Three others were severely injured in the explosion which occurred in Gotheye village in the Tillaberi region in the country’s west, Addine Agalass, an advisor to Tillaberi’s governor told The Associated Press by phone. The attack happened while Nigeriens were nearly finished voting in the second round of the country’s presidential elections. The winner of Sunday’s vote will succeed President Mahamadou Issoufou who is stepping down after serving two terms, in accordance with Niger’s constitution. “I’m proud to be the first democratically elected president in our history to transfer power to another democratically elected president. Issoufou’s chosen successor is Bazoum, 71, a longtime Cabinet minister who is from Niger’s small ethnic Arab minority.

Source: Libya Today February 21, 2021 18:22 UTC