Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Niger)

The Union for Democracy and Social Progress (French: Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, UDPS-Amana) is a centrist political party in Niger. With its support base in the Tuareg people of northern Niger, the party's history is tied to that of the Tuareg rights movements which surrounded the Tuareg insurgencies of 1990–95 and 2007–09.^[1]^[2] Its slogan, "Amana", is a Hausa language word for "Trust"^[3]

^ Jibrin Ibrahim. Political Exclusion, Democratization and Dynamics of Ethnicity in Niger. Africa Today, Vol. 41, No. 3, Electoral Successes: Harbingers of Hope? (3rd Qtr., 1994), pp. 15-39.
^ Electoral assistance program in Niger : legislative elections, January 12, 1995 -- debriefing and analysis National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
^ Ibrahim(1999), p. 201.

[1] Jibrin Ibrahim. Political Exclusion, Democratization and Dynamics of Ethnicity in Niger. Africa Today, Vol. 41, No. 3, Electoral Successes: Harbingers of Hope? (3rd Qtr., 1994), pp. 15-39.

[2] Electoral assistance program in Niger : legislative elections, January 12, 1995 -- debriefing and analysis National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

[3] Ibrahim(1999), p. 201.

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