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__ **NIGER** __

The current president of Niger is Mahamadou Danda. Danda was appointed Prime Minister of Niger on February 23, 2010 because Mamadou Tandja was ousted in February 2010 due to a controversy over his third term as president. Coup leaders promised to return Niger to democracy, and installed Danda as a civilian prime minister.
 * __Leader Of Niger:__**

Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa. It is 1,270,000 square km with over 80% being the Sahara desert. The population is 15,306,252 and is located in the far south and western parts of the country.French is the official language and Tamasheq is the national language.
 * __The Country:__**

He was born in 1951 in Tahouna. He studied at the National School of Administration in Nahimy and then studied abroad getting a degree in political science in France. Danda worked under the regime of Seyni Kountché in the 1970s where he was Sub-Prefect of Niamey from 1979 to 1980 and Sub-Prefect of Filingué from 1983 to 1987. He was appointed to the government in 1987, serving as Minister of Animal Resources and Hydraulics until July 1988. He was Administrative Secretary of the National Executive Bureau of the National Movement for the Development of Society in the early 1990s. Danda also served as Permanent Secretary of the Higher Council of National Orientation for a time. Danda was Chief Technical Adviser to the Prime Minister for Institutional Issues from December 1997 to April 1999. He was appointed by the transitional junta as Minister of Communication, Culture, Youth, and Sports, as well as Government Spokesman, on April 16,1999. He remained in his post as Minister of Communication until the military handed power to an elected government in December 1999.
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It is a poor country so the safety and rule of law is low, however is has been rising. Participation and human rights are very low because Mamadou did not want anything to be citizen run, but with Mahamadou it has shown an increase. Sustainable economic opportunity is very low because there is little to do in the country to bring in money. Human development is low because they have had a lack of food and loss of live stock ever since the French rule in 1890.
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Niger is allies with France, he United States, Nigeria, Mali, Benin, and Israel. They are not allies with Libya.
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__**2010 Ibrahim Index:**__ Niger:  2010 Ibrahim Index Score: 42  Safety And Rule Of Law: 56  Personal Safety: 49  Rule of Law: 52  Accountability And Corruption: 45  National Security: 78  Participation And Human Rights: 38  Participation: 45  Rights: 39  Gender: 29  Sustainable Economic Opportunity: 43  Public Management: 57  Private Sector: 53  Infastructure: 5  Environment And The Rural Sector: 55  Human Development: 33 <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> Health And Welfare: 37 <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> Education: 29

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">**__Works Cited:__** <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">**__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Niger__** <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">**__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahamadou_Danda__** <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">**__http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1054396.stm__**