This project profile page contains information about The Republic of Niger Armed Forces and Police project including project results, impact, and effective practices. This page will be updated annually in line with EIF project reporting requirements.
| T/PCC | Updates | |||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||
| Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | |
| Niger | 52 | 5.31% | 34 | 3.47% | 27 | 2.81% | 44 | 5.67% | 34 | 39.53% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experts on Mission | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / |
| Individual Police | 40 | 40.40% | 29 | 30.21% | 19 | 23.75% | 35 | 39.33% | 32 | 41.56% |
| Staff Officer | 0 | / | 0 | / | 2 | 9.52% | 2 | 10.53% | 2 | 25.00% |
| Troops | 12 | 1.39% | 5 | 0.58% | 6 | 0.70% | 7 | 1.05% | 0 | / |
Niger’s security sector is comprised of the Armed Forces (Forces Armées Nigériennes – FAN), the National Gendarmerie, the National Guard, and the National Police. The FAN, which includes the Army and Air Force, along with the National Gendarmerie, operates under the Ministry of Defense (MOD). The National Guard and National Police fall under the Ministry of the Interior (MOI). As a Troop-Contributing Country (TCC), Niger has consistently supported both regional and United Nations peace operations, deploying military personnel to missions such as MINUSMA (Mali), MONUSCO (DRC), and UNOCI (Côte d’Ivoire). Niger is also an active Police-Contributing Country (PCC), regularly deploying individual police officers to UN peacekeeping missions, including MINUSMA, MINUSCA, and MONUSCO.
Niger has made progress in integrating women into its armed forces and police. Female personnel are present in the military, police, and gendarmerie, and some have been deployed in UN peacekeeping roles, particularly as individual police officers. However, structural and socio-cultural barriers continue to limit women’s recruitment, promotion, and peacekeeping deployment. In response, efforts are underway to improve gender-sensitive recruitment policies and institutional support for women in uniform.
These advancements align with Niger’s broader commitments under its National Action Plans on Women, Peace, and Security. The first NAP (2016–2018) focused on institutionalizing gender considerations in national security and promoting women’s participation in peace processes. The second NAP (2020–2024) built on this foundation, emphasizing women’s leadership in conflict prevention, strengthening protection mechanisms against gender-based violence, and integrating gender into national and local governance systems.
young women
supported
200 young women supported through the provision of
“safe kits”, transportation and registration fees in the
recruitment process to join the Niger Armed Forces
EIF OUTCOME 3
CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING
women
troops trained
40 women troops trained in plumbing, computing, and information technology (IT), engineering, mechanics, and civil-military cooperation to enhance their readiness for peacekeeping deployment and advance their careers within the Armed Forces
US$ 96,052
US$996,052
Niger Ministries of Defence and Interior
UN Women Niger
National Institute of Statistics (NIS)
12 months
27 April 2021
14 July 2021
31 December 2023
30 months
The Niger Armed Forces and Police were not able to conduct the Measuring Opportunities for Women in Peace Operations (MOWIP) assessment as the project was terminated in 2023 due to the coup d’état in Niger in July 2023.
Niger Armed Forces – Technical Skills Training for Women, July 2023
Niger Armed Forces – Technical Skills Training for Women, July 2023
