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Line 61: − − There are [[jihad]]ist groups operating in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in a tri-border region known as Liptako Gourma. Liptako-Gourma is the area adjacent to the River Niger bend between the cities of Gao (Mali) and Niamey (Niger), which includes the regions of Gao in Mali, Sahel in Burkina Faso, and Tillabéry in Niger.
→Government and internal conditions
The legislature elected in December 2004 contained seven political parties. President Mamadou Tandja was re-elected in December 2004 and spearheaded a 2009 constitutional amendment allowing him to extend his presidential term. In February 2010, military officers led another coup that deposed Tandia. Issoufou Mahamadou was elected in April 2011 and reelected in early 2016. In February 2021, Bazoum Mohammed won the presidency in the final round of a runoff election with low turnout, marking Niger’s first transition to a multiparty system. Nonetheless, a military junta once again seized power, according to the [[CIA]], in late April 2023,<ref>[https://sonar21.com/niger-coup-a-contrived-crisis-or-a-major-cia-goof-and-my-interview-on-a-russian-morning-show/#respond NIGER COUP — A CONTRIVED CRISIS OR A MAJOR CIA GOOF?], Larry Johnson, August 8, 2023.<br>'''Update:''' [https://sonar21.com/cia-quietly-admits-i-was-right-about-niger/ CIA QUIETLY ADMITS I WAS RIGHT ABOUT NIGER], Larry Johnson, August 10, 2023.</ref> detaining President Bazoum, and announcing the creation of a National Council for the Salvation of the Homeland. According to [[mainstream media]] reports, the coup did not occur until the end of July 2023.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/timeline-a-week-after-the-coup-how-has-the-niger-crisis-unfolded</ref>
The legislature elected in December 2004 contained seven political parties. President Mamadou Tandja was re-elected in December 2004 and spearheaded a 2009 constitutional amendment allowing him to extend his presidential term. In February 2010, military officers led another coup that deposed Tandia. Issoufou Mahamadou was elected in April 2011 and reelected in early 2016. In February 2021, Bazoum Mohammed won the presidency in the final round of a runoff election with low turnout, marking Niger’s first transition to a multiparty system. Nonetheless, a military junta once again seized power, according to the [[CIA]], in late April 2023,<ref>[https://sonar21.com/niger-coup-a-contrived-crisis-or-a-major-cia-goof-and-my-interview-on-a-russian-morning-show/#respond NIGER COUP — A CONTRIVED CRISIS OR A MAJOR CIA GOOF?], Larry Johnson, August 8, 2023.<br>'''Update:''' [https://sonar21.com/cia-quietly-admits-i-was-right-about-niger/ CIA QUIETLY ADMITS I WAS RIGHT ABOUT NIGER], Larry Johnson, August 10, 2023.</ref> detaining President Bazoum, and announcing the creation of a National Council for the Salvation of the Homeland. According to [[mainstream media]] reports, the coup did not occur until the end of July 2023.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/timeline-a-week-after-the-coup-how-has-the-niger-crisis-unfolded</ref>
===Principal Government Officials===
===Principal Government Officials===