page_title: Madama
hierarchical_section_title: Madama
caption_attribution_description: English: Fort Madama viewed from a position in the former minefield, looking south. On the left the barbed wire still can be depicted (June 2017).
context_page_description: Madama is a border settlement on the northeast frontier of Niger. Little more than an army post, the settlement serves as a frontier station controlling travel between Niger and Libya. It is also the site of a former French colonial fort, built in 1931.
  The fort is now surrounded by barbed wire and a field of landmines.
context_section_description: Madama is a border settlement on the northeast frontier of Niger.  Little more than an army post, the settlement serves as a frontier station controlling travel between Niger and Libya. It is also the site of a former French colonial fort, built in 1931. 
  The fort is now surrounded by barbed wire and a field of landmines.
caption: View on Fort Madama from the North, June 2017
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