Africa & Middle East

Niger

Political journey

Independent from France in 1960, Niger has seen many coups and has one of the world’s lowest development levels despite uranium. A 2023 coup overthrew elected President Mohamed Bazoum, and General Abdourahamane Tiani has since expelled French and US forces, left ECOWAS and joined Mali and Burkina Faso in an alliance.

Niger today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Niger today

Portrait of Abdourahamane Tiani

Abdourahamane Tiani

President of Niger, 2023 to present

The presidential guard chief who overthrew Mohamed Bazoum in 2023, then expelled French and US troops, nationalized a uranium mine and pulled Niger out of ECOWAS.

Abdourahamane Tiani sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on technology and interventionism.

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Political views closest to Niger’s leadership

National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.97%PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…96%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…94%IslamismA broad family of movements that seek to organize politics and law around Islam, from…93%

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

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Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.