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The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Niger.

Events

January

January 8 - Two French hostages kidnapped in Niger on Friday are killed during a rescue attempt by the Nigerien military.^[1]
January 31 - Presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Niger following one year of military rule.^[2]

June

June 9 - Cheaper new meningitis vaccinations reduce cases in Africa, with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger recording the lowest number of cases.^[3]

November

November 14 - Libya's National Transitional Council criticizes Niger's offer of asylum to ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saadi Gaddafi, for whom Interpol has issued an arrest warrant, saying Niger's position is "hostile" and a "challenge" to Libya.^[4]

References

↑ "French hostages killed in Niger". 8 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
↑ "Polls open in Niger presidential vote". 31 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
↑ "Cheap new meningitis vaccine cuts cases in Africa". 9 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
↑ "Libyan official blasts Niger's amnesty offer to Gadhafi son as a 'provocation'". 14 November 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

2011 in Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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