2020 in Niger

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ; ;
See also:	Other events of 2020; Timeline of Nigerien history;

This article lists events from the year 2020 in Niger.

Incumbents

January 9 – Insurgency in the Maghreb: Battle of Chinagodrar.^[1]
March 19 – The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Niger.^[2]
May 9 – May 2020 Tillabéri attacks.^[3]
May 18 – Boko Haram militants attacked the Blabrine military base near Diffa, killing twelve Nigerien soldiers. Seven militants were also killed in the attack.^[4]
August 9 – Gunmen killed six French volunteers with ACTED, along with two Nigeriens, in the Tillabéri Region.^[5]
October 27 - An American citizen was kidnapped in Birni-N'Konni.^[6]
December 14 – Boko Haram claims responsibility for 27 deaths in Toumour, Diffa.^[7]
December 27 – 2020 Nigerien general election.^[8]^[9]

May 5 – Mohamed Ben Omar, Labor Minister (b. 1965).^[10]
November 24 – Mamadou Tandja, 82, politician, President (1999–2010).^[11]
December 16 – Abdallah Wafy, Ambassador of Niger to the United States.^[12]
December 24 – Issaka Assane Karanta, 75, politician, Mayor of Commune I (1996–1999) and Commune III (2010–2011) of Niamey, Governor of Niamey Capital District (since 2018), COVID-19.^[13]