Niger installs transitional council in accordance with interim constitutional charter

Niger has formally inaugurated a transitional advisory council that will act in place of the dissolved parliament for the next five years, during a military-led interim period headed by General Abdourahamane Tchiani. [ . . . ] The council, established by presidential decree in April, is not an elected body and lacks a popular mandate. Its creation follows the July 2023 military coup that ousted the civilian government, dissolved the National Assembly, and suspended the constitution. Niger is currently governed by a transitional constitutional charter pending the drafting of a new constitution and national referendum.
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