Niger: Five things to know
Niamey (AFP) Dec 24, 2020
A fact file on Niger, which goes to the polls on Sunday: - Poverty and migrants - With its 22.4 million - mainly Muslim - people, Niger is among the world's poorest countries. For nine straight years it has ranked last out of 189 nations in the UN's Human Development Index, which compares longevity, education, and income per capita. Despite progress, the extreme poverty rate remai
