- Updated January 15, 2026
Years Listed
Each shaded box corresponds to a year the country appeared on the CSPA list and what types of waivers it received, if any.
Niger appeared on the CSPA list in 2018. The U.S. president fully waived CSPA prohibitions against the provision of U.S. arms sales and military assistance to Niger, resulting in the provision of more than $33.1 million in arms sales and military assistance in FY2019. Specifically, the president waived more than $23 million in Direct Commercial Sales, more than $4.2 million in Excess Defense Articles, more than $1.3 million in International Military Education and Training, and more than $4.4 million in Section 1206 or Section 333 assistance.
The government of Niger was placed on the CSPA list in 2018 following its provision of material and logistical support to – and performance of coordinated military operations with – the Imghad Tuareg and Allies Self-Defense Group (GATIA), a Mali-based non-state armed group that recruited and used child soldiers during the same period.1Government of the United States, U.S. Department of State. “Niger,” in Trafficking in Persons Report 2019, https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report-2/niger/ (https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-Trafficking-in-Persons-Report.pdf). By May 2019, the government reportedly ended its support for GATIA and pressed the group to stop child soldier use and recruitment, and Niger was subsequently removed from the CSPA list in 2019.2Government of the United States, U.S. Department of State. “Niger – G. abuses in internal conflicts,” in 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/niger/.
For more information, see the U.S. State Department’s 2019, 2020, and 2024 Trafficking in Persons Reports and 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. More information on the situation in Niger can also be found in the UN Secretary-General’s 2024 annual report on Children and Armed Conflict.
Total Waived and Prohibited
Since the CSPA took effect.
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Country- and program-level data on the number and type of national interest waivers granted, as well as the amount of arms sales and military assistance waived.
