Just days after General Abdourahamane Tiani officially launched Niger’s national refoundation meetings, sub-committees have begun presenting their initial findings.
On Tuesday, Tsalha Haladou, president of the economy and sustainable development sub-committee, shared reports from three working groups.
The economic report, slated for submission to the National Commission on Wednesday, addresses four key dimensions: economic, environmental, social, and governance. A central theme is “the confirmation of national sovereignty” in resource management, echoing earlier concerns raised by Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba regarding the protection of Niger’s natural wealth.
The geopolitical sub-committee’s report recommends a reorientation of Nigerien diplomacy, advocating for a “resolutely aligned” approach to building and strengthening the Confederation of Sahel States, ultimately moving towards a Federation. This aligns with General Tiani’s warnings against “insidious maneuvers of destabilization.”
The justice and human rights sub-committee is finalizing its report for plenary presentation on Wednesday. All three sub-committees have also developed recommendations regarding the length of the transition period and the charter that will govern it, directly addressing one of the four objectives outlined by the Head of State at the meetings’ launch.
These proposals, subject to validation by the National Commission, fall under five key areas defined by decree 2025-086 of February 8, 2025: peace and security, political and institutional refoundation, economy and sustainable development, geopolitics and the international environment, and justice and human rights.
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