Nigerien Self-Management Party

The Nigerien Self-Management Party (commonly PNA-Al'ouma, French: Parti Nigérien pour l’Autogestion-Al'ouma) is a political party in Niger. The President of the party and only elected deputy to date is Sanoussi Jackou. Jackou was a former deputy and co-founder of the Democratic and Social Convention (CDS), which expelled him in 1996 when he chose to take up ministerial posts in the government of Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara. The PNA-Al'ouma was formed in early 1997.[1][2]

"Al'ouma", the party's nickname, is an Arabic language loan word meaning "Community" in Hausa.[3]

The PNA-Al'ouma contested the parliamentary election of 4 December 2004 in an alliance with the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, winning its first seat in the Nigerien National Assembly, held by Jackou.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sanoussi: Ni Sujet, Ni Vassal du PNDS", L'Action, N° 15, July 20, 2007, page 6 (French).
  2. ↑ Omar Kané, "Politique Vers une autre rénovation au CDS ?", Le Canard déchaîné, N° 266, April 2, 2007 (tamtaminfo.com) (French).
  3. ↑ Awde, Nicholas (1996). Hausa-English/English-Hausa Dictionary. New York: HIPPOCRENE BOOKS. ISBN 0-7818-0426-4. p.5


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