2025 in Niger
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Events
Ongoing:
January
- 12 January – An Austrian woman Eva Gretzmacher 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]
- 20 February – The National Conference tasked with advising the junta officially recommends the banning of all existing political parties, a maximum of five political parties to be created, and a transition to civilian rule in five years.[7]
March
- 8 March – Niger orders the expulsion of three Chinese oil officials from CNPC, WAPCo, and SORAZ, citing disputes over pay and project delays.[8]
- 17 March – Niger withdraws from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.[9]
- 21 March – Forty-four people are killed in an attack on the village of Fambita, near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, that is blamed on Islamic State – Sahel Province.[10][11]
- 26 March – Abdourahamane Tchiani is formally sworn in as president as part of the five-year political transition process prescribed by the new constitution.[12]
- 30 March – The junta announces Niger's withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force fighting armed Islamist groups in the Lake Chad region.[13]
April
- 1 April – The junta releases 50 people, including four ministers and other officials associated with deposed president Mohamed Bazoum.[14][15]
- 6 April – Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali withdraw their ambassadors from Algeria as part of protests against claims by Algiers that it had shot down a drone near the Malian border on 31 March.[16]
- 13 April – A Swiss national Claudia Abbt is abducted by unidentified gunmen in Agadez.[17]
- 25 April – Twelve soldiers are killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen near Sakoira[18] in which five Indian nationals are also abducted.[19]
May
- 5 May – Ten soldiers are killed while seven others are injured in an ambush by militants in Dosso Region.[20]
June
- 16 June – The army raids jihadist-controlled illegal gold mining sites near Tagueye, killing 13 insurgents and arresting one.[21]
- 19 June –
- At least 34 soldiers are killed in an attack by gunmen on vehicles in Banibangou.[22]
- The government orders the nationalization of the SOMAIR uranium venture operated by the French firm Orano, accusing the latter of taking a disproportionate share of the uranium produced under the project.[23]
July
- 15 July – Two Indian nationals are killed, while a third is abducted by gunmen in Dosso Region.[24]
August
- 15 August – Ibrahim Mahamadou aka Bakoura, said to be the leader of Boko Haram since 2021, is reported killed in an airstrike by the Niger Air Force in Shilawa.[25]
- 20 August – At least 47 people are killed, while around 56,000 are displaced due to flooding caused by heavy rains nationwide.[26]
September
- 10 September – At least 14 soldiers are killed in an ambush by unknown militants in Tillabéri Region.[27]
- 17 September – At least 22 people are killed in an attack on a baptism ceremony in Tillabéri Region.[28]
- 22 September – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger jointly announce their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of selective justice.[29]
- 26 September – At least 30 people are killed in an airstrike near a weekly market in Tillabéri Region.[30]
October
- 21 October – An American missionary is abducted by unidentified individuals in Niamey.[31]
- 31 October – The United States issues a Level 4 (“Do Not Travel”) advisory for Niger, and authorizes the departure of diplomats’ family members.[32]
November
- 19 November – JNIM carries out an attack in the Tillabéri Region that results in at least ten Nigerien soldiers killed.[33]
December
- 16 December – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Nigerien nationals from entering the United States.[34]
- 21 December – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch a joint security force headquartered in Niamey under the auspices of the Alliance of Sahel States.[35]
- 26 December – The junta decrees a general mobilization of the public and requisition of resources as part of efforts against the Islamist insurgency.[36]
Holidays
Source:[37]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 28 March – Laylat al-Qadr
- 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 24 April – Concord Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 6 June – Eid al-Adha
- 26 June – Islamic New Year
- 3 August – Independence Day
- 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 18 December – Nigerien Republic Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
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