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President · Niger

Mahamadou Issoufou

187 recorded engagements, 2011–2021: 186 visits, 1 video conference and 18 signed agreements.

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187Engagements
186Visits
0Phone calls
1Video conferences
18Signed agreements
50Destination countries
97Multilateral summits
2011–2021Years in LEAD

Biography

President of Niger from 2011 to 2021

Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1 January 1952) is a Nigerien politician who served as the president of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. Issoufou was the prime minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994, president of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and a candidate in each presidential election from 1993 to 2016. He led the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya), a social democratic party, from its foundation in 1990 until his election as president in 2011. During the presidency of Mamadou Tandja (1999–2010), Issoufou was the main opposition leader.

Having left power by respecting the constitution that limited him to two presidential terms, thus leading to the first ever democratic transition of power in the country, in March 2021 he received the Ibrahim Prize for good governance, democratic election and respect of term limits.

== Background ==

Issoufou, an ethnic Hausa, was born on 1 January 1952, in the town of Dandaji in Tahoua Department. An engineer by trade (Ingénieur Civil des Mines de St Etienne), he served as National Director of Mines from 1980 to 1985 before becoming Secretary-General of the Mining Company of Niger (SOMAIR). He is married to Aïssata Issoufou...

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Where they travelled

Niger   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • France23
  • Nigeria21
  • Burkina Faso14
  • Ivory Coast14
  • United States of America9
  • Senegal7
  • Ghana7
  • Chad6
  • Germany6
  • Mali5
  • Mauritania5
  • Belgium5

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations184
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs96
  • Trade and Economic Relations24
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism2
  • Security and Defense2
  • Development and Aid1

Activity by year

2011: 15 engagements2012: 18 engagements2013: 17 engagements2014: 16 engagements2015: 17 engagements2016: 18 engagements2017: 26 engagements2018: 12 engagements2019: 29 engagements2020: 11 engagements2021: 8 engagements2011201520202021

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2012-04-10SudanEconomics
2012-05-10Saudi ArabiaTrade Agreement
2013-02-16ChadHigh-level politics
2013-11-18BeninFunctional cooperation
2014-01-19SingaporeFunctional cooperation
2014-03-11TurkeyFunctional cooperation
2014-09-09United Arab EmiratesEconomics
2015-01-25AlgeriaFunctional cooperation
2015-09-22NigeriaHigh-level politics
2015-11-11MaltaFunctional cooperation
2017-01-07Saudi ArabiaTrade Agreement
2017-02-07QatarTrade Agreement
2017-10-15IndonesiaConsular Agreement
2018-03-21RwandaTrade Agreement
2018-07-23NigeriaFunctional cooperation
2018-12-10United Arab EmiratesFunctional cooperation
2019-05-26ChinaTrade Agreement
2019-10-22RussiaHigh-level politics

