Issaka

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Issaka is an African given name that may refer to

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Issaka Hassane is a track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Chad

Issaka Samaké is a Malian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Stade Malien.

Issaka Sidibé Malian politician

Issaka Sidibé is a Malian politician. He has been President of the National Assembly of Mali since 22 January 2014. Sidibé previously served in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007, and he was reelected in 2013. He had a career as a customs official before his turn to politics.

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Aichatou Ousmane Issaka Nigerien officer

Major Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, deputy director of social work at the military hospital of Niamey, is one of the first military women in Niger. In 2016 she received the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her service in Gao, Mali with the United Nations peacekeeping force, MINUSMA, during 2014-2015. She served as a captain in the civilian-military cooperation cell, training fellow officers and reaching out to local women, in accordance with principles of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) to increase participation of women and to integrate gender perspectives in peacekeeping efforts. Issaka also accompanied otherwise all-male patrols, making them more accessible to women and children. She was the first recipient of this award.

Awudu Issaka is a professional Ghanaian footballer.

Hamadou Djibo Issaka is a Nigerien athlete. A competitive swimmer, Djibo Issaka trained as a Men's single sculls rower for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London to take a development spot offered to the Nigerien federation by the International Olympic Committee.

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