Fatima Djibo Sidikou Explained

Fatima Djibo Sidikou
Ambassador From:Niger
Country:Senegal
Term Start:January 2019
Term End:2022
Nationality:Nigerien
Spouse:Maman Sambo Sidikou
Occupation:diplomat

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.

Career

Sidikou 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.[2] She also helped represent Niger at UNESCO from 2007 to 2012.

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. She has also simultaneously served as Nigerien ambassador to Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein.[4]

In 2019, she succeeded the late 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

A Fulani, Sidikou is from a pastoralist community in northern Niger. She is married to fellow diplomat Maman Sambo Sidikou.[11] [12] They have two children.[13]

References

  1. Web site: 2015-10-04. LA NOUVELLE REPRÉSENTANTE PERMANENTE DU NIGER PRÉSENTE SES LETTRES DE CRÉANCE. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205043743/http://www.tamtaminfo.com/la-nouvelle-representante-permanente-du-niger-presente-ses-lettres-de-creance/. 2016-02-05. Tamtam Info. fr.
  2. Web site: 2012. Sidikou, Maman S.. 2021-02-11. AllGov.
  3. Web site: 2013-10-09. Interview with Fatima Sidikou. 2021-02-11. Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. en.
  4. Web site: 2018-01-09. Meet the New Ambassador of the Republic of Niger to Austria: H.E. Ms. Fatima Sidikou. 2021-02-11. Vindobona. en.
  5. Web site: 2019-10-14. Diplomatie : L'ambassadeur du Niger au Sénégal présente ses lettres de créances au Président Macky Sall. 2021-02-11. Le Sahel. fr-FR.
  6. Web site: 2019-01-10. Ces nouveaux ambassadeurs du Niger nommés aux Etats-Unis, au Sénégal et en Afrique du Sud. 2021-02-11. Niamey et les 2 jours. fr-fr.
  7. Web site: 2018-12-28. COMMUNIQUE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU VENDREDI 28 DÉCEMBRE 2018. 2021-02-11. Agence Nigérienne de Presse. fr.
  8. Web site: 2018-12-28. Six nouveaux ambassadeurs ont été nommés. 2021-02-11. Jeunesse Info. fr-FR. 2021-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518010040/https://www.jeunessinfo.com/six-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-ont-ete-nommes/. dead.
  9. Web site: 2021-02-19 . Présentation de lettre de créance . 2024-04-23 . Republique du Niger Ambassade du Niger au Senegal . fr.
  10. Web site: 2022-04-22 . Diplomatie : L’Ambassadeur Du Niger Au Sénégal Présente Ses Lettres De Créances Au Président Macky Sall. . 2024-04-23 . Republique du Niger Ambassade du Niger au Senegal . fr.
  11. Web site: 2012-03-04. Ambassador from Niger: Who Is Maman S. Sidikou?. 2021-02-11. AllGov.
  12. Web site: October 2014. Ambassador's Directory 2014. 2021-02-11. Washington Life Magazine. en-US.
  13. News: Easton. Peter. September 2014. Ambassador Maman Sidikou Accepts New Assignment with the African Union. The Camel Express. 2021-02-11.

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