Mohamed Bazoum
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Mohamed Bazoum is a Nigerien politician who served as president of Niger from 2021 to 2023. He assumed office in April 2021 after winning the 2020–21 presidential election and surviving a coup d'état
Bazoum in 2023
Bazoum at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in 2022
Bazoum with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in September 2022
Bazoum with Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias in November 2022
Abdourahamane Tiani
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Omar Abdourahamane Tiani is a Nigerien military officer and politician who has served as the 11th president of Niger since 2025. Known for his anti-imperialist, pan-Africanist and Hausa nationalist vi
Mohamed Bazoum
…and surviving a coup d'état attempt. He was ousted in the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état by members of the presidential guard and the armed forces led by Omar Tiani. He was arrested and subsequently charged with treason. Before becoming president, he served as the president of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and…
Tiani at the opening ceremony of the National Assembly in 2025