How to get a Niger visa from Senegal

The accepted word is “Nigerien” as opposed to “Nigerian,” for someone from Nigeria. It is quite confusing, though in speech you would say the former like it was French (something like nee-ZHER-iã) to distinguish them.

The Republic of Niger is known to be named after the Niger River that is 4180km in length.

Nigeria and Niger (pronounced neejair) are both West African countries and share a border in Nigeria’s North and Niger’s South. A person from Nigeria is called Nigerian and a person from Niger is called Nigerien (male) or Nigerienne (female).

The country takes its name from the Niger River, which flows through the southwestern part of its territory. The name Niger derives in turn from the phrase gher n-gheren, meaning “river among rivers,” in the Tamashek language.

Maradi has the highest population in Niger and for many families, this growth is more a curse than a blessing. It is seen as the main reason for poverty in the region. The bigger a family gets, the less food there is to eat. About 60 per cent of Niger’s population lives under the poverty line.