Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration (Niger)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration (Niger)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration of the Government of Niger (var. Foreign Ministry) is the government authority responsible for the Foreign relations of Niger and its diplomatic corps abroad. The Foreign Ministry is headed by the Minister of State for the Foreign Affairs, a political appointment who sits in the Council of Ministers of Niger, reporting directly to the President of Niger. The reference to "African Integration" speaks to the Minister's role in the African Union and its long professed Pan-African project on continental integration. The current Minister is Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, who served from 16 April 1999 to 5 January 2000, and again from 17 September 2001.

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Structure

Overseen by the Minister and her office, is the "General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Offices below this are the Directorate of Bilateral African Cooperation, which oversees the Diplomatic missions of Niger in Africa, the Directorate Europe, for embassies to and relations with European governments, and the Directorate America, Asia and Oceania, for those governments. Multilateral contacts with the African Union and other African bodies are overseen by the Directorate of African Union and Integration, while the Directorate of United Nations and International Organisations oversees missions to the United Nations (and Niger's Consulate in New York) and other bodies (such as Unesco). [1]

Previous heads of Ministry

Below is the list of all Foreign Ministry chiefs (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger):[2]

Fifth Republic

  • Mohamed Bazoum, 21 April 2011—Present
  • Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane (MNSD-Nassara), 17 September 2001—21 April 2011
  • Nassirou Sabo (MNSD-Nassara) 5 January 2000—17 December 2001

Military government

  • Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, 16 April 1999 to 5 January 2000[3]
  • Military council 9 April 1999—16 April 1999

Fourth Republic

Third Republic

  • Mohamed Bazoum (PNDS-Tarayya) February 1995—27 January 1996[4]
  • Abdourahmane Hama April 1993—October 1994[5]
  • Hassane Diallo Hamidou November 1991—April 1993 (Transition to Third Republic, Appointed by National Conference)[6]

Military rule / Second Republic

Second Republic

Single legal party: MNSD
  • Mahamane Sani Bako 20 December 1989—renewed 2 March 1990—31 July 1991 (National Conference declared "Sovereign". End of Second Republic)[7]
    • Issaka Diamballa as "Secretary of State under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation", "Chargé d'Affairs for cooperation"
  • El Hadj Allélé Habibou 15 July 1988—20 December 1989[8]
    • Sandi Yacouba as "Secretary of State under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation".
  • Mahamane Sani Bako 20 November 1987—15 July 1988[9]
    • Sandi Yacouba as "Secretary of State under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation".

Direct military rule

Political parties outlawed
  • Mahamane Sani Bako 1985—20 November 1987
  • Ide Oumarou 1983—1985 (1983: First formal Council of Ministers since April 1974)
  • Daouda Diallo 10 September 1979—1983
  • Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye 22 April 1974—10 September 1979[10]

First Republic

Single legal party: PPN-RDA

See also

References

  1. ^ AfDevInfo Database: General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Organisation Record, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. ^ List of governments of Niger: January 2000 - April 2007, izf.net/AFP. (French) Retrieved 2009-02-16
  3. ^ afrique-express: Governments of Niger, 1999. As "Ministre de l'Intérieur et de l'aménagement du territoire"
  4. ^ Decalo (1997) p. 67. Note: Decalo erroneously has him as an MNSD member. He was PNDS, in a MNSD-led coalition.
  5. ^ Decalo (1997) p. 157
  6. ^ Decalo (1997) p. 159
  7. ^ Decalo, Samuel (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.). Boston & Folkestone: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810831368. :p.95
  8. ^ [1]. Organisation Record, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2009-02-18
  9. ^ GOUVERNEMENTS DU PRESIDENT ALI CHAIBOU ( Ali Saïbou ) 1987-1989. Presidency of The Republic of Niger, Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  10. ^ "GOUVERNEMENTS DU PRESIDENT SEYNI KOUNTCHE", official Nigerien presidency website (French).
  11. ^ Decalo (1997):p.264
  12. ^ Decalo (1997):p.205
  13. ^ Decalo (1997):p. 105
  14. ^ Decalo (1997):pp. 16-17
  15. ^ Decalo (1997):p.211
  16. ^ Decalo (1997):p.122

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