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According to the 2012 census, Islam is the most followed religion in Niger and is practiced by 99% of the population. [1] According to Pew, roughly 80% of Muslims are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence, whilst 20% are non-denominational Muslims. [2] Other religions practiced in Niger include Animism and Christianity.
What is now Niger was created from four distinct cultural areas in the pre-colonial era: the Djerma dominated Niger River valley in the southwest; the northern periphery of Hausaland, made mostly of those states which had resisted the Sokoto Caliphate, and ranged along the long southern border with Nigeria; the Lake Chad basin and Kaouar in 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 ...
Mungo Park commemorative medal. Mungo Park (10 September 1771 – 1806 [1] [2]) was a Scottish explorer of West Africa.After an exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa in which he theorized the Niger and Congo merged to become the same river, though it was later proven that they are ...
This is a list of cities and towns in Niger. All larger cities are also Communes of Niger . While often translated as "town", Nigerien communes are simply the third level administrative subdivision of the nation.
Bazoum's victory in the 2021 election led to Niger's first transition from one democratically elected leader to another. It had previously experienced four coups since gaining independence from ...
The value of Niger's uranium "boom" has never recovered its 1980s level, causing dislocation and suffering for the tens of thousands of Nigeriens who flocked to the shanty towns surrounding Arlit. Anger at the results of uranium bust, along with a belief that the best jobs were going to those from southern Niger, contributed to the Tuareg ...
Despite Niger’s status as one of the poorest countries in the world, it is a major global supplier of natural uranium. Pro-junta demonstrators set the French Embassy in Niamey on fire on Sunday.