Millions of voters in Niger will head to the polls on December 27 to elect a new president and parliament.
Thirty candidates are running to succeed Mahamadou Issoufou, who has been in power for 10 years.
Niger could see the country's first democratic transition of power since independence.
But the new president faces challenges from insecurity and corruption to poverty.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Niamey, Niger.
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Thirty candidates are running to succeed Mahamadou Issoufou, who has been in power for 10 years.
Niger could see the country's first democratic transition of power since independence.
But the new president faces challenges from insecurity and corruption to poverty.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Niamey, Niger.
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