- Iferouane
]
During Niger's colonial period, Iferouane was the northernmost military outpost in the
French colony . In 1964, a few years afterindependence , the population of Iferouane "cercle" was approximately 10,000. [cite journal
last = Mortimore
first = Michael J.
year = 1972
month = January
title = The Changing Resources of Sedentary Communities in Air, Southern Sahara
journal =Geographical Review
volume = 62
issue = 1
pages = 71–91
doi = 10.2307/214060
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0016-7428%28197201%2962%3A1%3C71%3ATCROSC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-5
accessdate = 2007-12-10 ]Second Tuareg Rebellion
Iferouane was the site of the first attack carried out by the
Niger Movement for Justice (MNJ), [cite news
first = Joe
last = De Capua
title = Tuareg rebels gathering strength in Niger
url = http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2007-11-28-voa37.cfm
work =Voice of America
date =2007-11-28
accessdate = 2007-12-10 ] which marked the beginning of theSecond Tuareg Rebellion . Numerous clashes between rebel and government forces subsequently took place near the town, including an attack in early December 2007 against a supply convoy heading for Iferouane that resulted in the deaths of three soldiers and, according to the government, eight rebels. [cite news
first = Naomi
last = Schwarz
title = Niger Rebels Attack Convoy, Refuse to Negotiate
url = http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-05-voa41.cfm
work =VOA News
date =2007-12-05
accessdate = 2007-12-10 ] [cite news
first = Abdoulaye
last = Massalatchi
title = Niger rebels kill 3 soldiers in attack on convoy
url = http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN535190.html
work =Reuters
date =2007-12-05
accessdate = 2007-12-10 ]In October 2007, the president of the SOS Iférouane Initiative, a local organisation involved with delivering supplies to the town, reported that – due to the insecurity caused by the rebellion – the residents of Iferouane had been without food for a number of weeks. He also reported an increase in the incidence of
malaria anddiarrhea among the town's residents. [cite news
title = NIGER: Humanitarian crisis feared in north
url = http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=74905
work =IRIN
date =2007-10-22
accessdate = 2007-12-10 ]In November, Iferouane's
deputy mayor reported that the town's entire population – approximately 5,000 residents – had left due to shortages of food, the Tuareg rebellion, and "harassment" by the army. The central government, based inNiamey , confirmed that supplies to the town were blocked due to the mining of roads by rebels, but denied that the town had been emptied.cite news
title = Niger raids leaves 'ghost town'
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7102357.stm
work =BBC
date =2007-11-19
accessdate = 2007-12-10 ]Climate
Iferouane receives, on average, in excess of 50 mm of
rainfall per year, which falls in the course of a few heavy downpours during the summer months.cite journal
last = Gordon
first = Claire
year = 1993
month = June
title = Unstabilised Earth-Brick Vaults and Domes in the Sahel
journal = Development in Practice
volume = 3
issue = 2
pages = 127–32
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0961-4524%28199306%293%3A2%3C127%3AUEVADI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23
accessdate = 2007-12-10
doi = 10.1080/096145249100077151 ] Mean rainfall per annum was convert|58.2|mm|in|abbr=on from 1940 to 1989, and convert|76.1|mm|in|abbr=on between 1990 and 2004. [cite journal
author = Anthelme, F. , R. Michalet, and M. Saadou
year = 2007
month = February
title = Positive associations involving the tussock grass "Panicum turgidum" Forssk. in the Aïr-Ténéré Reserve, Niger
journal = Journal of Arid Environments
volume = 68
issue = 3
pages = 348–62
url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WH9-4KXF2W6-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=8856845b0b3b6ffe8ced84756078bd82
accessdate = 2007-12-10
doi = 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.07.007 ]
Temperatures as low as convert|-1|°C|°F|lk=on|abbr=on and as high as convert|52|°C|°F|lk=on|abbr=on have been recorded.See also
*
Aouderas
*Timia
*Uranium mining References
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