Guides and Directories

Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Niger - Annotated directory of links to web resources.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/niger.html

BBC News - Country Profile: Niger - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1054396.stm

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Niger - Overview of Niger's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/sub-saharan-africa/niger

NationMaster - Niger - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ng-niger

The Index on Africa - Niger - Extensive set of categorized and annotated links to web resources from the Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA).
http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Niger/

CIA - The World Factbook: Niger - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html

USAfrica: Niger - General information and links.
http://us-africa.tripod.com/niger.html

Wikipedia - Niger - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture of the West African country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Niger - Annotated directory of links to resources about Niger.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Niger.html

US Department of State - Niger - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ng/

Friends of Niger (FON) - A nonprofit corporation which supports activities related to Niger and its people. Features news, political coverage, the newsletter Camel Express, and links.
http://www.friendsofniger.org/

ClickAfrique: Niger - Brief facts, map, flag, and links.
http://www.clickafrique.com/Reference.asp?param=niger

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Niger - Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/niger/niger.html

Columbia University Libraries - African Studies: Niger - Directory of categorized and annotated links.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Niger.html