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    exemplified by Niger experiencing a failed attempted coup in 2021 and a successful coup in 2023. Several major attacks occurred in Niger between the 2010s...
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    attempt in Niger]. au.int. Retrieved 1 April 2021. Aib, Ab (1 April 2021). "Niger: La CEDEAO réaffirme sa ferme opposition aux coups d'Etat" [Niger: ECOWAS...
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    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...
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    The Niger Armed Forces (French: Forces armées nigériennes, FAN) includes military armed force service branches (Niger Army and Niger Air Force), paramilitary...
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    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...
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  • On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander...
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    Mohamed Bazoum (category Presidents of Niger)
    politician who served as the 10th president of Niger from 2021 to 2023. He assumed office in April 2021 after winning the 2020–21 presidential election...
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    On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently...
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    Niger pursues a moderate foreign policy and maintains friendly relations with both East and West. It is a member state of the United Nations. Niger maintains...
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    The US military intervention in Niger is the deployment of special operations forces and unmanned aerial vehicles by the United States in support of the...
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    The Dakar–Niger Railway (French: Chemin de fer Dakar-Niger) connects Dakar, Senegal to Koulikoro, Mali. The name refers to the Niger River, not the Republic...
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    au Niger: 41 candidats ont déposé leur dossier au ministère de l'Intérieur". RFI (in French). 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-12-24. Republic of Niger: Election...
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  • March 2021, armed jihadists attacked the villages of Intazayane, Bakorat, Wirsnat, and several other hamlets and camps in Tahoua Region, Niger. The attacks...
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    Tifinagh ⴱⵓⵎⴱⵉⵏⵓ; born 1980) is a Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist from Niger. His music is sung in Tamasheq and often addresses Tuareg geopolitical concerns...
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    Politics of Niger takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Niger is head of state...
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    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...
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  • Edinburgh. 2 December 2021. p. 41. Retrieved 7 December 2021. Issoufou, Oumar (3 January 2022). "Situation de la COVID-19 au Niger : Le pays enregistre...
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    Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou (category Prime Ministers of Niger)
    and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya) who served as Prime Minister of Niger between 3 April 2021 and 26 July 2023, until he was deposed in the wake of the 2023...
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    Fatima Djibo Sidikou (category Ambassadors of Niger to the United States)
    original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-02-11. "Présentation de lettre de créance". Republique du Niger Ambassade du Niger au Senegal (in French). 2021-02-19...
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    African Union (redirect from The AU)
    The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in...
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    The black pomfret (Parastromateus niger) is a species of carangid native to reefs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. This species is very...
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    The Niger Delta Basin, also referred to as the Niger Delta province, is an extensional rift basin located in the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea on...
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    Mahamadou Issoufou (category Presidents of Niger)
    politician who served as the president of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. Issoufou was the prime minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994, president of the...
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    Tuareg people living in the Sahara desert regions of northern Mali and Niger. It is one of a series of insurgencies by formerly nomadic Tuareg populations...
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    Islamic State – Sahil Province (category Rebel groups in Niger)
    "Gunmen kill up to 15 soldiers in southwest Niger, sources say". Reuters. 5 November 2021. "Attaque de Kouré au Niger: l'armée française annonce avoir tué un...
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    Niger's transport system was underdeveloped during the colonial period (1899–1960), mainly relying on animal, human, and limited river transport in the...
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  • The Niger gold mine collapse occurred on 7 November 2021 when a manually dug well collapsed at the Garin-Liman mining area of Maradi region, Niger. The...
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    Cabinet of Niger (officially referred to as the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Niger) is made up of the appointed heads of Niger's government...
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    Africa (category Articles with incomplete citations from October 2021)
    global livebirths. In 2021, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 29% of global births. Speakers of Bantu languages (part of the Niger–Congo family) are the...
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  • ruling junta. In 2021, Sabou received the Freedom of Expression Award from Index on Censorship. Laplace, Manon (12 December 2023). "Au Niger, Samira Sabou...
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