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Niger

Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 312 entities connected with Niger. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are currently not including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Niger. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 222 entities identified as PEPs connected with Niger.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of the National Council for Safeguarding of the Homeland1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in Charge of Finance1--
Minister of Agriculture & Livestock1--
Minister of Commerce & Industry1--
Minister of Communication, Postal & Digital Economy1--
Minister of Energy1--
Minister of Equipment-3-
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation & Nigeriens Abroad1--
Minister of Higher Education, Research & Technological Innovation1--
Minister of Humanitarian Action & Disaster Management1--
Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation & the Environment1--
Minister of Justice & Human Rights, Keeper of Seals1--
Minister of Mines1--
Minister of National Education-2-
Minister of National Education, Literacy, Vocational Education & Promotion of National Languages1--
Minister of Petroleum1--
Minister of Post and New Information Technologies-1-
Minister of Public Health-15
Minister of Public Health, Population & Social Affairs1--
Minister of Public Works & Employment1--
Minister of State and Minister of National Defense1--
Minister of State and Minister of the Interior, Public Security & Territorial Administration1--
Minister of Tourism & Craftsmanship1--
Minister of Transport-2-
Minister of Transport & Equipment1--
Minister of Urban Planning & Housing1--
Minister of Youth and Sport11-
Minister to the President's Office1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Assemblée nationale-113-
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Niger-41
ambassador of Niger to Hungary--1

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of Niger-530
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger-8-
Minister of Finance of Niger-52
Prime Minister of Niger-7-
Minister of Justice of Niger-3-
Minister Delegate to the Ministry of Finance, in charge of the Budget-2-
Minister of Commerce-2-
Minister of the Interior-2-
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Niger-1-
Chief of Staff to the President1--
Government Spokesperson1--
Minister of Energy-1-
Minister of Higher Education-1-
Minister of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management-1-
Minister of Industry and Youth Entrepreneurship-1-
Minister of Petroleum, Energy, and Renewable Energies-1-
Minister of State to the Presidency of the Republic-1-
Minister of the Environment-1-
Minister of Vocational Training-1-
Prime Minister and Minister of Economy & Finance1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...