Aïchatou Boulama Kané

Aïchatou Boulama Kané (born 24 April 1953) is a Nigerien politician. She served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger and later served as Minister of Planning, both in 2016. Six years later in 2022, she was Niger's ambassador to France.

== Early life and education ==

Kané was born on 24 April 1953 in Keita, Niger. She was the eldest daughter among 16 siblings.

After her primary education at Mainé-Soroa from 1961 to 1967, Kané attended the Lycée Mariama in Niamey where she earned a Baccalauréat série D in 1974. She pursued higher education in France at the University of Rennes 1, earning an economics degree in 1979, and later studied at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University, earning a diploma of Specialized Studies.

== Career ==

Kané returned to Niger in 1983 and worked for the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Artisans.

Kané led an important march protesting against the low representation of women in the National Conference, for which 13 May is celebrated as Nigerien Women Day. In 1991, she was elected to the National Sovereign Conference as a member of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism. She was named Secretary of State for Planning in 1993, and fought for the upwards mobility...