Maman Sambo Sidikou

Maman Sambo Sidikou (born 1949) is a diplomat and a former Nigerien politician. He is currently the high representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel. From 2011 to 2014, he served as Niger's ambassador to the United States, he oversaw U.N. peacekeeping efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2015 to 2018, and from 2018 to 2021 he served as executive secretary of the G5 Sahel.

Career Sidikou was initially trained as a journalist, then entered government service in 1976. He has primarily been involved in Niger's diplomatic efforts, although he has also served on the staffs of the president and prime minister, and in the country's Ministry of Information. In 2021, he left this post and was appointed the high representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel.

He holds a PhD in education from Florida State University.