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Niger: environmental war
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>“Earlier this year, I mentioned the emergence of a new rebel movement among the Touareg minority in northern Niger. Since then, the Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) has stepped up its activity, claiming responsibility for a pitched battle with government troops in March and a recent attack on... more
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Niger: Civilians targeted by government forces, says rebel group
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>The blog of Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la justice , a tuareg rebel group in Niger, writes that the retreating government army killed several civilians (Fr) during a recent fight. MNJ calls the government's actions “vengeance upon the innocent.” ... more
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Niger: The Yellowcake Conspiracy
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> The Yellowcake Conspiracy is an African spy thriller for 11 to 14 year-old boys: “The Yellowcake Conspiracy is about a group of malcontent Tuareg fighters mounting a 'second rebellion' in Niger under the leadership of a man known only as ‘the Teacher' (the first rebellion ended back in... more
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Niger: Niger is drying up
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Ishtar warns us, “ Niger is drying up “: The seasonal rivers are a thing of the past, but the seasonal “tapki” lakes will be around for good couple of months. Under the scorching sun, I was really tempted to take a dip in the water, until I saw that... more
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World Water Day Ripples Across Videos.
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Zen Water by darkpatator Every year since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, on March 22nd has been the World Water Day . In addition, this year it is... more
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Nigerien authorities receive surrendered weapons
Topix - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
p> About 105 young men from Diffa region, about 1,300 kms to the east of the Nigerian capital Niamey, surrendered weapons and munitions Wednesday in the presence of the public health minister Issa Lamine. via People's Daily Online ... more
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Niger rebels vow offensive against uranium industry
Topix - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
p>A leader of Niger's Tuareg rebels promised on Thursday an all-out offensive against the uranium industry including attacks on foreign-run mines and mineral convoys. ... more
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Niger rebels say French military helping government
Topix - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
p>Niger's Tuareg rebels accused France of giving military support to President Mamadou Tandja's army, but a senior army officer on Tuesday denied that French troops were playing any direct role in the conflict. ... more
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NWT Updates Shareholders on Niger Uranium 2008 Exploration Program
Topix - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
p> Jan. 10 - NWT Uranium Corp. is pleased to update its shareholders regarding the activities of Niger Uranium Corp., of which NWT is the largest shareholder. ... more
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Court Rejects Imprisoned Journalist's Petition, Returning Case to Starting Point
allAfrica.com - Sunday, May 25, 2008
eporters Without Borders strongly condemns a 15 May 2008 decision by Niger's highest appeal court to reject a request to rule that the records of journalist Moussa Kaka's intercepted telephone calls cannot be used to prosecute him on charges of "complicity in a conspiracy against the authority of the ... more
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Country, Niger Republic Seek Peaceful Relations
allAfrica.com - Sunday, May 25, 2008
igeria and Niger Republic have agreed to maintain peaceful relationship in their border ... more
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Porous Border Aids Human Trafficking
allAfrica.com - Sunday, May 25, 2008
igeria's porous border with its northern neighbour Niger is being exploited by traffickers smuggling teenage girls to Europe where they will work as prostitutes, immigration officials told ... more
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UN Agriculture Agency Official Receives Country's Top Honour
allAfrica.com - Sunday, May 25, 2008
he head of the Niger office of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been bestowed with the West African nation's highest honour for her work in the fields of agriculture and assisting the rural ... more
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FAO Wins Leading Prize for Work in Country
allAfrica.com - Sunday, May 25, 2008
AO Representative, Ms Maria Helena di Morais Semedo received Niger's highest award for her distinguished service to the field of agriculture and the enrichment of the rural population in a ceremony presided over by H.E. M. Mahamane Moussa, Minister of Agricultural Development of ... more
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Court Rejects Imprisoned Journalist's Petition, Returning Case to Starting Point
allAfrica.com - Thursday, May 15, 2008
eporters Without Borders strongly condemns today's decision by Niger's highest appeal court to reject a request to rule that the records of journalist Moussa Kaka's intercepted telephone calls cannot be used to prosecute him on charges of "complicity in a conspiracy against the authority of the ... more
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Failed Contracts in Niger - Commission Orders Arrest of Ex- Perm Sec
allAfrica.com - Monday, April 28, 2008
he Niger State Judicial Commission of Inquiry has ordered the arrest of former Permanent Secretary in the state's Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Abdulkadir Katuka Marafa, for failing to appear before it despite many summons served on ... more
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Radio Station Shut Down for Broadcasting Military Brutalities
allAfrica.com - Friday, April 25, 2008
ahara FM, a privately-owned radio station based in Agadez, the largest city in the northern part of Niger, was on April 22, 2008, shut down indefinitely by the media regulator, the High Communications Council (CSC) for allegedly “inciting ethnic hatred and undermining the morale of the ... more
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Private Radio Station Closed for Broadcasting Testimonies of Soldiers' Victims
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
he following is an abridged translation of a 22 April 2008 RSF press ... more
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Agadez-Based Radio Station Closed for Reporting Abuses By Soldiers in North
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
oday's decision by the Higher Council for Communication (CSC) to close privately-owned radio Sahara FM, the main radio station in the northern city of Agadez, is an authoritarian blunder that will just aggravate the situation in Niger's strife-ridden northern region, Reporters Without Borders ... more
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Ndayako And Niger Election Tribunal
allAfrica.com - Monday, April 14, 2008
he text of the Judgment delivered on the 29th of February 2008, in the petition by Senator Dangana Ndayako who contested the Senatorial seat for the Niger South Senatorial District will leave not a few questions ... more
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