Niger’s junta boss Abdourahmane Tiani was the great unknown – Niger

2023-08-14 14:26:05

Even the year of his birth is not entirely clear. It could be 1960 or 1961 – obviously he doesn’t know for sure himself. Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the military junta in West African Niger, is said to be enigmatic, taciturn and stubborn: qualities that all came to the fore in connection with his coup d’état just under three weeks ago.