Dabaga is a town and rural
commune
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in the
Agadez Region
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of northern
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, on the main road leading north into the
Aïr Mountains
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and the town of
Elmeki. Like the nearby communities of
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,
Elmeki and
Egandawel, Dabaga is an
oasis
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s and small numbers of
Hausa
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* Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa
* Hausa language, spoken in West Africa
* Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states
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and other groups. According to the census 2012, Dabaga had a permanent population of 23,969, mostly families of Tuareg pastoralists, where the adult males traveled with their herds.
Though a village with a long history, Dabaga was officially designated the chief place of its own
"Rural Commune" in 2002. It is one of five communes in the
Tchirozérine Department.
2007–2008 violence
Dramatically affected by unrest in 2007–2008, Dabaga was briefly a center for a
Doctors without borders
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project, which was forced out at the end of October 2007 due to attacks from unknown assailants.
In early 2008,
Amnesty international alleged the civilian population had suffered repeated attacks by the
Nigerien military
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, who suspect the residents of supporting
Niger Movement for Justice
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(Mouvement des Nigériens pour la justice, MNJ) rebels in the ongoing
Second Tuareg Rebellion
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. Amnesty reported that the village head, among others, had been murdered by Nigerien armed forces.
Niger: Executions and forced disappearances follow army reprisals
3 April 2008.
See also
republicain-niger: April 2008
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References
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{{Communes of Niger
Populated places in Niger
Oases of Niger