Niger opposition says will boycott run-off election

A man gets a haircut and a shave in front of a campaign poster of incarcerated opposition candidate Hama Amadou in Niamey, Niger, February 15, 2016.

Reuters/Joe Penney


NIAMEY Niger's opposition coalition said on Tuesday its candidate, Hama Amadou, would not contest a run-off election on March 20, effectively ensuring that President Mahamadou Issoufou will win a second term.


Amadou has been in prison since November on charges relating to baby-trafficking. He says he is innocent and a victim of political repression.


(Reporting by Abdoulaye Massalaki; Writing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg; Editing by Larry King)




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