Niger’s authorities have scheduled National Consultations from February
15 to 19, 2025, at the Mahatma Gandhi Conference Center in Niamey. A
circular from the Minister of the Interior, dated February 8, 2025, instructed
regional and local officials to submit participant details by February 11. A
preparatory session will be held on February 13 in Niamey.
On the same day, Niger’s leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, appointed
members of the National Commission responsible for organizing and
overseeing the consultations. The commission, led by Dr. Mamoudo
Harouna Djingarey, includes eight vice-presidents, five general
rapporteurs, and several thematic sub-committees.
The commission’s tasks include drafting discussion guidelines, organizing
debates, synthesizing regional consultations, and preparing a Transition
Charter, which will define the transition’s duration, structure, and
leadership selection process. The consultations follow the military coup of
July 26, 2023, when President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted. Tiani had
previously pledged a transition period of no more than three years.
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