Foreign relations of Niger

Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists Niger pursues a moderate foreign policy and maintains friendly relations with both East and West.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is a member state of the United Nations. Niger maintains a special relationship with France and enjoys close relations with its West African neighbours.

Multilateral relations

File:Secretary Pompeo and USUN Ambassador Craft Meet with Niger Ambassador to the United Nations Abdou Abarry and Upcoming President of the UN Security Council (50249137863).jpg

US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meet with Niger Ambassador to the United Nations Abdou Abarry

It is a charter member of the Organization of African Unity and the West African Monetary Union. Also, it belongs to the Niger Basin Authority and the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the Economic Community of West African States, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Niger belongs to the United Nations and its main specialized agencies and, in 1980-81, served on the UN Security Council. The first president of Niger, Hamani Diori, maintained close relations with the West and became internationally prominent in his diplomatic work, seeking to broker resolutions to conflicts in Africa and beyond. His involvement as a negotiator was particularly prominent during the Nigerian Civil War.<ref>Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) Template:ISBN</ref>

Niger maintains a permanent purpose to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, at 417 East 50th Street. In 2009, its Ambassador to the United Nations was Ibrahim A. Abani.<ref name=sahelaus />

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Niger maintains diplomatic relations with:

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Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag	12 March 1965	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 March 1965 when the government of Niger has agreed to the nomination of M. Ali Abdellaoui as Algeria's Ambassador in Niamey with residence in Abidjan<ref name=":13">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag	28 August 1980	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 August 1980 when Ambassador of Niger to Angola Mr. Joseph Diatta presented his letters of credentials to President M. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos.<ref name=":21">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag	30 January 1965	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 January 1965 when has been appointed Ambassador of Niger to Austria (resident in Bonn) Mr. Abdou Sidikou.<ref name=":12">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag	22 September 1961	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 September 1961 when first Ambassador of Belgium to Niger , M.Gérard Walravens presented his credentials to President Diori Hamani.<ref name=":7">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag		Despite the occasional recurrence of a border conflict over Lété Island in the Niger River, Benin and Niger, both former French subjects of French West Africa, relations are close. Niger relies on the port at Cotonou, and to a lesser degree Lomé (Togo), and Port Harcourt (Nigeria), as its main route to overseas trade. Niger operates a Nigerien Ports Authority station, as well as customs and tax offices in a section of Cotonou's port, so that imports and exports can be directly transported between Gaya and the port. French Uranium mines in Arlit, which produce Niger's largest exports by value, travel through this port to France or the world market.
Template:Flag	27 April 1962	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Canada is accredited to Niger from its embassy in Bamako, Mali.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Niger is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.<ref name="DC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	9 May 1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 May 1981 when first Ambassador of Niger to Central African Republic with residence in Yaounde Mr. Moustapha Tahi , presented his credentials to President David Dacko.<ref name=":23">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag		Chad has an embassy in Niamey. Niger has an embassy in N'Djamena.
Template:Flag	20 July 1974	See China–Niger relations China established diplomatic relations with Niger on July 20, 1974. On June 19, 1992, the transitional government of Niger declared the reestablishment of the "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan. The Chinese Government thus announced its suspension of diplomatic relations with Niger on July 30 of the same year. On August 19, 1996, China and Niger re-established diplomatic relations.<ref name=":18">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> China has an embassy in Niamey. Niger has an embassy in Beijing.
Template:Flag	6 October 1965	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1965 when first Ambassador of Ethiopia to Niger (resident in Lagos) Mr. Davit Abdou presented his credentials<ref name=":14">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag	4 August 1960	See France–Niger relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 August 1960<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Niger has maintained close ties with France, its former colonial power. Following Niger's independence in 1960, France maintained several hundred advisers at all levels of Niger's government and military. In the 1960s, the Military of Niger was drawn entirely from Nigerien former members of the French Colonial Forces: officered by Frenchmen who agreed to take joint French-Nigerien citizenship. In 1960 there were only ten African officers in the Nigerien army, all of low rank. President Diori signed legislation to end the employment of expatriate military officers in 1965, some continued to serve until the 1974 coup, when all French military presence was evacuated.<ref>for the section History of the FAN prior to 1974, see Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press, London and New Jersey (1979). Template:ISBN pp.33?35.</ref> As well, the French had maintained until 1974 around 1,000 troops of the 4th Régiment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer <ref>4e Régiment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer Template:Webarchive: the 4th RIAOM was dissolved after leaving Niger.</ref> (Troupes de Marine) with bases at Niamey, Zinder, Bilma and Agadez. In 1979 a smaller French force was again based permanently in Niger.<ref>Samuel Decalo. Coups and Army Rule in Africa, Yale University Press (1990). Template:ISBN</ref> Franco-Nigerien relations continue to be close, with France as Niger's top export partner (in value), and the French government being almost entirely dependent upon Niger for the Uranium which fuels its extensive Nuclear Power system, mined in the northern town of Arlit.<ref>Decalo (1997).</ref> France has an embassy in Niamey. Niger has an embassy in Paris.