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2011-05-17VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2011-05-21VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2011-05-26 – 2011-05-27Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2011-05-28 – 2011-05-29VisitNigeria · Abuja
2011-06-13VisitMali · Bamako
2011-07-01Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2011-07-06 – 2011-07-10VisitFrance · Paris
2011-07-18VisitBenin · Cotonou
2011-07-26 – 2011-07-29Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2011-08-06 – 2011-08-07VisitChad · N'Djamena
2011-08-08 – 2011-08-09VisitNigeria · Abuja
2011-09-01Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2011-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2011-10-18Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2011-11-10 – 2011-11-11VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2012-02-13Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2012-02-17Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2012-03-12 – 2012-03-17Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2012-03-27 – 2012-03-29Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2012-04-09 – 2012-04-10VisitChad · N'Djamena
2012-04-10 – 2012-04-12VisitSudan · KhartoumAgreement signedEconomics
2012-04-23Visit SummitQatar · Doha
2012-05-03Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2012-05-10 – 2012-05-14VisitSaudi Arabia · RiyadhAgreement signedTrade Agreement
2012-06-08 – 2012-06-10VisitGuinea · Conakry
2012-06-10 – 2012-06-11VisitFrance · Paris
2012-06-11 – 2012-06-13VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2012-06-24VisitFrance · Paris
2012-06-29Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2012-07-06 – 2012-07-07Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2012-07-18 – 2012-07-23Visit SummitChina · Beijing
2012-08-09 – 2012-08-10VisitGhana · Accra
2012-11-15VisitFrance · Paris
2013-01-07VisitGhana · Accra
2013-01-19Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2013-02-16Visit SummitChad · N'DjamenaAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2013-02-27Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2013-03-03 – 2013-03-04VisitMauritania · Nouakchott
2013-05-08 – 2013-05-09VisitGermany · Berlin
2013-05-09 – 2013-05-12VisitFrance · Paris
Show all 187 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2013-05-12 – 2013-05-16VisitBelgium · Brussels
2013-05-16 – 2013-05-17VisitLuxembourg · Luxembourg
2013-06-23 – 2013-06-25Visit SummitCameroon · Yaoundé
2013-07-15 – 2013-07-18Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2013-09-18 – 2013-09-19Visit SummitMali · Bamako
2013-10-16 – 2013-10-17Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2013-10-24Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2013-11-11 – 2013-11-12Visit SummitKuwait · Kuwait City
2013-11-18VisitBenin · CotonouAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2013-12-06 – 2013-12-07Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2014-01-10 – 2014-01-11Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2014-01-19 – 2014-01-23VisitSingapore · SingaporeAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2014-02-05VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2014-03-11 – 2014-03-12VisitTurkey · AnkaraAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2014-03-28 – 2014-03-29Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2014-04-02 – 2014-04-03Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2014-05-17Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2014-08-04 – 2014-08-06Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2014-09-09Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu DhabiAgreement signedEconomics
2014-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2014-11-06Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2014-11-21 – 2014-11-22VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2014-11-21Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2014-11-29 – 2014-11-30Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2014-12-15Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2014-12-18 – 2014-12-19Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2015-01-07Visit SummitLiberia · Monrovia
2015-01-11VisitFrance · Paris
2015-01-25 – 2015-01-27VisitAlgeria · AlgiersAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2015-04-03 – 2015-04-04VisitUnited States of America · Washington
2015-05-10 – 2015-05-12VisitSaudi Arabia · Riyadh
2015-05-21VisitNigeria · Abuja
2015-05-26VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2015-05-29VisitNigeria · Abuja
2015-06-11Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2015-06-18 – 2015-06-21VisitJapan · Tokyo
2015-09-22Visit SummitNigeria · AbujaAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2015-10-28 – 2015-10-30Visit SummitIndia · New Delhi
2015-11-11 – 2015-11-12Visit SummitMalta · VallettaAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2015-12-01 – 2015-12-04Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2015-12-10 – 2015-12-12VisitBenin · Cotonou
2015-12-14VisitGuinea · Conakry
2015-12-28 – 2015-12-29VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2016-04-15 – 2016-04-16VisitRepublic of the Congo · Brazzaville
2016-05-11 – 2016-05-12VisitUganda · Kampala
2016-05-14Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2016-05-19VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2016-05-19VisitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2016-05-21 – 2016-05-22VisitQatar · Doha
2016-06-04Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2016-06-13 – 2016-06-16VisitFrance · Paris
