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Niger saw its first transfer of power between democratically chosen presidents in the 2020–21 elections, though the polls were impacted by allegations of fraud and sometimes-violent protests. The struggle to meet security challenges posed by active militant groups has served as an alibi for the government to restrict civil liberties. Security, transparency, and gender equality are limited.
Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa.
It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south,
Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest.
On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in the Republic of the Niger,
in which the country's presidential guard removed and detained President Mohamed Bazoum.
Presidential guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a military junta
shortly after confirming the coup to be a success.