Niger

Overview

Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest.

Niger is a member of the ITU and as such follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-1. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the Ministère des Postes, des Télécommunications et de l'Economie Numérique, and the Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications et de la Poste is charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.