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

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Former president of Niger Mahamane Ousmane.
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.

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The head of the Nigerien junta, Abdourahamane Tchiani, in Niamey, 2 June 2026.
Spotlight | Niger Tchiani eases pressure on CNPC after three years of crisis Senegal Bankers battle it out over Senegal's debt
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