title: 2018 in Niger
text: # 2018 in Niger
  
  This article lists events from the year 2018 in Niger.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Mahamadou Issoufou
  * Prime Minister: Brigi Rafini
  
  ## Events
  
  ### Sports
  
  * 2018 Niger Cup
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 20 February – Lucien Bouchardeau, football referee (b. 1961).
  * 4 July – Boukary Adji, politician, Prime Minister 1996 (b. 1939) .
  * 29 October – Mariama Keïta, journalist and feminist activist (b. 1946).
  * 21 November – Mamane Barka, musician (b. 1958/1959).
  