2020 in Niger
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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]
