Country Profiles and Links to Research Resources Republic of Niger

Niger (République du Niger) is a land-locked Sahelian state in central west Africa. The capital of Niamey is in the southwest of the country on the Niger river. Achieved independence from France in 1960, under Hamani Diori. During the 1973-74 drought Diori was ousted by Col. Seyni Kountchú. Military rule continued until 1991 when a national conference restored civilian rule, and then a multiparty system. Mohamed Ousmane was elected President in 1993, but was overthrown by a coup in January 1996. General Ibrahim Maïnassara had himself elected president in July, in a poll seen by some as rigged. The later elections for the National Assembly were boycotted by many parties.

Published in the Journal
	Legitimacy, Land and Democracy in Niger Article by Christian Lund from Vol.24 No.71 of the Review of African Political Economy (March 1997: pp99-112)
	Structural Adjustment in Niger: Implementations, Effects and Determining Political Factors Article by Myriam Gervais from Vol.22 No.63 of the Review of African Political Economy (March 1995: pp27-42)
	Structural Dependence and Decolonisation in a West African Land-locked State: Niger Article by Richard Higgott from Vol.7 No.17 of the Review of African Political Economy (Spring 1980: pp43-58)

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