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26 Feb 2021 / 01:46 H.
(Updates with interior minister comment)
NIAMEY, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Supporters of the losing presidential candidate in Niger set several buildings on fire, burnt tyres and threw rocks at the police on Thursday, as the authorities announced that two people had been killed in post-election protests this week.
The national electoral commission on Tuesday declared ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum the winner of Sunday s runoff election with 55.75% of the vote, but his rival, Mahamane Ousmane, a former president, has alleged fraud and claimed he won with 50.3%.
Since then, two people have been killed and 468 detained during protests by Ousmane s supporters in the capital Niamey, Interior Minister Alkache Alhada said.
The house of the Radio France Internationale (RFI) correspondent in Niger has been vandalised and partly burnt by unknown perpetrators. The attack on the home of correspondent Moussa Kaka, who escaped unharmed, came amid a tense political context following the results of the second round of the pres
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Bazoum s declaration as the winner of a presidential runoff triggered widespread protests
Niger s post-election unrest during which at least two people have been killed threatens to dent the presidency of Mohamed Bazoum, even before he is officially inaugurated.
The February 21 runoff vote was expected to usher in Niger s first democratic transition of power since the West African nation gained independence from France in 1960.