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This article lists events from the year 2025 in Niger.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – Benin–Niger Crisis

January

  • 12 January – An Austrian woman is abducted by unidentified gunmen in Agadez.[1]
  • 21 January – Four Moroccan truck drivers abducted along the border with Burkina Faso on 18 January are released.[2]
  • 22 January – Defense minister Salifou Mody announces the creation of a joint military force with Burkina Faso and Mali to combat extremist groups.[3]
  • 29 January – Niger, along with Burkina Faso and Mali, formally leave ECOWAS.[4]

February

  • 3 February – At least 20 soldiers conducting an operation against cattle thieves are killed in an ambush in Takzat.[5]
  • 6 February – The junta orders the expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross from Niger without providing an explanation.[6]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Niger

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger". BBC. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped in Burkina Faso have been released". AP News. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  3. ^ "West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes". AP News. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Thousands rally in Burkina, Mali and Niger to cheer ECOWAS exit". France 24. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  5. ^ "At least 10 Nigerien soldiers are killed in an ambush, the army says". AP News. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Niger junta expels Red Cross without explanation". RFI. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Niger Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Niger
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