Historical Dictionary of Niger, Fifth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Rahmane Idrissa is a political scientist based at the African Studies Centre of Leiden University. He is the author of The Politics of Islam in the Sahel. Between Persuasion and Violence (Routledge, 2017). He is currently working on a 'Modern History of Niger' and a study on the Songhay Empire.

Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Map
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Bibliography
About the Author