2015 in Niger

none 2015 The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Niger. Incumbents President: Mahamadou Issoufou Prime Minister: Brigi Rafini Events January January 9 - Refugees flee Borno State, Nigeria, following the Boko Haram massacre in the town of Baga. 7,300 flee to neighbouring Chad while over 1,000 are trapped on the island of Kangala in Lake Chad. Nigeria's army vows to recapture the town, while Niger and Chad withdraw their forces from a transnational force tasked with combating militants.http://www.unhcr.org/54afb6dc9.html More than 7,000 flee to western Chad to escape attacks on key town in Nigeria 9 January 2015 14 January 2015 January 17 - Violence surrounding various protests against Charlie Hebdo leaves five protesters dead as well as some churches set ablaze in Niger.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30863159 Charlie Hebdo: Niger protesters set churches on fire 17 January 2015 18 January 2015 February February 9 - Boko Haram launch a raid on a prison in the town of Diffa in Niger. Authorities repel the attack.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3e6bce2c6ca84617a023862f9e89356f/boko-haram-battles-niger-soldiers-overnight-attack Car bomb explodes in Niger town targeted by Boko Haram dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150211020607/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3e6bce2c6ca84617a023862f9e89356f/boko-haram-battles-niger-soldiers-overnight-attack 2015-02-11 February 17 - A warplane bombs a funeral ceremony in Niger killing 30 civilians. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31521279?ocid=socialflow_twitter Air strike 'kills dozens of mourners' in Niger References 2015 in Category:2010s in Niger Niger Niger Category:Years of the 21st century in Niger