Niger Facts

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By at least the 5th century BC the territory of what is now Niger had become an area of trans-Saharan trade

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Niger's name comes from the Niger River which flows through the west of the country. The origin of the river's name is uncertain.

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Niger was colonized by France during the Scramble for Africa as part of French West Africa, becoming a distinct colony in 1922.

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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, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south