NIGER

3 August 1960- Niger gains independence from France

Links to explore this further:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1054396.stm is an easy-to-read resume of the country, with a timeline, news and interesting audios

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ng.html, on the CIA world factbook site, provides brief, if one-sided information on government, history, economy, etc. and a map

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/niger.html offers a wide range of sites on Niger, e.g.: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/reference.aspx and photographs of Niger on http://www.worldinternettimes.com/niger/index.asp

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Niger.html is a resource page referring you to other sites

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/niger/history.htm has a brief piece on Niger history

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/CIA_Maps/Niger_19876.gif offfers a good map

for excellent coverage of current news on Africa, including Niger, click on http://allafrica.com/niger/

http://www.mbendi.co.za/land/af/ni/p0005.htm provides an overview of current Niger on one page

For a broad overview of African independence, go to our site’s coverage of African Independence (chronology and history).