January 4 – Three days of mourning are declared for the victims of the January 2 terrorist attacks.[3]
February 21 – 2020–21 Nigerien general election second round.[4] Seven members of the National Electoral Commission are killed and three injured when their car hits an explosive device in Dargol.[5]
February 24 – Opposition leader Mahamane Ousmane declares he won the election the day after the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum had won. CENI says Bazoum had 55.75% of the vote and Ousmane had 44.25%, but the latter claims there was fraud.[6]
February 26 – Mohamed Bazoum rules out a power-sharing deal with the opposition and blames it for bringing children from rural areas for post-election protests. Two people died and 400 were arrested during election violence.[7]
March 21 – Suspected jihadists attack three villages in Tahoua Region, killing 137. Last week 58 people were killed when gunmen attacked a bus in Tillabéri Region.[9]
April 2 – Mohamed Bazoum is sworn in as president after failed coup attempt.[1]
April 3 – The Niger human rights commission calls for an independent inquiry following alleged rapes, including that of an 11-year old girl, by Chadian soldiers deployed to help fight armed groups.[10]
July to December
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October 13 - Mosque massacre kills 10 in Tillaberi. [11]
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