BOUREIMA BALIMA MOHAMMED Bazoum said he would make education and security a priority as he took over as president of Niger yesterday, inheriting a state racked by political tension and an Islamist insurgency that has killed more than 300 people this year. His swearing-in took place two days after the government said it had foiled a coup. Bazoum's inauguration marks the first democratic transition of power for a country that has seen four military coups since its independence from France in 1960. Outgoing president Mahamadou Issoufou is stepping down after two five-year terms. Bazoum, 61, was elected in a February…