The Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization of the
Government of Niger
The government of Niger is the apparatus through which authority functions and is exercised: the governing apparatus of Nigerien state. The current system of governance, since the Constitution of 25 November 2010, is termed the Seventh Republic ...
is the government authority responsible for policing, internal security and the ongoing process of
decentralization
Decentralization or decentralisation is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group.
Conce ...
of authority to the
Regions,
Departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
, and
Communes of Niger
The Departments of Niger are subdivided into communes. As of 2005, in the seven Regions and one Capital Area, there were 36 ''départements'', divided into 265 ''communes'', 122 ''cantons'' and 81 ''groupements''. The latter two categories cover ...
. The
National Police and
National Guard of Niger
The Nigerien National Guard (french: Garde Nationale du Niger), formerly known as the (1997-2011)Historical Dictionary of Niger pp. 244[Interior ministry
An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs.
Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...]( ...<br></span></div> report to the Interior minister. Unlike the <div class=)
in some nations, courts, Justice, and prosecution are handled by the
Ministry of Justice of Niger
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian mi ...
. The Civil Defense Directorate, which coordinates disaster, fire, and civil defense responses nationwide reports to the Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry of the Interior is headed by the ''Minister of State for the Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization'', a political appointment who sits in the
Council of Ministers of Niger
The Cabinet of Niger (officially referred to as the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Niger) is made up of the appointed heads of Niger's government Ministries. Ministers are chosen from the elected members of the National Assembly of Niger. ...
, reporting directly to the
President of Niger.
Interior
Interior and border control, including some policing duties, are carried out through the General Directorate of Territorial Administration (''Direction Générale de l’Administration Territoriale''), which consists of the eight Regional Governorates (now administrative posts, previously the appointed governors of the eight regions) (see
Regions of Niger
Niger is divided into eight regions (French: ''régions;'' singular''région)'', each of which is named after its capital.
Current regions
*Additionally, the national capital, Niamey, comprises a special capital district.
Current administrativ ...
), the Directorate of General Affairs and Transborder Administrative Cooperation ('' Direction des Affaires Générales et de la Coopération Administrative Transfront''), and the Directorate of Decentralisation (''Direction de la décentralisation et du contentieux territorial'').
Public safety
"Public Safety" was appended to the title in 2004 when the National Police and National Guard of Niger (then known as FNIS) were transfer to the Interior Ministry from the
Defense Ministry of Niger
Defense or defence may refer to:
Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
* Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare
* Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
* Defense industr ...
.
Decentralization
''Decentralization'' was appended to the title by the 1999 constitution. The Minister of Interior in previous governments was the head of local government institutions. Following the move to decentralize government powers in the 1990s, most of the duties of the local appointed
Prefect
Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area.
A prefect's ...
—who was chosen and answered to the Ministry—was taken over by the
Communes of Niger
The Departments of Niger are subdivided into communes. As of 2005, in the seven Regions and one Capital Area, there were 36 ''départements'', divided into 265 ''communes'', 122 ''cantons'' and 81 ''groupements''. The latter two categories cover ...
, as well as the Departments and Regions. The Ministry of Interior still appoints prefects, but they play a much more limited role, as local representatives of national government. In some largely uninhabited areas, especially those in the
Sahara Desert, the Interior Ministry still appoints heads of ''Postes Administratif'' (Administrative Posts). Previously drawn from the
Military of Niger
The Niger Armed Forces (french: Forces armées nigériennes) (FAN) includes military armed force service branches (Niger Army and Niger Air Force), paramilitary services branches ( National Gendarmerie of Niger and National Guard of Niger) and ...
they now are officers of the National Guard of Niger.
Previous heads of Ministry
Below is a partial list of Interior Ministry chiefs (Minister of the Interior of Niger):
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Albadé Abouba
Albadé Abouba is a Nigerien politician who has been the Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD-Nassara) since 2009. He served in the government of Niger as Minister of the Interior from 2002 to 2004 and ag ...
1 March 2007 --
*
Mounkaïla Mody 30 December 2004—1 March 2007
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Albadé Abouba
Albadé Abouba is a Nigerien politician who has been the Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD-Nassara) since 2009. He served in the government of Niger as Minister of the Interior from 2002 to 2004 and ag ...
9 November 2002—20 December 2004
*
Laoualy Amadou 17 September 2001—9 November 2002
*
Mahamane Manzo Mahamane is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Mahamane Cissé (born 1993), Nigerien football player
* Mahamane Haidara (1910–1981), Malian politician
* Mahamane Kalil Maiga (born 1948), Malian scientist and politician
* Mahama ...
5 January 2000—17 December 2001
* Lieutenant colonel
Boureïma Moumouni 16 April 1999—5 January 2000
* Military council 9 April 1999—16 April 1999
*
Souley Abdoulaye
Souley Abdoulaye (born 1965) is a Nigerien politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Niger from 28 September 1994Nancy Ellen LawlerNiger: Year in Review 1994 Britannica.com. to 8 February 1995. He later served in the government under Preside ...
1 December 1997—9 April 1999
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Idi Ango Omar
Idi or IDI may refer to:
People
* Idi Amin (c. 1925–2003), President of Uganda and military officer
* Idi b. Abin Naggara, 4th century Jewish Babylonian rabbi
* Idi Othman Guda (1941–2015), Nigerian politician
* Idi Papez, Austrian 1930s pa ...
23 August 1996—1 December 1997
* Military council 27 January 1996—23 August 1996
*
Mamadou Tandja 1990—1991
*
Mamadou Tandja 1979—1981
AfDevInfo Database
Organisation Record, Ministry of Interior & Decentralisation. Retrieved 2009-02-18
See also
* Law enforcement in Niger
*Government of Niger
The government of Niger is the apparatus through which authority functions and is exercised: the governing apparatus of Nigerien state. The current system of governance, since the Constitution of 25 November 2010, is termed the Seventh Republic ...
References
AfDevInfo Database
Organisation Record, Ministry of Interior & Decentralisation. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
List of governments of Niger
January 2000 - April 2007, izf.net/AFP. {{in lang, fr Retrieved 2009-02-16.
Presidency of The Republic of Niger, Retrieved 2009-02-19.
Presidency of The Republic of Niger, Retrieved 2009-02-19.
Government of Niger
Decentralization