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Niger
Niger launched a biometric AES national ID card in March 2026, mandatory from age 15, under a 15-year concession signed in 2025. The regional bank is preparing an e-CFA; Niger has no national CBDC.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Niger
- Program
- CNIB-AES (biometric national identity card)
- Status
- Not confirmed
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
President Tiani launched the card in March 2026. It is a polycarbonate chip card valid 10 years, mandatory from age 15, shared with the Alliance of Sahel States (after Burkina Faso). A 15-year public-private concession for ID and e-passports was signed in June 2025.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Research
- Name
- e-CFA (regional)
Niger has no national CBDC. The BCEAO is preparing a regional e-CFA; no launch date has been confirmed.
UN and WHO
How Niger has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 49.6 · rank 160 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 3
Sovereignty score
How the 0 adds up
- 0No tracked actions either way.
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.