The Sultan of Damagaram (Zinder) in Niger, H.M. Sultan Aboubacar Oumarou Sanda, paid a visit to IRCICA Director General Prof. Mahmud Erol Kılıç at IRCICA, on 2 July 2025. The Sultan was accompanied by Mr. Hassan Adamou, Director of Cabinet, and Mr. Mansour Elh Amani, Traditional Mayor. The Assistant Director General of IRCICA Prof. Aboubacar Abdullah Senghore was present at the meeting. Director General Prof. Kılıç briefed the Sultan Sanda about IRCICA’s cooperation with Niger including the history congress organized jointly with Abdou Moumouni University (Niamey) in 2018. Director General Kılıç said that the Ottoman Archive in Istanbul contains numerous historical documents about relations entertained between the Ottoman State and the Sultanate of Zinder in the past centuries. The Sultan gave highlights of the history and international relations of Zinder. The meeting concluded with intentions to maintain contacts and collaboration for scholarly studies.
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