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Key Facts: Niger EFJN Magistrature Exam

100 places

Places offered in the March 2026 session, which drew 1,224 candidates

Le Sahel (ONEP), 17 March 2026

4 papers

Written papers sat over two days in the 2022 session

Le Sahel (ONEP), 10 January 2022

21–43 years

Age range for candidates to the concours direct

Loi n° 2018-36, Article 25 (as amended by Loi n° 2019-77)

2 years

Training of auditeurs de justice at the EFJN

Le Sahel (ONEP), 20 March 2023

Independent English-language practice for Niger's EFJN entrance concours for trainee magistrates (auditeurs de justice). Questions cover criminal law and procedure, civil law and procedure, administrative law and judicial organization; the real concours is a written exam in French.

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1Article 4 of the Niger Penal Code provides that no contravention, délit or crime may be punished with penalties the law did not provide before it was committed, and that criminal law is to be interpreted strictly. Which principle does this article state?
A.The principle that criminal liability is personal (nul n'est responsable pénalement que de son propre fait)
B.The presumption of innocence of every person who is prosecuted
C.The principle of legality of offences and penalties (légalité criminelle)
D.The principle of discretionary prosecution (opportunité des poursuites)
Explanation: Article 4 of the Penal Code (Loi n° 61-27, as amended by Loi n° 2003-25) states the legality principle: no offence may be punished with a penalty the law did not provide before the act, and penal law is of strict interpretation. It rules out retroactive heavier penalties and punishment by analogy.
2Under Article 1 of the Niger Penal Code, what determines whether an offence is a contravention, a délit or a crime?
A.The penalty the law attaches: police, correctional, or afflictive and infamous
B.Whether the offender acted intentionally or only through negligence
C.Whether the harm was done to a person or only to property
D.The court that the procureur de la République decides to seize for the trial of the case
Explanation: Article 1 classifies offences by the penalty the law provides: peines de simple police make a contravention, peines correctionnelles a délit, and a peine afflictive et infamante a crime. Article 5 lists the afflictive penalties (death, life imprisonment, 10 to 30 years), and Article 6 sets correctional imprisonment at more than 30 days and less than 10 years.
3Under Articles 2 and 3 of the Niger Penal Code, when is an attempt punishable?
A.Any attempt at a crime or a délit, as soon as the offender has acquired the means needed to commit it
B.An attempted crime, but only if the intended result could physically have been achieved
C.An attempted crime, even if the offender voluntarily gave up after starting to carry it out
D.A begun crime halted only by outside circumstances; an attempted délit only where a text says so
Explanation: Article 2 treats as the crime itself any attempt shown by a commencement d'exécution that was suspended or failed only because of circumstances independent of the offender's will, even where the goal was impossible because of a fact the offender did not know. Article 3 makes attempted délits punishable only where a special provision of law says so.
4Which situation best fits légitime défense under Articles 43 and 44 of the Niger Penal Code?
A.Shooting a burglar hours later in the street to recover the stolen goods
B.Using necessary force to repel an unjust attack under way against a third person
C.Setting a lethal trap in an empty warehouse to deter future night-time thefts by intruders
D.Striking, the next morning, a neighbour who insulted you the evening before
Explanation: Article 43 provides that there is no offence when the act was commanded by the actual necessity (nécessité actuelle) of the legitimate defence of oneself or of another. Article 44 adds two presumed cases: repelling at night the climbing or breaking of the fences or entrance of an inhabited house, and defending oneself against the authors of thefts or pillage carried out with violence. Doctrine also requires the defence to be proportionate to the attack.
5Under Article 45 of the Niger Penal Code, what is the criminal position of a child under thirteen years of age?
A.The child is criminally irresponsible (pénalement irresponsable)