Template:Flag	22 April 1968	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 April 1968 when Gabon's first Ambassador to Niger , M. Moktar Abdoulaye Mbingt , presented his credentials to President Diori.<ref name=":17">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:GER	2 August 1960	See Germany–Niger relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 August 1960<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> Germany has an embassy in Niamey.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Niger has an embassy in Berlin.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	24 August 1961	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 August 1961 when has been appointed first Ambassador of Niger to Ghana M. Tanimoune Ary.<ref name=":6">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag	18 July 1977	See India–Niger relations India has an embassy in Niamey.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Niger maintains an embassy in New Delhi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	23 September 1961	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 September 1961 when first Ambassador of Italy to Niger M. Renzo Luigi Romanelli , presented his credentials to President of Niger Diori Hamani.<ref name=":8">Template:Cite book</ref> In December 2017, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni announced that 470 Italian soldiers would be deployed to Niger in an effort to mitigate the European migrant crisis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	12 May 1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 May 1981 when Ambassador of Niger to Kenya presented his credentials to President Daniel Arap Moi.<ref name=":23"/>
Template:Flag	25 January 2013	Niger officially recognised the Republic of Kosovo on 15 August 2011.<ref name="Kosovo Recognition">The Republic of Niger and the Republic of Guinea Conakry recognize Kosovo’s independence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, 2011-08-16</ref> Kosovo and Niger established diplomatic relations on 25 January 2013.<ref name=":24">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	11 March 1962	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 March 1962, when first Lebanese Ambassador to Niger presented his creentials to President Hamani Diori<ref name=":9">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag	17 November 1965	See Libya–Niger relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 November 1965.<ref name=":16">Template:Cite book</ref> Libya has an embassy in Niamey. Niger has an embassy in Tripoli.
Template:Flag	1 August 1962	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 August 1962<ref name=":11">Template:Cite book</ref> Niger has close relations with its neighbour Mali, with large scale trade links and sizable population movement between the two nations. Both were subject states in French West Africa. Niger and Mali have fought related Tuareg insurgencies in their respective northern territories in the 1990s and mid-2000s. File:FrontiereBeninNiger.jpg The road border entering Niger from Benin at Gaya. Niger relies on its neighbors, especially Benin and Nigeria for seaports which provide access to world markets.
Template:Flag	6 November 1975	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Mexico is accredited to Niger from its embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Niger is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.<ref name="DC" />
Template:Flag	8 June 1961	See Niger–Nigeria relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 June 1961 when M. Elhad Camatte Hammodon Maiga, ambassador of Niger to Nigeria presented his letters of credentials to the Governor General Azikiwe<ref name=":5">Template:Cite book</ref> Nigeria maintains close relations with the Republic of Niger, in part because both nations share a large Hausa minority on each side of their Template:Convert border. Hausa language and cultural ties are strong, but there is little interest in a pan-Hausa state.<ref>William F. S. Miles. "Development, not division: local versus external perceptions of the Niger-Nigeria boundary". The Journal of Modern African Studies (2005), 43:2:297-320</ref> The two nations formed the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission for Cooperation (NNJC), established in March, 1971 with its Permanent Secretariat in Niamey, Niger.<ref>INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN SHARED CATCHMENTS BETWEEN NIGERIA AND NIGER Template:Webarchive EGEF Council Documents, MFA Regional Annex, 2006.</ref> Niger has an embassy in Abuja. Nigeria has an embassy in Niamey.
Template:Flag	15 October 1965	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 October 1965<ref name=":15">Template:Cite book</ref> Pakistan supports Niger's territorial and sovereign integrity and rejects Libya's advances as aggression.
Template:Flag	May 1965	See Niger–Spain relations Niger is accredited to Spain from its embassy in Paris, France. Spain has an embassy in Niamey.
Template:Flag	30 March 1967	See Niger–Turkey relations Niger has an embassy in Ankara.<ref name="Relations between Turkey and Niger">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Turkey has an embassy in Niamey.<ref name="Relations between Turkey and Niger" /> Trade volume between the two countries was US$72 million in 2019.<ref name="Relations between Turkey and Niger" />
Template:Flag	8 April 1975	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 April 1975 when accredited first Ambassador of Niger to Uganda (resident in Addis Ababa) Mr. Oumarou Garba Youssaufou<ref name=":19">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag	3 August 1960	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 August 1960 when Mr. R. J. Stratton was appointment as Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United Kingdom to Niger.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag	3 August 1960	See Niger–United States relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 August 1960<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> A conservative foreign policy has meant that under Niger's first president and—following military coup—the 1974–1991 military government, Niger maintained good relations with the United States, Israel, and NATO governments in general. During the Cold War, Niger maintained a non-confrontational attitude to the Soviet Union and its allies.<ref>Decalo (1997), Decalo (1990).</ref> Niger has an embassy in Washington, D.C. United States has an embassy in Niamey.

