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Decentralization/Federalism – 2002

Further bills were passed in 2002. “The National Assembly passed in June 2002 a series of decentralization bills. As a first step, administrative powers have been distributed among 265 communes (local councils); in later stages, regions and departments will be established as decentralized entities. A new electoral code was adopted to reflect the decentralization context. The country is currently divided into 8 regions, which are subdivided into 36 districts (departments). The chief administrators in each region (Governor) and department (Prefect) are appointed by the government and function primarily as the local agents of the central authorities.”¹“Municipal & Community Development Project: Pre-Departure Country & Technical Training 2007,” Peace Crops-Niger, 2007, accessed August 18, 2010, http://niger.peacecorps.gov/pdfs/pre-departure_training_mcd_final.pdf.[/…