B.The child is liable but receives only half the penalty an adult would incur
C.The child is acquitted only if the court finds the child acted without discernment
D.The child can be tried only for crimes, before the juge des mineurs
Explanation: Article 45 states that a minor under thirteen is criminally irresponsible. For minors under eighteen, Article 46 provides acquittal, with protective, assistance or re-education measures, if they acted without discernment, and Article 47 reduces the penalty if they acted with discernment (for example, half the correctional or police penalty).
6Under Article 42 of the Niger Penal Code, when is a person who acts on the instruction of a legitimate authority not criminally responsible?
A.Whenever the order came from a hierarchical superior, without exception
B.Only if the order was given in writing and countersigned by the Minister
C.When the act was recommended by the legitimate authority, unless it is manifestly illegal
D.Only if the subordinate first reported the order in writing to the procureur de la République
Explanation: Article 42 (Loi n° 2003-25) provides that a person who performs an act prescribed or authorized by legislative or regulatory provisions is not criminally responsible, nor is a person who performs an act recommended by the legitimate authority, unless the act is manifestly illegal. A manifestly illegal order cannot justify the offence.
7Under Articles 48 and 49 of the Niger Penal Code, which person is a punishable accomplice (complice) to a délit?
A.A person who, without any prior agreement, later hid the money or goods obtained by the délit
B.A person whose negligence unknowingly made the délit easier to commit
C.A person who merely approved of the délit after learning of it
D.A person who knowingly aided or assisted the author in preparing or committing it
Explanation: Article 49 makes accomplices of those who provoked the act by gifts, promises, threats, abuse of authority or culpable artifice, or gave instructions for it; those who knowingly (avec connaissance) aided or assisted the author in the acts that prepared, facilitated or completed it; and those who procured weapons or other means knowing they would be used. Article 48 punishes accomplices of a crime or délit with the same penalty as the author, unless the law provides otherwise.
8Under Article 41 of the Niger Penal Code, what is the effect of the accused's insanity (état de démence) at the time of the act?
A.The accused is convicted, but mitigating circumstances must be granted
B.There is no crime, délit or contravention
C.The offence is excused and the penalty reduced under Article 51
D.It is relevant only if the insanity still exists on the day of trial
Explanation: Article 41 (Loi n° 2003-25) provides that there is neither crime, délit nor contravention when the accused was in a state of insanity at the time of the act, or was constrained by a force they could not resist. Insanity is a cause of non-imputability, so no conviction is possible.
9Under Article 55 of the Niger Penal Code, what penalty is pronounced when a person is convicted of several crimes or délits?
A.The penalties for each offence are added together, up to thirty years
B.Only the most severe penalty is pronounced
C.Each penalty is pronounced separately, to be served concurrently
D.The penalty for the most serious offence is increased by half
Explanation: Article 55 provides: 'En cas de conviction de plusieurs crimes ou délits, la peine la plus forte sera seule prononcée.' The court does not add penalties together; it pronounces only the single most severe penalty.
10Under Articles 7 to 9 of the Niger Code of Criminal Procedure, what is the limitation period for the public action in respect of a crime?
A.One full year from the day the offence was committed
B.Three full years from the day the offence was committed
C.Twenty full years from the offence, and acts of investigation do not interrupt the period
D.Ten full years from the offence or from the last act of investigation or prosecution
Explanation: Article 7 sets the limitation for crimes at ten full years from the day the crime was committed if no act of instruction or prosecution took place in that interval; if such acts occurred, it runs ten years from the last act. Article 8 sets three years for délits and Article 9 one year for contraventions, under the same rules.

