rECENT eVENTS
"2013 October - Four men kidnapped from a French-run uranium mine three years previously are released."
"2013 May - Suicide bombers stage separate attacks on a military barracks and a French-run uranium mining site in the north. The defence minister says al-Qaeda-linked militants are suspected of carrying out the attacks."
"2012 February - Thousands cross into Niger to escape fighting in Mali."
"2011 September - Saadi Gaddafi, son of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, turns up in Niger."
"2011 July - Five soldiers arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate President Issoufou and take power in a coup."
"2011 March - Mahamadou Issoufou wins presidential elections and is sworn in the following month."
"2011 January - Two French nationals, kidnapped by suspected al-Qaeda militants, die in a rescue bid involving French troops."
"2010 October - New constitution designed to restore civilian rule approved in referendum."
"2010 September - Seven foreigners, including five French nationals, are kidnapped in the northern uranium mining zone."
"2010 May - Food shortages affecting 7 million people, aid agencies say."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13944995
"2013 May - Suicide bombers stage separate attacks on a military barracks and a French-run uranium mining site in the north. The defence minister says al-Qaeda-linked militants are suspected of carrying out the attacks."
"2012 February - Thousands cross into Niger to escape fighting in Mali."
"2011 September - Saadi Gaddafi, son of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, turns up in Niger."
"2011 July - Five soldiers arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate President Issoufou and take power in a coup."
"2011 March - Mahamadou Issoufou wins presidential elections and is sworn in the following month."
"2011 January - Two French nationals, kidnapped by suspected al-Qaeda militants, die in a rescue bid involving French troops."
"2010 October - New constitution designed to restore civilian rule approved in referendum."
"2010 September - Seven foreigners, including five French nationals, are kidnapped in the northern uranium mining zone."
"2010 May - Food shortages affecting 7 million people, aid agencies say."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13944995