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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

Niger

Niger’s zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Beliefs

What people think about where things are going

Very worried these could seriously harm them

  • Severe weather64%
  • Road accidents61%
  • Violent crime47%
  • Wildfires46%
  • Mental health38%

2025

By group: Severe weather

Gender
Women 65%Men 63%
Age
18–29 63%30–49 64%50–64 61%

See climate change as a very serious threat to the country

44%

2025

By group

Gender
Women 40%Men 49%
Age
18–29 41%30–49 48%50–64 42%

Could cover basic needs for less than a month without income

44%

2025

By group

Gender
Women 42%Men 46%
Age
18–29 45%30–49 48%50–64 34%
World Risk Poll (Lloyd’s Register Foundation) · 1k · Solid

Niger · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

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, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west and Algeria to the northwest. It covers a land area of almost 1.27 million km2 (490,000 mi2), making it the sixth-largest country in Africa and the second-largest landlocked nation in Africa behind Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara.

From Wikipedia: Niger · CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. Burkina : les autorités interdisent de filmer et de diffuser les images des bénéficiaires de dons offerts aux…actuniger.com
  2. À la Résidence du Président de la République : Une délégation du peuple frère du Mali présente ses condoléances au…lesahel.org
  3. Niamey : la Route transsaharienne s'affirme comme un futur corridor économique africain...tamtaminfo.com
  4. En bref : diplomatie, feux de brousse, aliment bétail… Les informations de la semaineplaneteafrique.com
Headlines via GDELT

Pictures

  • The Grand Mosque of Agadez
    The Grand Mosque of AgadezDan Lundberg · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • President Hamani Diori and visiting German president Heinrich Lübke greet crowds on a state visit to Niamey, 1969. Diori's single party rule was characterised…
    President Hamani Diori and visiting German president Heinrich Lübke greet crowds on a state visit to Niamey, 1969. Diori's single party rule was characterised…Jens Gathmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
  • An elephant in the W National Park
    An elephant in the W National ParkRoland Hunziker https://www.flickr.com/photos/rolandh/ · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Wodaabe women with traditional facial tattoos
    Wodaabe women with traditional facial tattoosDan Lundberg · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Worshipers leaving the grand mosque of Kiota after Friday prayers
    Worshipers leaving the grand mosque of Kiota after Friday prayersVincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Small mosque in Filingué
    Small mosque in FilinguéNigerTZai · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

On YouTube

Niger · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Atlas Lions

    4.4× last week

    22 stories

  2. Funso Adebiyi

    New

    13 stories

  3. Bola Tinubu

    11 stories

  4. Atiku Abubakar

    10 stories

  5. Matthias Camenzind

    9 stories

  6. Dominique Hyde

    New

    7 stories

  7. Peter Obi

    7 stories

  8. Aisha Ibrahim

    New

    6 stories

  9. Aisha Mohammed

    New

    6 stories

  10. Badariyya Abubakar

    New

    6 stories

Organizations

  1. African Democratic Congress

    14 stories

  2. United Nations

    13 stories

  3. National Assembly

    11 stories

  4. European Union

    8 stories

  5. Eastern Security Network

    New

    8 stories

  6. Central Bank

    7 stories

  7. Kano Standard Gauge Railway

    New

    7 stories

  8. Planning Committee

    New

    5 stories

  9. Presidential Campaign Council

    5 stories

  10. Royal Moroccan Football Federation

    New

    5 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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