Niger Genealogy

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Africa

Niger

Guide to Niger ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information

Niger is a country in Africa bordered by Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Algeria, Libya, and Chad. It was formerly a colony of France. The official language is French.

Niger Online Genealogy Records

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Niger Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Niger.

Regions

Niger is divided into the following regions:

Agadez Diffa Dosso Maradi Niamey (capital district) Tahoua Tillabéri Zinder