The following lists events that happened during 2015inNiger. President: Mahamadou Issoufou Prime Minister: Brigi Rafini January 9 - Refugees flee Borno...
on 6 February 2015, marking the first major Boko Haram incursion into Niger. In June 2013, between 5,000 and 10,000 refugees arrived in Bosso, fleeing...
Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast...
The Niger national football team (French: Equipe de football du Niger) represents Nigerin international football through the Nigerien Football Federation...
military intervention inNiger is the deployment of special operations forces and unmanned aerial vehicles by the United States in support of the Nigerien...
The Tongo Tongo ambush or the Niger ambush occurred on 4 October 2017, when armed militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked...
Since 2015, the border area between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger has been a hotbed for jihadist forces originating from Mali. The insurgency has taken...
October 1960 and in 1963 became the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The republic instituted two orders of merit: the Order of the Niger and the Order of...
Niger is a landlocked nation in West Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. Its geographic coordinates are longitude...
current conflict in the Niger Delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority...
the population. The largest ethnic groups inNiger are the Hausa, who also constitute the major ethnic group in northern Nigeria, and the Zarma-Songhai...
The gross domestic product (GDP) of Niger was $16.617 billion US dollars in 2023, according to official data from the World Bank. This data is based largely...
Poverty inNiger is widespread and enduring in one of the world's most impoverished countries. In2015, the United Nations (UN) Human Development Index...
The Niger River (/ˈnaɪdʒər/ NY-jər; French: (le) fleuve Niger [(lə) flœv niʒɛʁ]) is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilometres (2...
Women inNiger are women that are from or live in the West African country of Niger. These women belong to a population in which 98% are practitioners...
piece of the Economy of Niger. Exports of minerals consistently account for 40% of exports. Mineral commodities produced inNiger included cement, coal...
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. It is located within nine coastal...
Aspergillus niger is a mold classified within the Nigri section of the Aspergillus genus. The Aspergillus genus consists of common molds found throughout...
Education inNiger, as in other nations in the Sahelian region of Africa, faces challenges due to poverty and poor access to schools. Although education...
born and bought up in Maradi, Niger where she had her Quranic education before moving to Nigeria to pursue her singing career. Fati Niger has produced 4 albums...
According to the 2012 census, Islam is the most followed religion inNiger and is practiced by 99% of the population. According to Pew, roughly 80% of...
The chain pickerel (Esox niger) is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. The chain pickerel and the...
Moctar (also M.dou Mouktar), is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger, who performs modern rock music inspired by Tuareg guitar music. His...
Niger Airlines is the Nigerien flag carrier headquartered in Niamey and based at Diori Hamani International Airport. The airline was founded in 2012 and...