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2025 In Niger
This article lists events from the year 2025 in Niger. Incumbents * President of Niger: Abdourahamane Tchiani * Prime Minister of Niger: Ali Lamine Zeine Events Ongoing – Benin–Niger Crisis January * 12 January – An Austrian woman Eva Gretzmacher is abducted by unidentified gunmen in Agadez. * 21 January – Four Moroccan truck drivers abducted along the border with Burkina Faso on 18 January are released. * 22 January – Defense minister Salifou Mody announces the creation of a joint military force with Burkina Faso and Mali to combat extremist groups. * 29 January – Niger, along with Burkina Faso and Mali, formally leave ECOWAS. February * 3 February – At least 20 soldiers conducting an operation against cattle thieves are killed in an ambush in Takzat. * 6 February – The junta orders the expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross from Niger without providing an explanation. * 20 February – The National Conference tasked with advising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east, Nigeria to the Niger–Nigeria border, south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the Benin-Niger border, south-west, Mali to the Mali–Niger border, west, and Algeria to the Algeria–Niger border, north-west. It covers a land area of almost , making it the largest landlocked country in West Africa and the second-largest landlocked nation in Africa behind Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara. Its Islam in Niger, predominantly Muslim population of about million lives mostly in clusters in the south and west of the country. The capital Niamey is located in Niger's south-west corner along the namesake Niger River. Following the spread of Islam to the region, Niger was on the fringes of some states, including the Kanem–Bornu Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
