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Official Language and Symbol – 1998

According to the U.S. State department human rights reports, the government owned “radio Voix du Sahel transmits 14 hours per day, providing news and other programs in French, Hausa, Zarma, Tamashek, Fulfulde (also known as Fulani or Peuhl), Kanouri and several other local languages.” Several other private radio stations also featured news programs in local languages including Zarma and Hausa.¹

There are no reports of publications in these languages by the government or in support of the government. The Niger government published a daily newspaper in French.

1. “Niger Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998,” US State Department, 1999.