Abdou Moumouni Dioffo

Born in [[Tessaoua]], [[Niger]], to an aristocratic [[Zarma people|Zarma]] family originally from [[Kirtachi]], Dioffo completed his early education at [[Zinder]] Regional School and Niamey Primary School. Subsequently, he pursued his academic path in [[Senegal]], attending the [[École normale supérieure William Ponty|École William Ponty]] in Sébikotane from 1944 to 1947 and later the ''Lycée Van Hollenhoven'' in [[Dakar]].<ref>{{Citation |last=|first=|year=2021|title= Savez-vous que l'un des spécialistes mondiaux de l'énergie solaire est un Nigérien? |publication-place=Nigerdiaspora.net |page= |url= https://nigerdiaspora.net/index.php/33-societe/12229-savez-vous-que-l-un-des-specialistes-mondiaux-de-l-energie-solaire-est-un-nigerien |access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> Dioffo then pursued higher education in [[Paris]], embarking on preparatory studies for the [[grande écoles]] at the [[Lycée Saint-Louis]] from 1949 to 1951.

Born in [[Tessaoua]], [[Niger]], to an aristocratic [[Zarma people|Zarma]] family originally from [[Kirtachi]], Dioffo completed his early education at [[Zinder]] Regional School and Niamey Primary School. Subsequently, he pursued his academic path in [[Senegal]], attending the [[École normale supérieure William Ponty|École William Ponty]] in Sébikotane from 1944 to 1947 and later the ''Lycée Van Hollenhoven'' in [[Dakar]].<ref>{{Citation |last=|first=|year=2021|title= Savez-vous que l'un des spécialistes mondiaux de l'énergie solaire est un Nigérien? |publication-place=Nigerdiaspora.net |page= |url= https://nigerdiaspora.net/index.php/33-societe/12229-savez-vous-que-l-un-des-specialistes-mondiaux-de-l-energie-solaire-est-un-nigerien |access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> Dioffo then pursued higher education in [[Paris]], embarking on preparatory studies for the [[grande écoles]] at the [[Lycée Saint-Louis]] from 1949 to 1951.

He obtained a bachelor's degree in [[Physical Sciences]] in 1953, a [[Graduate diploma|Graduate Diploma]] in 1954 and untimately a State Doctorate in physical sciences in 1967 at the [[Sorbonne University]] in Paris, complemented by a scholarship from the [[Academy of Sciences of the USSR]] from 1962 to 1964.<ref>{{Citation |last=Doudou|first=Salamatou|year=2018|title= Biographie d’Abdou Moumouni Dioffo : " Aime! Souffre! Potasse! " |publication-place= scienceetbiencommun.pressbooks |page= |url= https://scienceetbiencommun.pressbooks.pub/educationmoumouni/back-matter/biographie-dabdou-moumouni-dioffo-%E2%80%89aime-souffre-potasse%E2%80%89/ |access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref>

He obtained a bachelor's degree in [[Physical Sciences]] in 1953, a [[Graduate diploma|Graduate Diploma]] in 1954 and ultimately a State Doctorate in physical sciences in 1967 at the [[Sorbonne University]] in Paris, complemented by a scholarship from the [[Academy of Sciences of the USSR]] from 1962 to 1964.<ref>{{Citation |last=Doudou|first=Salamatou|year=2018|title= Biographie d’Abdou Moumouni Dioffo : " Aime! Souffre! Potasse! " |publication-place= scienceetbiencommun.pressbooks |page= |url= https://scienceetbiencommun.pressbooks.pub/educationmoumouni/back-matter/biographie-dabdou-moumouni-dioffo-%E2%80%89aime-souffre-potasse%E2%80%89/ |access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref>

==Professional career==

==Professional career==