About the Niger EFJN Magistrature Exam

The concours direct d'entrée à l'EFJN (Section Magistrature) is Niger's competitive entrance examination for auditeurs de justice, the trainee magistrates who become judges and prosecutors. The EFJN was created by Décret n° 2015-583/PRN/MJ of 10 November 2015 to train magistrates and other justice professions. Under the Statut de la magistrature, candidates must be Nigerien, aged 21 to 43, and hold a maîtrise or master's degree in law. Recent sessions tested criminal law and procedure, civil law, administrative law and general culture in written French papers.

Exam sponsor: Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l'Homme (Niger) / École de Formation Judiciaire du Niger (EFJN). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The Ministry of Justice organizes the concours direct to recruit auditeurs de justice under Article 25 of the Statut de la magistrature (Loi n° 2018-36, as amended in 2019), with session details set by arrêté of the Minister. The 2022 session had four written papers over two days: procédure pénale, droit administratif, droit civil and culture générale; the 2024 and 2026 sessions opened with a droit pénal paper. The papers are in French. Successful candidates train at the EFJN in Niamey (state media report two years) before integration as judges or prosecutors. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ revision aid and does not simulate the written papers.

Time Limit

Not published; the 2022 session ran four written papers over two days.

Passing Score

Competitive ranking for the places opened (100 in 2026; 50 in 2024, 2023 and 2022); no pass mark is published.

Exam / Certification Fees

not-published

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Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

28 of this practice bank's 101 questions

Droit pénal et procédure pénale

Penal Code general principles and the Code of Criminal Procedure: prescription, judicial police, garde à vue, flagrancy, instruction, detention, appeals and cassation.

28 of this practice bank's 101 questions

Droit civil, procédure civile et voies d'exécution OHADA

Contracts, civil liability, proof, property and sale; the Code de procédure civile (Loi n° 2015-23); and the revised OHADA AUPSRVE of 2023.

24 of this practice bank's 101 questions

Droit administratif et contentieux administratif

Administrative acts and contracts, public service and police, administrative liability, the recours pour excès de pouvoir and the Cour d'État's jurisdiction.

21 of this practice bank's 101 questions

Organisation judiciaire, statut des magistrats et culture générale juridique

Court organization (Loi n° 2018-37), the Statut de la magistrature (Loi n° 2018-36), the CSM, ethics and discipline, OHADA, UEMOA and human-rights instruments.

Preparing for the Niger EFJN Magistrature Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Competitive ranking for the places opened (100 in 2026; 50 in 2024, 2023 and 2022); no pass mark is published.
  • Assessment: The Ministry of Justice organizes the concours direct to recruit auditeurs de justice under Article 25 of the Statut de la magistrature (Loi n° 2018-36, as amended in 2019), with session details set by arrêté of the Minister. The 2022 session had four written papers over two days: procédure pénale, droit administratif, droit civil and culture générale; the 2024 and 2026 sessions opened with a droit pénal paper. The papers are in French. Successful candidates train at the EFJN in Niamey (state media report two years) before integration as judges or prosecutors. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ revision aid and does not simulate the written papers.
  • Time limit: Not published; the 2022 session ran four written papers over two days.
  • Exam / certification fees: not-published Official sources

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Niger EFJN Magistrature: Suggested Study Strategy

1Learn the Code of Criminal Procedure time limits: garde à vue of 48 hours plus one 48-hour written extension (Art. 59), searches from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Art. 54), release requests decided within 10 days (Art. 134), and appeals of 10 days, or 3 months for the procureur général (Arts. 486 and 495).
2Know the Code de procédure civile (Loi n° 2015-23): the one-month appeal period runs from pronouncement for contradictory judgments (Art. 520), and nullity for a defect of form requires proof of prejudice (Art. 134).
3Use the Cour d'État structure created by Ordonnance n° 2023-11 (amended by Ordonnance n° 2024-11), which replaced the Cour de cassation and the Conseil d'État.
4Apply the revised 2023 OHADA AUPSRVE, including the 10-day opposition period for an injonction de payer.
5Read the Statut de la magistrature (Loi n° 2018-36) for inamovibilité, incompatibilities, discipline and the status of auditeurs de justice.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the EFJN Section Magistrature entrance concours?

It is the concours direct organized by Niger's Ministry of Justice to recruit auditeurs de justice. Successful candidates are named auditeurs by arrêté of the Minister and trained at the École de Formation Judiciaire du Niger before becoming judges or prosecutors.

What subjects are tested?

The 2022 session had four written papers over two days: procédure pénale, droit administratif, droit civil and culture générale. The 2024 and 2026 sessions opened with a droit pénal paper. Paper durations and coefficients are not published online.

Who is eligible?

Under Article 25 of the Statut de la magistrature (as amended in 2019), candidates must be Nigerien, aged 21 to 43, hold a maîtrise or master's degree in law (or an authorized equivalent), enjoy their civic rights and be of good morality, and provide a medical certificate.

How many places are offered?

The Ministry offered 100 places in March 2026, when 1,224 candidates sat the concours, and 50 places in each of the 2024, 2023 and 2022 sessions. Selection is competitive; no pass mark is published.

Is this an official EFJN exam or translation?

No. This is independent English-language MCQ practice by OpenExamPrep for revising Nigerien law. The official concours is a written exam in French, and these questions do not simulate its essay papers.