Someone from Niger is called a Nigerien while someone from Nigeria is called a Nigerian. Very confusing. Worse still, there's a Niger state in Nigeria. Well, there's also a Benin city (remember our neighbor, The Republic of Benin) in Nigeria. read more
Someone from Niger is called a Nigerien while someone from Nigeria is called a Nigerian. Very confusing. Worse still, there's a Niger state in Nigeria. Well, there's also a Benin city (remember our neighbor, The Republic of Benin) in Nigeria. read more
Until 1960, Niger was a colony of France, and French is still Niger's official language. Its neighbor Nigeria, with which it is occasionally confused, was under English control before it gained its independence, also in 1960; that's why the pronunciations differ so sharply. read more