Poverty, insecurity portend volatile Nigerien poll

The upcoming presidential polls take place amid accusations of coup plots and Islamist violence in the east

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  • Intra-elite tussles
  • Familiar figures
  • Mahamadou Issoufou
  • Seyni Oumarou
  • Hama Amadou
  • Mahamane Ousmane
  • Security concerns
  • Economic outlook
  • Persistent poverty
  • Extractive sector

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