NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's government has formally resigned to make way for a new cabinet after the re-election of President Mahamadou Issoufou, according to a statement from the government's secretary-general read on public radio on Saturday.
Issoufou was re-elected to a second five-year term in March polls boycotted by the opposition and was sworn into office on Saturday, vowing in a speech to continue the West African nation's fight against terrorism.
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