2016-06-16 – 2016-06-17VisitGermany · Berlin
2016-07-17 – 2016-07-18Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2016-08-08VisitChad · N'Djamena
2016-09-19 – 2016-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2016-09-27VisitGabon · Libreville
2016-10-02 – 2016-10-04VisitNigeria · Abuja
2016-10-04 – 2016-10-07VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2016-11-26 – 2016-11-27Visit SummitMadagascar · Antananarivo
2016-12-14 – 2016-12-15Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2016-12-17Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2017-01-07 – 2017-01-13VisitSaudi Arabia · JeddahAgreement signedTrade Agreement
2017-01-13 – 2017-01-14Visit SummitMali · Bamako
2017-01-26 – 2017-01-31Visit SummitRepublic of the Congo · Brazzaville
2017-02-07 – 2017-02-09VisitQatar · DohaAgreement signedTrade Agreement
2017-03-07VisitSaudi Arabia · Riyadh
2017-03-14Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2017-03-31VisitFrance · Paris
2017-03-31 – 2017-04-01VisitItaly · Rome
2017-04-10Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2017-05-19 – 2017-05-21Visit SummitJordan · Amman
2017-05-25 – 2017-05-27Visit SummitItaly · Rome
2017-06-12 – 2017-06-13Visit SummitGermany · Berlin
2017-06-15VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2017-07-02Visit SummitMali · Bamako
2017-08-18VisitRwanda · Kigali
2017-08-24VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2017-08-28 – 2017-08-29Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2017-09-05VisitNigeria · Abuja
2017-09-10VisitGermany · Berlin
2017-09-18 – 2017-09-20Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2017-10-12 – 2017-10-15VisitAustralia · Canberra
2017-10-15 – 2017-10-17VisitIndonesia · JakartaAgreement signedConsular Agreement
2017-10-17VisitSudan · Khartoum
2017-11-15Visit SummitGermany · Bonn
2017-11-29 – 2017-11-30Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2017-12-12 – 2017-12-13Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2018-02-01 – 2018-02-03Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2018-03-21Visit SummitRwanda · KigaliAgreement signedTrade Agreement
2018-05-29Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2018-06-04VisitFrance · Paris
2018-06-05Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2018-07-02Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2018-07-23 – 2018-07-24VisitNigeria · AbujaAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2018-08-15VisitGermany · Berlin
2018-08-31 – 2018-09-04Visit SummitChina · Beijing
2018-10-11 – 2018-10-12Visit SummitArmenia · Yerevan
2018-11-10 – 2018-11-11VisitFrance · Paris
2018-12-10 – 2018-12-12VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu DhabiAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2019-02-04 – 2019-02-05Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2019-03-06VisitGhana · Accra
2019-04-01 – 2019-04-02VisitSenegal · Dakar
2019-04-06 – 2019-04-07VisitRwanda · Kigali
2019-04-13Visit SummitChad · N'Djamena
2019-05-01 – 2019-05-02Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2019-05-26 – 2019-05-28VisitChina · BeijingAgreement signedTrade Agreement
2019-06-27VisitTogo · Lomé
2019-06-28 – 2019-06-29Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2019-07-12Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2019-07-18VisitNigeria · Abuja
2019-07-31 – 2019-08-01VisitMauritania · Nouakchott
2019-08-27 – 2019-08-30Visit SummitJapan · Yokohama
2019-09-04Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2019-09-04 – 2019-09-05Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2019-09-06 – 2019-09-07VisitDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa
2019-09-12 – 2019-09-15Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2019-09-24Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2019-10-09 – 2019-10-10Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2019-10-10 – 2019-10-12Visit SummitGreece · Athens
2019-10-21 – 2019-10-22VisitJapan · Tokyo
2019-10-22 – 2019-10-23Visit SummitRussia · MoscowAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2019-10-23 – 2019-10-24Visit SummitAzerbaijan · Baku
2019-10-30 – 2019-11-03Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2019-11-10 – 2019-11-12Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2019-12-03 – 2019-12-05Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2019-12-11 – 2019-12-12Visit SummitEgypt · Cairo
2019-12-20VisitGabon · Libreville
2019-12-21Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2020-01-13Visit SummitFrance · Pau
2020-02-09 – 2020-02-10Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2020-02-21 – 2020-02-22Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2020-06-30 – 2020-07-01Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2020-07-23Visit SummitMali · Bamako
2020-09-15Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2020-09-24Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2020-09-30VisitGuinea-Bissau · Bissau
2020-11-02VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2020-12-14VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2020-12-28VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2021-01-07VisitGhana · Accra
2021-01-14 – 2021-01-21VisitFrance · Paris
2021-02-04 – 2021-02-05VisitRepublic of the Congo · Brazzaville
2021-02-09 – 2021-02-11VisitBelgium · Brussels
2021-02-14 – 2021-02-16Visit SummitChad · N'Djamena
2021-03-16VisitNigeria · Abuja
2021-03-23VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2021-03-27VisitTogo · Lomé

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Mahamadou Issoufou leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/mahamadou-issoufou.html]