Sadou Soloké

Sadou Soloké is the Governor of the Agadez Region, Niger.[1][2]

Political positions

Soloké has stated that the government supports reopening the Djado Plateau for gold mining, with additional regulations.[3]

Penney, Joe (February 27, 2018). "U.S. Military Opened Secretive Drone Base to Visitors (After The Intercept Wrote About It)". The Intercept. The governor of Agadez, Sadou Soloké[...]
Tinti, Peter (February 11, 2018). "A Dangerous Immigration Crackdown in West Africa". The Atlantic.
Tinti, Peter (January 11, 2018). "Niger's Gold Rush Has Turned Bandits into Barons". Vice Media. The region's governor, Sadou Soloké, says the government wants to reopen Djado to the public in an organized and regulated manner, but rumors abound that foreign companies are working to secure permits, which activists are already comparing to the deals that allowed French and Chinese companies to corner the uranium and oil markets in Niger.

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