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Military and security forces Niger, in 36 editions.
The entry for Niger published Military and security forces in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 22 editions. Each is shown as published. Military and security forces in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 22
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Branches” (1990 to 1996), “Military branches” (1997 to 2018) and “Military and security forces” (2019 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary Gendarmerie,
- paramilitary Republican Guard,
- paramilitary Presidential Guard,
- paramilitary National Police
Army, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, paramilitary Republican Guard, paramilitary Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Police
Published as “Branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- Gendarmerie,
- Republican National Guard,
- National police
Army, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, paramilitary Republican Guard, paramilitary Presidential National Guard, paramilitary National Police police
The same text in 1993 and 1994.
Published as “Branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- Gendarmerie,
- National Police,
- Republican Guard
Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican National Guard, National police Police, Republican Guard
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
Published as “Branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Republican Guard,
- National Police
Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Police, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard Guard,
National Police
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Military branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Republican Guard,
- National Police
Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard,
Guard, National Police
Published as “Military branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Republican Guard,
- National Police
Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican
Republican Guard, National Police
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
Published as “Military branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Republican Guard,
- National Police
Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie,
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Military branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- Gendarmerie,
- National Intervention and Security Force
Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police Intervention and Security Force
Published as “Military branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- National Intervention and Security Force
Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force
Published as “Military branches”
- Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN):
- Army, National Air Force (2005)
Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Air Force (2005)
Published as “Military branches”
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)
Niger Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)
Published as “Military branches”
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (2007)
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Niger Air Force (2005) (2007)
Published as “Military branches”
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2008)
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (2007) (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2008)
Published as “Military branches”
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2009)
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2008) (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2010 to 2012.
Published as “Military branches”
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2010)
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2009) (2010)
The same text in 6 editions, 2013 to 2018.
Published as “Military branches”
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2012)
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2010) (2012)
- Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger), Niger Gendarmerie (GN);
- Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN) (2019)
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2012) Niger), Niger Gendarmerie (GN); Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN) (2019)
- Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN);
- Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management) (2020)
note: the Gendarmerie is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and has primary responsibility for rural security; the National Guard is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings
Rewritten: too little of the 2019 text remains to mark the changes.
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN); Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management) (2020)
note: the Gendarmerie is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and has primary responsibility for rural security; the National Guard is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings
- Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN);
- Ministry of Interior, Public Security, Decentralization, and Customary and Religious Affairs: Niger National Guard (GNN; aka Republican Guard), National Police (includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management) (2021)
- note - the Gendarmerie is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and has primary responsibility for rural security;
- the National Guard is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN); Ministry of Interior: Interior, Public Security, Decentralization, and Customary and Religious Affairs: Niger National Guard (GNN), (GNN; aka Republican Guard), National Police (includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management) (2020) (2021)note: note - the Gendarmerie is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and has primary responsibility for rural security; the National Guard is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings
- Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN);
- Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2022)
note 1: the Gendarmerie has primary responsibility for rural security; the National Guard is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings
note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management
note 3: the National Guard was formerly known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN); Ministry of Interior, Public Security, Decentralization, and Customary and Religious Affairs: Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN; aka Republican Guard), (GNN), National Police (includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management) (2021) (2022)
note - 1: the Gendarmerie is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and has primary responsibility for rural security; the National Guard is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings
note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management
note 3: the National Guard was formerly known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN)
- Ministry of Interior:
- Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2023)
note 1: the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings; the GNN in past years was known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security and the Republican Guard
note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN); (GN)
Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2022) (2023)
note 1: the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security; security while the National Guard GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings buildings; the GNN in past years was known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security and the Republican Guard
note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management
note 3: the National Guard was formerly known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN)
- Ministry of Interior:
- Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2024)
note 1: the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings; the GNN in past years was known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security and the Republican Guard
note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN)
Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2023) (2024)
note 1: the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings; the GNN in past years was known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security and the Republican Guard
note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie
Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization: Niger National Guard, National Police (2025)
note 1: the Niger Gendarmerie (GN) and the Niger National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings
note 2: the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance under the National Police is charged with border management
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN)
Ministry of Interior: Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization: Niger National Guard (GNN), Guard, National Police (2024) (2025)
note 1: the Niger Gendarmerie (GN) and the Niger National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings; the GNN in past years was known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security and the Republican Guard buildings
note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which Surveillance under the National Police is charged with border management
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Niger: Military and security forces.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/niger/military-and-security-forces.