Which city in central Niger was where weapons were burned in September 2000 to commemorate a peace agreement?
Concord Day Concord Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the 24 April 1995 Peace Accord between the Government of Niger and the Organisation of Armed Resistance ("Organization de Resistance Armee", ORA) at the Congressional Palace in Niamey ("Palais des Congrès de à Niamey"). While this accord was signed only by some armed groups and sporadic fighting continued until 1999, it marked the beginning of the end of the 1990 rebellion in the north and east of the country carried out by elements of Tuareg, Toubou, and other communities. The final peace agreement was celebrated with a "Flame of Peace" in which weapons were burned in Agadez on 25 September 2000, a date that is also commemorated each year in some communities.
Route nationale 1 (Niger) The Route nationale no. 1 is an important highway in Niger. It connects the east part of the country to the west. RN1 runs approximately 1200 km from Niamey in the west to N'Guigmi in the east, via Dosso, Maradi, Zinder, and Diffa. The first large paved section, between Gouré and N'Guigmi was surfaced in 1971-72. This section, in the distant and sparsely populated east, is now the most degraded section and in part completely eroded. It was named the ""Route de l'Unité"" (""the Unity Highway"") in the 1970s. By 1980 it was joined by the second long all-weather road in Niger, the "Uranium Highway," running from Niamey to Arlit in the far north.