#niger

#niger

In a corner of the sprawling grounds of Niamey's only museum a unique, open-air style arrangement in Niger's capital that doubles as a zoo imposing fossil replicas of long-extinct animals stand in a corrugated iron stall. On a recent late Friday afternoon, the Boubou Hama National Museum was busy with scores of excited children. They shrilled, delighted by the rubbery grunts of the hippos near the replicas, and the faint roars of the lions further up.

The 2,000 refugees stranded in Niger protest for basic necessities, feeling abandoned by the Nigerien government, the EU, and UNHCR as they lack food, healthcare, and education.