Fatima Djibo Sidikou is a Nigerien diplomat. Having served in a variety of diplomatic posts in the United States and at the United Nations Office at Geneva, she most recently served as Niger's ambassador to Senegal from 2019 to 2022.
Fatima Djibo Sidikou | |
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| Niger Ambassador to Senegal | |
| In office January 2019 – 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerien |
| Spouse | Maman Sambo Sidikou |
| Occupation | diplomat |
Career
editSidikou first joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983.[1]
From 2002 to 2012 she worked at the Nigerien Embassy in the United States, where she served as first counselor and chargé d'affaires.[1][2] She also helped represent Niger at UNESCO from 2007 to 2012.[1]
She became president of the Association of Pastoralists in Niger in 2012. The following year, she took over leadership of the Permanent Secretariat of the Rural Code, which supports agricultural producers.[3]
Sidikou was appointed permanent representative of Niger to the United Nations Office at Geneva in 2015.[1] She has also simultaneously served as Nigerien ambassador to Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein.[1][4]
In 2019, she succeeded the late Hassane Kounou as Niger's ambassador to Senegal.[5][6][7][8] She was later also accredited to represent her country in Guinea-Bissau in 2021.[9] In 2022, she was replaced by Ambassador Abbami Ari.[10]
Personal life
editA Fulani, Sidikou is from a pastoralist community in northern Niger.[3] She is married to fellow diplomat Maman Sambo Sidikou.[11][12] They have two children.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "LA NOUVELLE REPRÉSENTANTE PERMANENTE DU NIGER PRÉSENTE SES LETTRES DE CRÉANCE". Tamtam Info (in French). 2015-10-04. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Sidikou, Maman S." AllGov. 2012. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ a b "Interview with Fatima Sidikou". Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Meet the New Ambassador of the Republic of Niger to Austria: H.E. Ms. Fatima Sidikou". Vindobona. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Diplomatie : L'ambassadeur du Niger au Sénégal présente ses lettres de créances au Président Macky Sall". Le Sahel (in French). 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Ces nouveaux ambassadeurs du Niger nommés aux Etats-Unis, au Sénégal et en Afrique du Sud". Niamey et les 2 jours (in French). 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "COMMUNIQUE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU VENDREDI 28 DÉCEMBRE 2018". Agence Nigérienne de Presse (in French). 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Six nouveaux ambassadeurs ont été nommés". Jeunesse Info (in French). 2018-12-28. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Présentation de lettre de créance". Republique du Niger Ambassade du Niger au Senegal (in French). 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Diplomatie : L'Ambassadeur Du Niger Au Sénégal Présente Ses Lettres De Créances Au Président Macky Sall". Republique du Niger Ambassade du Niger au Senegal (in French). 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Ambassador from Niger: Who Is Maman S. Sidikou?". AllGov. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Ambassador's Directory 2014". Washington Life Magazine. October 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ Easton, Peter (September 2014). "Ambassador Maman Sidikou Accepts New Assignment with the African Union" (PDF). The Camel Express. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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