Niger’s junta leader is sworn in as president for a 5-year transition period

The five-year “flexible” transition period begins on Wednesday, according to Mahamane Roufai, the secretary general of the government.

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani was on Wednesday sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation’s constitution.

The five-year “flexible” transition period begins on Wednesday, according to Mahamane Roufai, the secretary general of the government. He was speaking at a ceremony in the capital Niamey where the new transition charter recommended by a recent national conference was approved.