The military ruler of Niger has been sworn in as president of the country for five years.
General Abdourahamane Tchiani has led the country since 2023 after Niger’s president-elect Mohamed Bazoum was removed from Niger in 2023.
General Zioni appointed the presidential office as a new charter that replaced the constitution of West African countries.
He was also promoted to the country’s highest military army general and signed a decree requiring all parties to be dissolved.
Niamey talked about his new military phase at a ceremony in the capital: “I have gained this distinction with great humility…I will strive to live up to the trust I trust.”
The transition to democratic rule is in line with the recommendations made by the National Post-Discussion Committee.
The new charter says this five-year period is “flexible” depending on the security situation in the country.
Niger has been plagued by jihad attacks for years – one of the issues cited by government leaders when launching a coup.
Military takeover follows others in the region – neighboring Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso are also run by Juntas.
All four countries disconnected from former colonial power France and established new alliances with Russia.
Everyone except Guinea has withdrawn from Ecowas, the West African Regional Group.
Niger’s relationship with Ecowas collapsed when the military government proposed a transition period directly to the three-year transition period of democratic rule after the coup.
ECOWAS called the plan a “provocation” and threatened to intervene in the use of force before withdrawing it.
Tchiani Gen’s administration is prosecuting former President Bazoum for allegations of high treason and undermining national security.
Bazum is still being held in the presidential palace with his wife, while his son was temporarily released last January.
According to the state-run news agency ANP, Tchiani Gen said Niger’s new charter is consistent with the traditional constitution, but also took “unprecedented measures to protect our natural resources so that Nigerians can truly benefit from the use of their wealth”.
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