Gender and child marriage issues remain a taboo and are highly politicised in niger. History of niger, culture of niger, religion in niger. Popular nigerian history books showing 150 of 72 why we struck. He was the brother of my louche gay partkurdish friend, the bynow late mazen. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. To read about the background to these events, see history of nigeria. As of june 2018, the government is in the process of developing nigers first national action plan to end child marriage. Under the constitution of 2010, niger is a republic.
Long after the desert pushed those populations south, niger became a fixture on the transsaharan trade route. List of books and articles about nigerian history online. It begins with an examination of the prehistory of the region, with particular focus on the urhobo and their close ethnic neighbour, the isoko. Although the years since nigerias return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries. The current system of governance, since the constitution 18 july 1999, is termed the fifth republic of niger. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading history of niger. It is one of the few original and non fictitious works on the history of our beloved country and it is strongly recommended for extensive research. As niger struggles to contain illicit trade, agents cite violent. But benins fame is based on factors other than power. Rainfall increases as one proceeds southward so that the country divides naturally into three distinct. From the oilpolluted swamps of the niger delta in the south, to the shariagoverned muslim states in the arid north, nigerias regions and many ethnicities often have little in common. The great extension of islam within the area of presentday nigeria dates from the nineteenth century and the consolidation of the caliphate.
Our knowledge of early nigerien history is limited by the lack of written. Many initiatives taken to end the practice are blocked by specific social groups or religious leaders. It tends to monotony in its features, is intersected by numerous depressions, and is dominated by arid highlands in the north. The niger government, as a result of the unfpa unicef global programmes advocacy and engagement efforts, has developed a multisector national action plan to end child marriage and adopted a decree for the protection of the girlchild in school to. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. A memoir of apprenticeship among the songhay of niger by. During the 19591960 period, the french government banned all political parties except the ppn. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about nigers geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. The government of niger plans to exploit oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources to sustain future growth. The fourth edition of the historical dictionary of niger covers the history of the. It is a semipresidential republic, whereby the president. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. Although niger has sizable reserves of oil, the prolonged drop in oil prices has reduced profitability.
The economic system is based upon planning but accords an important role to private enterprise. The private sector of the economy consists partly of a multitude of small enterprises and partly. Abdourahmane idrissa is a nigerien political scientist. The president, who serves as head of state, is elected to a fiveyear term by popular vote, with a limit of two terms. Books on nigerian history from broughs books nigeria books on african history. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
Books written about nigerian civil war aloko adewale peter 11. Sahelian nations of mali and niger built democracies fortified by long political traditions and islam. A guide to the united states history of recognition, diplomatic, and consular relations, by country, since 1776. The book then embarks on a close assessment of the advent of british. Long before the arrival of french influence and control in the area, niger was an important economic crossroads, and the empires of songhai, mali, gao, kanem, and bornu, as well as a number of. Niger, becoming independent in 1960 after the dissolution of french west africa, has to wait longer than other french colonies in the region before even lip service is paid to the principles of democracy. It is bounded on the northwest by algeria, on the northeast by libya, on the east by chad, on the south by nigeria and benin, and on the west by burkina faso and mali. Discover librarianselected research resources on nigerian history from the.
It borders on burkina faso and mali in the west, on algeria and libya in the north, on chad in the east, and on nigeria and benin in the south. On the road with nigers antidrug trafficking squad. Compiled from the november 2007 background note and supplemented with additional information from the state department and the editors of this volume. The top 10 books about nigeria author barnaby phillips chooses fiction and nonfiction that shows an often caricatured nation in all its rich variety barnaby phillips. Republique du niger, republic of niger niger, officially republic of niger, french republique du niger, landlocked western african country. Niger extends for about 750 miles 1,200 km from north to south and about 930 miles 1,460 km from east to west. Infoplease has everything you need to know about niger. A former british colony, nigeria became independent on september 30, 1960 and a republic on october 1, 1963. The first independent government was formed by a coalition of northern and eastern political parties, with nnamdi azikiwe as the president and abubakar tafawa balewa as prime minister. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to. The executive branch is headed by a president, who is popularly elected for a fiveyear term and may be reelected to a second term. Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 ad and hausa states around 85 ad during the 11th century, while. List of books and articles about nigerian history online research. After the establishment of the fifth french republic on 4 december 1958, niger became an autonomous state within the french community.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Niger government, niger politics, niger economy, niger security, niger democracy. However, unforeseen environmental change altered the social make up of niger, and complex societies were gradually changed into nomadic clans that still populate the landscape today. Decentralization has a long history in niger, since the first attempts to decentralize were made more than 30 years ago.
In addition to removing voting inequalities, these laws provided for creation of governmental organs, assuring individual territories a large measure of selfgovernment. A short history of mali, niger and the lands in between by thomas l. Food insecurity and drought remain perennial problems for niger, and the government plans to invest more in irrigation. Niger history considerable evidence indicates that about 600,000 years ago, humans inhabited what has since become the desolate sahara of northern niger. The niger delta is a major producer of petroleum for nations such as the united states and because of the regions richness in oil, cases of exploitation have been reported as the majority of. Nnamdi azikiwe reigned as president from 1963 to 1966 when the military took over the reign of government. A brief history of niger part 1 by us department of state. Niger history, north african history, books barnes. In 1960 the then government decided to launch a decentralization process on the assumption that it was a necessary condition for the long term restructuring of the economy. History of niger, culture of niger, religion in niger, republic of niger, niger. He was also, or had been at the time of his trip to niger, saddam husseins ambassador to the vatican. Tafawa balewa also reigned till 1966 as prime minister and he was killed that same year. Ocean in the south, on benin in the west, on niger in the northwest and north.
Nigeria history, west african history, books barnes. This book is the first indepth scholarly study of sawaba. The unicameral national assembly has 1 members who are popularly. The book covers nigerian history from its origin down to the period of when power was transferred from military to civilian rule. History before the sahara started swallowing niger around 2500 bc, it supported verdant grasslands, abundant wildlife and populations thriving on hunting and herding. It is a semipresidential republic, whereby the president of niger is head of state and the prime minister of niger head of government. The first action of the military government was to address the food crisis. Bornu empire was one of nigers most recent and longlasting governments. Niger state local government areas niger state page 1 of 1. Illegal by eoin colfer, harmattan by gavin weston, in sorcerys shadow. National political activity began when niger received its own assembly under the french constitution of 1946, which established the french union. The niger delta conflict began in the 1990s in regards to the ongoing conflict between the militia groups of nigeria, the nigerian government, and the foreign oil corporations set up in the niger delta. History of the urhobo people of niger delta is the most comprehensive compilation and study of various aspects of the history of the urhobo people of nigerias niger delta.
To carry out this process, the government decided to. Smashwords about max belton, author of niger republic. A short history of mali, niger and the lands in between. In the 19th century they scandalize the west by their use of. This is the coastal kingdom which the portuguese discover when they reach the mouth of the niger in the 1470s, bringing back to europe the first news of superb african artefacts and of the ceremonial splendour of benins oba or king. The ncnc was forced to split with the ncp due to disagreement over the 1963, an exercise the igbos believed was manipulated to give the northerners. This is a timeline of nigerian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in nigeria and tis predecessor states. Adewale ademoyega shelved 5 times as nigerianhistory avg rating 3. Niger or the niger officially the republic of the niger, is a landlocked country in west africa.
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