Republic of the Niger

proper noun

Official name of Niger: a country in West Africa.

Meanings

proper nounthe Republic of the Niger

alternative Republic of Niger

  1. Official name of Niger: a country in West Africa.

    And these men came, not from the colonialist-dominated areas of Africa, but from The Republic of the Niger and the Federal Republic of Cameroon.

    1972, “[Nkrumah’s Deception in Africa] Subversive Camps uncovered”, in Communist Global Subversion and American Security, volume I (The Attempted Communist Subversion of Africa Through Nkrumah’s Ghana), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 123, column 1
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    That if the Government of the United States of America issues guaranties to cover losses by reason of war with respect to investments in the Republic of the Niger, nationals of the United States of America to whom such guaranties have been issued, shall be accorded by the Government of the Republic of the Niger treatment not less favorable than the most favorable treatment accorded, in like circumstances, to nationals of the Republic of the Niger or nationals of third countries, with reference to any reimbursement, compensation, indemnification, or any other payment, including the distribution of reparations received from enemy countries, that the Government of the Republic of the Niger may make or pay for losses incurred by reason of war; […]

    1963, United States Treaties and Other International Agreements, volume 13, part 2 (1962), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 2204

    H.E. El Hag Hamani Diori, President of the Republic of the Niger visited the United Arab Republic during the interval between the 4th and the 10th July 1963, in response to the invitation of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

    1963 September, “Joint Communique on H.E. El Hag Hamani Diori. President of the Republic of the Niger’s Visit to the United Arab Republic”, in The Scribe, volume 7, General Organisation of Press and Editing, page 29

    See, eg, the Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Benin concerning the status of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in the territory of the Republic of Benin (8 February 2017) available at ; and the Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of the Niger concerning the activities carried out in the Republic of the Niger by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) (24 January 2017) available at .

    2019, Stephen Mathias, “Treaty-Making at the United Nations: The View from the Secretariat”, in Simon Chesterman, David M. Malone, Santiago Villalpando, Alexandra Ivanovic, editors, The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part I (Evolution—UN Treaty-Making in Practice and in Theory), chapter section 7 (Other Treaty-Related Activities of the Secretariat), page 66

    Seven edible wild leaves from the Republic of the Niger were reported to be rich in minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids (Freiberger et al. 1998).

    2020, Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, David R. Katerere, “Tribal and Indigenous Knowledge in West Africa: The Use of Food Platns in the Management of Diabetes”, in David R. Katerere, Wendy Applequist, Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, Chamunorwa Togo, editors, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge for the Modern Era: A Natural and Applied Science Perspective, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 70

Origin

  1. HausaJamhuriyar Nijar
  2. FrenchRépublique du Niger
  3. EnglishRepublic of the Niger

Calque of French République du Niger. Reinforced as a calque of Hausa Jamhuriyar Nijar. French was the official language of Niger until 2025, when it was replaced by Hausa.

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Translations

Arabic جمهوريَة النيجر
  • جمهوريَة النيجرofficial name of Niger
Danish Republikken Niger
  • Republikken Nigerofficial name of Niger
Dutch Republiek Niger
  • Republiek Nigerofficial name of Niger
Finnish Nigerin tasavalta
  • Nigerin tasavaltaofficial name of Niger
German Republik Niger
  • Republik Nigerofficial name of Niger
Hindi नाइजर गणराज्य
  • नाइजर गणराज्य (nāijar gaṇrājya)official name of Niger
Irish Poblacht na Nígire
  • Poblacht na Nígireofficial name of Niger
Portuguese República do Níger, República de Níger
  • República do Nígerofficial name of Niger
  • República de Nígerofficial name of Niger
Romanian Republica Niger
  • Republica Nigerofficial name of Niger
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