Novita.........
Niger is very poor landlocked country in West Africa.
It is largely Muslim and is meant to have beautiful desert.
Qatar has done quite a lot of charity work there.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/niger

I would love to go there but I think you have to fly to Accra in Ghana and then go... starts working out expensive.

Bradt guides publish a book about Niger travel their neighbour Burkina Faso. Another country I would love to visit