Ms. Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane (born 14 October 1959)[1][2] is a Nigerien diplomat, an international and constitutional lawyer who served as the United Nations' Special Representative for Côte d'Ivoire and Head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) from 2013 to 2017.

Previously she was Deputy Joint Special Representative (Political) in the African Union and United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur Sudan (UNAMID) from 2011 to 2012.

Mindaoudou was made an exception because it was considered important to maintain continuity in the conduct of foreign affairs.

[6] Mindaoudou's term as foreign minister ended in March 2010 when the transitional cabinet of Mahamadou Danda took office.

[7] In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Mindaoudou as co-chair (alongside Julienne Lusenge) of a seven-person independent commission to investigate claims of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers during the 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).