who will take office on April 2, called the deadly clashes that followed the announcement of his election win "artificial" and fleeting.
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