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Enhancing Governance in Niger: Progress, Challenges, and Policy Priorities

By Yinhao Sun, Guy Morel Kossivi Amouzou Agbe, Elise Wendlassida Miningou

April 18, 2025

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Yinhao Sun, Guy Morel Kossivi Amouzou Agbe, and Elise Wendlassida Miningou. "Enhancing Governance in Niger: Progress, Challenges, and Policy Priorities", Selected Issues Papers 2025, 042 (2025), accessed April 19, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229008532.018

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Summary

Niger, a low-income and conflict-affected state, faces significant governance challenges that hinder economic development. The military takeover in 2023 has altered the governance landscape, resulting in concerning trends such as the suspension of the Constitution and the dissolution of the Supreme Audit Institution. These changes have negatively impacted public procurement transparency, especially in defense spending. Despite these setbacks, the new authorities express a commitment to improving governance, a key element of their development strategy. This paper reviews recent governance and anti-corruption developments in Niger, emphasizing the need for ongoing efforts to strengthen governance and uphold the rule of law.

Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Budget planning and preparation, Corruption, Crime, Defense spending, Expenditure, External audit, Fiscal governance, Fiscal policy, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Anti-corruption, Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Budget planning and preparation, Corruption, Crime, Defense spending, Development strategy, External audit, Fiscal governance, Fiscal transparency, Governance

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