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Gazella dama, national symbol of Niger. The wildlife of Niger is composed of its flora and fauna.The protected areas in the country total about 8.5 million hectares (21 million acres), which is 6.6 percent of the land area of the country, a figure which is expected to eventually reach the 11‑percent target fixed by the IUCN with the addition of more areas under the reserve category. [1]
On 21 October, a Niger security source told AFP that the village chief, Mounkaila Alassane, [82] was arrested for "complicity" with the militants. [ 83 ] In an interview with Voice of America , Almou Hassane, the mayor of Tondikiwindi , alleged that residents of Tongo Tongo were complicit in the ambush: "The attackers, the bandits, the ...
Niger is a landlocked nation in West Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger lies between latitudes 11° and 24°N, and longitudes 0° and 16°E. Its area is 1,267,000 ...
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This transnational extension (Benin, Burkina Faso) to the W National Park of Niger, inscribed in 1996 on the World Heritage List, cover a major expanse of intact Sudano-Sahelian savannah, with vegetation types including grasslands, shrub lands, wooded savannah and extensive gallery forests.
The Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve (French: Réserves naturelles de l'Aïr et du Ténéré) is a national nature reserve in Niger. It includes several overlapping reserve designations, and is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It covers both the eastern half of the Aïr Mountains and the western sections of the Ténéré desert.
Niamey in December 1930. The large house in the centre is the French governor's residence. Air photo taken by Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer.. Probably, Niamey originated in the 18th century as a cluster of small villages (Gaweye, Kalley, Maourey, Zongo and Foulani Koira). [5]
US State Department - Niger includes Background Notes, Country Commercial Guides and major reports; Tourism. Niger travel guide from Wikivoyage; Ministry of Tourism. Official website — Includes comprehensive information on Tourism in Niger; Other. Aid to Niger; Map of Niger with departements; Maps of Niger, pictures of Agadez, Tuaregs and ...