| National Gendarmerie of Niger Gendarmerie Nationale Nigérienne | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1962 |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Niger |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Defense |
The Gendarmerie Nationale (French: Gendarmerie Nationale Nigérienne) is the national gendarmerie of Niger. The Gendarmerie Nationale are under the Niger Armed Forces and report to the Ministry of Defense. They are responsible for law enforcement in rural areas. Niger's civilian police force, the National Police, is a separate agency under the Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization, and are responsible for policing in urban areas.
The Gendarmerie Nationale numbers approximately 3,700 members. The Gendarmerie Nationale is modeled on the National Gendarmerie of its former colonial power, France.[1][2] As a paramilitary, it is uniformed, ranked and trained in military fashion.
The Gendarmerie Nationale sponsors a semi-professional football club, Union Sportive de la Gendarmerie Nationale, which plays in the Super Ligue.
- ^ Framework partnership document France - Niger (2006-2010) Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France), 2006. DOSSIER NIGER: Les forces armées nigériennes (FAN), Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France), 2003.
- ^ La Mission de Coopération Militaire et de Défense Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Embassy of France in Niamey. 2008.