Ourofan

Ourofan

Ourofan

Place in Maradi Region, Niger

Ourofan (var. Ourofané) is a town in Maradi Region, Tessaoua Department south central Niger. With a mixed population of pastoral Kel Owey Tuareg, Fulani and Hausa peoples, Ourofan survives as a farming community and stop on seasonal and animal herding and trade routes. The town, historically within the Sahel, is today on the verge of the encroaching Sahara desert.

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International contacts

The Belgian city of Chimay has a development partnership with Ourofan.[1]

References

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    City of Chimay, Belgium.


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