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Niger

Niger · NER · Africa

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Risk Score

High Stable

Risk Factors

Active conflict (structural)
No recent events in pipeline

Overview

Niger is a landlocked West African nation, one of the world's poorest, grappling with extreme poverty, food insecurity, and significant security challenges. Despite being rich in uranium, its economy is predominantly agrarian, and it recently experienced a military coup, leading to regional instability.

Leadership

Abdourahamane Tchiani

President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP)

GOVERNMENT: Military junta

Ali Lamine Zeine

Bakary Yaou Sangaré

Mahaman Roufai Laouali

Economy

GDP

$19.0B

GDP per Capita

$700

GDP Growth

+6.0%

Inflation

7.0%

Unemployment

2.5%

Agriculture (subsistence)Uranium miningLivestock

Trade

Key Exports

Uranium oreLivestockGoldOnions

Key Imports

FoodstuffsMachinery and equipmentVehiclesPetroleum productsChemicals

Top Partners

FranceNigeriaChinaUnited StatesIndia

Headlines (8)

sunnewsonline16h ago

Amnesty: Niger Delta leader writes Tinubu over exclusion of 4,000 ex-agitators

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sunnewsonline16h ago

United Nigeria Airlines celebrates August 27 states, lauds economic impact

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sunnewsonline16h ago

NISO intensifies enforcement on electricity generation

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punchng16h ago

Quackery, poor oversight make Nigerian buildings death traps

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sunnewsonline16h ago

Group unveils platform to track subsidy savings, LG allocations

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sunnewsonline17h ago

Tinubu gives security chiefs 90 days to produce national threat assessment, 5-year defence plan

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punchng17h ago

Niger attacks: NSCIA, senators seek rescue of abducted residents

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punchng17h ago

Residents cry out as erosion threatens Delta community

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