5 historic places to check out when you visit the desert nation of Niger

Maradi

People coming to Maradi, the third-largest city in the whole country often use Maradi as their administrative stop; to switch transports or stock up before heading out to the historic richness of Zinder, or to the Nigerian border to the south. However, those who linger will discover a town that hardly feels like any other urban destination in the nation; a place of (relative) economic prosperity and buzzing markets, oozing confidence and panache.

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