2020 in Niger

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This article lists events from the year 2020 in Niger.

Incumbents

• President: Mahamadou Issoufou
• Prime Minister: Brigi Rafini

Events

• January 9 – Insurgency in the Maghreb: Battle of Chinagodrar.^[1]
• March 19 – The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Niger.^[2]
• May 9 – May 2020 Tillabéri attacks.^[3]
• May 18 – Boko Haram militants attacked the Blabrine military base near Diffa, killing twelve Nigerien soldiers. Seven militants were also killed in the attack.^[4]
• August 9 – Gunmen killed six French volunteers with ACTED, along with two Nigeriens, in the Tillabéri Region.^[5]
• October 27 - An American citizen was kidnapped in Birni-N'Konni.^[6]
• December 14 – Boko Haram claims responsibility for 27 deaths in Toumour, Diffa.^[7]
• December 27 – 2020 Nigerien general election.^[8][9]

Deaths

• May 5 – Mohamed Ben Omar, Labor Minister (b. 1965).^[10]
• November 24 – Mamadou Tandja, 82, politician, President (1999–2010).^[11]
• December 16 – Abdallah Wafy, Ambassador of Niger to the United States.^[12]
• December 24 – Issaka Assane Karanta, 75, politician, Mayor of Commune I (1996–1999) and Commune III (2010–2011) of Niamey, Governor of Niamey Capital District (since 2018), COVID-19.^[13]

See also

• 2020 in West Africa
• COVID-19 pandemic in Niger

References

1. AFP (13 January 2020). "Niger government revises toll of jihadist attack to 89". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
2. "CORONAVIRUS : Sept (7) CAS ENREGISTRÉS DONT UN (1)MORT…". L`innovation au service de l`information pour mieux informer. (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
3. "Niger attacks: At least 20 killed in Tillaberi villages". BBC News. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
4. "Niger: 12 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on military base". Al Jazeera English. May 20, 2020.
5. "Six French aid workers and two locals killed in ambush in Niger wildlife park". The Guardian. Reuters. August 9, 2020.
6. Paquette, Danielle (October 27, 2020). "U.S. citizen kidnapped in West African nation of Niger, officials say". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020. No group has asserted responsibility for the abduction, which a senior government official in Niger said happened in Birnin Konni, a remote town close to the West African country's border with Nigeria.
7. "Boko Haram claims attack in Niger that killed dozens". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
8. Niger: 2020-2021 electoral calendar unveiled Anadolu, 17 August 2020
9. Niger votes in presidential, legislative elections AP, December 28, 2020
10. "Niger labour minister dies from coronavirus - public TV". Niger labour minister dies from coronavirus - public TV.
11. Niger: décès de l'ancien président Mamadou Tandja Archived 2020-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
12. Brown, Cale (22 December 2020). "Niger: Passing of Niger's Ambassador to the United States". allAfrica.com. United States Department of State. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
13. Décès du Gouverneur de la Région de Niamey: Le Président de la République prend part à la levée du corps (in French)

External links

• Niger: Election just the start of challenges for new president (DW, Dec. 22, 2020)