Niger junta poised to keep power for five years
Niamey, Niger (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Niger's junta will stay in power for at least half a decade more if it accepts a plan presented on Thursday, which does not bar the country's ruling generals from running in any future election. A "national convention" was tasked in February with drafting a new charter outlining the terms of the handover of power back to civilians following the July 2023 coup that ousted democratically elect

