The leader of the Niger junta, Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, has appointed a former finance minister to the position of prime minister, following the coup on July 26.
Mahamadou Ouhoumoudou who was in Europe during the coup is replaced by Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine.
From 2001 until the army overthrew the late former President Mamadou Tandja in 2010, Mr. Zeine, who is thought to be in his 50s, served as cabinet director and finance minister.
On Monday night, a junta spokesperson read a statement announcing his appointment on the state-run television network Télé Sahel.
According to the privately owned ActuNiger news website, Mr. Zeine has recently worked for the African Development Bank in Chad, Ivory Coast, and Gabon.
Brig Gen Amadou Didilli will lead the nation’s High Authority for Peace Consolidation (HACP), and Brig Gen Abou Tague Mahamadou will serve as inspector general of the army and national gendarmerie, according to the junta’s Monday appointments.
According to the document, Lt Col Habibou Assoumane will be in charge of the presidential guard, and Col Ibro Amadou Bachirou will serve as the junta leader’s personal chief of staff.
Source-BBC
