Air Force members at Nigerien Air Base 201 and Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) members plant trees in honor of Nigerien Independence Day and Nigerien Armed Forces Day, Aug. 4, 2022. Independence Day in the Republic of Niger is commemorated on August 3, marking the nation’s independence from France in 1960. The government began celebrating Independence Day through the coordinated mass planting of trees in order to fight desertification.

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