Mamadou Tandja was a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNSD's presidential candidate in 1993 and 1996 before being elected to his first term in 1999. While serving as President of Niger,he was also Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States from 2005 to 2007.
Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who served as the president of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. Issoufou was the prime minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994,president of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996,and a candidate in each presidential election from 1993 to 2016. He led the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya),a social democratic party,from its foundation in 1990 until his election as president in 2011. During the presidency of Mamadou Tandja (1999–2010),Issoufou was the main opposition leader.
Foumakoye Gado is a Nigerien politician who is currently the President of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya). He served in the government of Niger as Minister of Mines and Energy from April 1993 to October 1994,and held the same post for a second time from April 2011 to September 2011. He has served as Minister of Oil since September 2011,with responsibility for energy as well until October 2016.
Brigi Rafini is a politician in Niger who served as the Prime Minister of Niger from 2011 to 2021. A native of Iférouane in Agadez Region and an ethnic Tuareg,Rafini was Minister of Agriculture in the late 1980s and Fourth Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger from 2004 to 2009. He was appointed as prime minister after Mahamadou Issoufou took office as president on 7 April 2011. He is also notably the first Tuareg in office.
Abdoulaye Hamani Diori was a Nigerien political leader and businessman. The son of Niger's first President,he waged a political and abortive military struggle against the Military regime that overthrew his father. With the return of democracy to Niger,Abdoulaye became head of his father's political party,and maintained a small but influential place in the political life of Niger until his death in 2011. Abdoulaye was married with four children. A Muslim,he earned the honorific 'Hadji' after making the pilgrimage to Mecca. He died 25 April 2011 at National Hospital in Niamey,aged 65,following an illness.
Karidjo Mahamadou is a Nigerien politician. A leading member of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya),he served in the government of Niger as Minister of National Defense from 2011 to 2016. He has been President of the High Court of Justice since 2016.
Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou is a Nigerien politician of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya) who served as Prime Minister of Niger between 3 April 2021 and 26 July 2023,until he was deposed in the wake of the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état.
Niamey,or "Niamey Terminus",colloquially also known as Niamey Hippodrome,is the main railway station of the city of Niamey,the capital of Niger. It is the end of the Niamey-Dosso railway line. Located near the Niamey Racecourse,in Niamey IV borough,it is the first station opened in Niger and is part of AfricaRail project. A few kilometers further there is a second railway station in town,"Aeroport",near the airport.
General elections were held in Niger on 21 February 2016,with a presidential run-off held on 20 March. A total of 15 candidates ran for the presidency,with incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou running for re-election for a second term. There were two main opposition candidates also vying for the top post,Seyni Oumarou of the National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD),who lost to Issoufou in 2011,and Hama Amadou of MODEN/FA,who has been campaigning from prison since November 2015. Most of the opposition agreed to align for the second round to back the second-placed candidate against Issoufou.
Aïchatou Boulama Kané is a Nigerien politician. She served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger and later served as Minister of Planning,both in 2016. Six years later in 2022,she was Niger's ambassador to France.
Ibrahim Yacouba,also known as Ibrahim Yacoubou,is a Nigerien politician who has served in the government of Niger as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2018. He leads the Nigerien Patriotic Movement.
India–Niger relations refers to the international relations that exist between India and Niger.
Hamsou Garba was a Nigerien singer.
Lalla Malika Issoufou is a Nigerien medical doctor and patron of many charities. She served as First Lady of Niger,alongside Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou,from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021 as the second wife of President Mahamadou Issoufou.
This article lists events from the year 2018 in Niger.
Rakiatou Christelle Kaffa-Jackou is a Nigerien aeronautical engineer and politician who has served as Minister for Population since 2016.
Issoufou is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include:
General elections were held in Niger on 27 December 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. With incumbent president Mahamadou Issoufou stepping down following his two terms constitutional limit,new presidential candidates competed for office. As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote on the first round,a second round was held on 21 February 2021. The ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) candidate Mohamed Bazoum was declared the winner,beating Mahamane Ousmane in the second round with 56% of the vote. In the National Assembly elections the PNDS won 79 of the 166 seats,falling just short of a majority.
Samira Sabou is a Nigerien journalist and blogger. The founder of the economic and social development website Mides-Niger and the president of the Association of Bloggers for Active Citizenship,in addition to running her own popular Facebook page,Sabou has been arrested and prosecuted by consecutive Nigerien governments for her reporting,which frequently covers state corruption.
Zeinabou Mindaoudou Souley is a Nigerien physicist. She leads the organisation that gathers the data necessary to check whether there has been a test of a nuclear explosive as part of nuclear non-proliferation oversight for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in Vienna.
