Nigerian business magnate Alhaji Dahiru Mangal made a very public intervention last month in the campaign of the ruling Parti Nigérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme's presidential election favourite, Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum is due to face former head of state Mahamane Ousmane (1993-1996) in the second round of voting on 20 February. In mid-December,
