Niger – definition of Niger by The Free Dictionary

Niger Ni·ger (nī′jər, nē-zhâr′) A country of west-central Africa. The Tuareg and Hausa established states in the late Middle Ages, and the region was dominated by the Songhai and Bornu empires in the 1500s. Niger came under the French sphere of influence after the Conference of Berlin (1884-1885) and was made a separate colony within French …

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