Other

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Niger's office in Accra, Ghana

Niger has only 24 permanent embassies abroad, although more have permanent representation in Niamey, either through national embassies or other representatives. The United Kingdom, for instance, operates its permanent office for relations to Niger from Accra, Ghana, while Niger's permanent representative resides at the Nigerien Embassy in Paris.

Many other small or distant nations have no formal diplomatic relations with Niamey except through their respective consulates at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Australia, for instance, only signed the instruments of formal diplomatic relations with Niamey on 7 May 2009, through their respective consular officials at the UN.<ref name="sahelaus">"Diplomatie/le Niger et la République d'Australie établissent des relations diplomatiques". Le Sahel. 12 May 2009</ref>

Border disputes

Libya has in the past claimed a strip along their border of about 19,400 km² in northern Niger. There have been several decades of unresolved discussions regarding the delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad between Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon. The lack of firm borders, as well as the receding of the lake in the 20th century led to border incidents between Cameroon and Chad in the past. An agreement has been completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria.

Niger has an ongoing conflict with Benin over Lété Island, an island in the River Niger approx. 16 kilometres long and 4 kilometres wide, located around 40 kilometers from the town of Gao, Niger. Together with other smaller islands in the River Niger, it was the main object of a territorial dispute between Niger and Benin, which had begun when the two entities were still under French rule. The island, and seasonally flooded land around it is valuable to semi-nomadic Puel cattle herders as a dry season pasturage. The two countries had almost gone to war over their border in 1963 but finally chose to settle by peaceful means. In the early 90s a joint delimitation commission was tasked with solving the issue but could not reach an agreement. In 2001 the two parties chose to have the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decide on the matter once and for all. In 2005, the ICJ ruled in Niger's favour.<ref>Fabio Spadi (2005) The ICJ Judgment in the Benin-Niger Border Dispute: the interplay of titles and ‘effectivités’ under the uti possidetis juris principle, Leiden Journal of International Law Template:Webarchive 18: 777-794</ref>

Niger has ongoing processes delimiting sections of their borders with Burkina Faso and Mali, disputes which date back to the colonial period. These entities, along with Benin and other nations which do not border Niger, were semi independent elements of French West Africa. Within the colonial administration, borders were frequently changed, with Niger colony once possessing large portions of what is now Burkina Faso and Mali, as well as much of northern Chad, later associated with French Equatorial Africa. Disputes between these post-independence nations have been minor and peaceful.

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Niger
• List of diplomatic missions of Niger

References

• Stub created from US State Department Report, 2007.