Authorities in Niger Republic have failed to release from prison the frontline opposition presidential candidate HAMA AMADOU.

Authorities in Niger Republic have failed to release from prison the frontline opposition presidential candidate HAMA AMADOU.
AMADOU was jailed in November for alleged complicity in a baby trafficking ring, upon his return from a year-long exile.
He was a former ally of President MAHAMADOU ISSOUFOU, before becoming a major challenger to his re-election bid in February.
Critics have criticized the incumbent of becoming increasingly authoritarian, especially after uncovering what he described as an aborted coup in December.