National Guard of Niger

Nigerien National Guard
*Garde Nationale du Niger*
Nigerien National Guard; Garde Nationale du Niger
Abbreviation	GNN
Agency overview
Preceding agencies	Forces Nationales d'Intervention et Securite (1997–2011); Garde Republicaine (1963–1997);
Employees	c. 3,200
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Niger
Constituting instrument	Ordinance No 201-61 of October 7, 2010;
General nature	Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdictions	Paramilitary law enforcement, counter insurgency, and riot control.; National border patrol, security, and integrity.;
Operational structure
Agency executive	Chef d'escadron Oumarou Tawayé, Superior Commander of the National Guard;
Parent agency	Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization

The Nigerien National Guard (French: Garde Nationale du Niger), formerly known as the Forces Nationales d’Intervention et de Securité (1997–2011)^[1]^[2] and Garde Republicaine (1963–1997),^[2] is a paramilitary corps of the Armed Forces of Niger under the control of the Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization. It is headed by the superior commander of the national guard.

^ Historical Dictionary of Niger pp. 244
^ ^a ^b [1] Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Gouvernance du secteur de la sécurité en Afrique de l’Ouest: les défis à relever – Le Niger