ANFICT offers condolences to Tiani after his father’s death
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journal du Niger
Niger’s National Agency for Financing Local Authorities (ANFICT) offered its condolences to Abdourahamane Tiani following the death of his father, El Hadji Tiani Hassane. A delegation led by its director general, Mounkaila Djibo Abdou, travelled to Toukounous on Tuesday, according to Journal du Niger.
The National Agency for Financing Local Authorities (ANFICT), which finances Nigerien local authorities, offered its condolences to President Abdourahamane Tiani following the death of his father, El Hadji Tiani Hassane. A delegation led by its director general, Mounkaila Djibo Abdou, travelled on Tuesday 10 November to Toukounous, in Filingué department, according to Journal du Niger.
Since the announcement of the death, numerous personalities, administrative authorities, heads of institutions and community notables have travelled to Toukounous to express their sympathy to the family. These visits are part of the tradition of solidarity observed during periods of mourning in Niger.
The visit took place on the same day that a Malian delegation also offered its condolences in Niamey. The president’s father had been buried in Toukounous on 8 November.
Update of 11 November 2026: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called his Nigerien counterpart Abdourahamane Tiani on 9 November 2026 to offer his condolences following the death of Elhadj Tiani Hassane, the head of state’s father. Read: Erdoğan offers condolences to Tiani after his father’s death.
