The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration of the Government of Niger (var.
The Foreign Ministry is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, a political appointment who sits in the Council of Ministers of Niger, reporting directly to the President of Niger.
Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré has held the post since 2023.
[1] Overseen by the Minister and his office is the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Multilateral contacts with the African Union and other African bodies are overseen by the Directorate of African Union and Integration, while the Directorate of United Nations and International Organisations oversees missions to the United Nations (and Niger's Consulate in New York) and other bodies (such as Unesco).