Boubacar Soumana Garanké is a seasoned senior officer from the Military Engineering Corps and an expert in civil defence, risk management, humanitarian demining, and emergency response. As graduate of the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (Germany), he brings over two decades of service in Nigerien Army, where he has held high-level operational, technical, and strategic responsibilities both nationally and internationally.As former Regional Director of Civil Defence of Niamey and Deputy Commander of the National Firefighters Brigade, he has also served in United Nations peacekeeping missions. Since April 2024, Colonel Boubacar Soumana Garanké serves as the Administrator Delegate of the City of Niamey, responsible for municipal coordination, urban governance, and the strategic steering of local development projects.