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Nigerien authorities receive surrendered weapons
Topix - Thursday, August 30, 2007
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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Libyan President Gadaffi Sues Three Newspapers
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, August 29, 2007
he Libyan President Colonel Mouammar Qadhafi has filed a suit against three Niamey-based independent weekly newspapers for allegedly publishing "false information" that could undermine his ... more
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NGOs in North Calling for Peace
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, August 29, 2007
mayor in northern Niger has warned that civilians are increasingly being caught up in insecurity caused by fighting between the Nigerien army and armed militias, and has called for an end to ... more
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'For $5,000 Niger Will Fall'
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, August 28, 2007
t is not as if the self-promoting Uganda-Niger game needed any extra hype, but the break-a-leg Michael Ezra offer of $100,000 (approximately Shs170m) in prize money has sent it to frenzied ... more
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Cranes Fans Scramble for Tickets
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, August 28, 2007
ANS are scrambling to purchase tickets to the crunch African Nations Cup qualifier between Uganda and Niger. The Cranes need victory by three clear goals in the September 8 showdown to guarantee qualification for the biennial showpiece. Tickets are on sale in Simba Telecom and MTN ... more
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Floods Wreak Havoc Across the Country
allAfrica.com - Thursday, August 23, 2007
arge-scale flooding has hit seven of Niger's eight regions, affecting close to 13,000 people across the country - some of whom may be inaccessible to aid organisations, according to the Nigerien ... more
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NIGER: Floods wreak havoc across the country
IRIN - Thursday, August 23, 2007
AKAR Thursday, August 23, 2007 (IRIN) - Large-scale flooding has hit seven of Niger’s eight regions, affecting close to 13,000 people across the country – some of whom may be inaccessible to aid organisations, according to the Nigerien government. ... more
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Niger Tie Tickets On Sale
allAfrica.com - Monday, August 20, 2007
ickets for the Uganda Cranes versus Mena du Niger African Nations Cup tie will today go on sale after consultations with the different stakeholders. The game is scheduled for Spetember 8 at ... more
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Polio Down 80 Percent With Remaining Cases Blamed On Borders
allAfrica.com - Thursday, August 16, 2007
he chances that polio could be eradicated from the world seem to be rising with dramatically less cases reported in Nigeria, the country where the disease has been most endemic in the world, yet coordination with bordering countries remains a weak link in the chain, polio experts ... more
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Aid Agencies Unable to Reach North
allAfrica.com - Monday, August 13, 2007
he mayor of a remote city in lawless northern Niger last week appealed for help with severe hunger and flood-related damage, but humanitarians are struggling to respond because mines recently laid by anti-government fighters have made the city ... more
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Far Too Many Children Still at Risk of Malnutrition in the Country
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 31, 2007
n the onset of the lean season, when communities are most vulnerable, still too many children are at risk of malnutrition. The response put in place has proven to be efficient for thousands of children, but needs to be scaled up to benefit every child in ... more
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UN Warns Children Still Face Malnutrition
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 31, 2007
s the impoverished West African country of Niger enters the "lean season," when food from the last harvest runs out, too many children are still at risk of malnutrition despite much progress made over the past two years, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned ... more
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African dust storms huge, but how do they form?
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> Program #5070 of the Earth & Sky Radio Series with hosts Deborah Byrd and Joel Block The dust that fueled this storm in the central Nigerian town of Maradi came from the Sahara, the world's largest desert. via Earth & Sky ... more
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Capsule reviews
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> Opening this week 51 Birch Street - Doug Block makes a documentary about his parents' marriage, which seemed happier than it really was. via Hartford Courant ... more
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Nigeria gripped by general strike
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"There is no effect that I can confirm, not yet anyway" Police used tear gas on strikers manning a barricade Thursday in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos as the second day of a general strike brought parts of Africa's largest oil producer to a standstill. via... more
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African dust storms huge, but how do they form?
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> Program #5070 of the Earth & Sky Radio Series with hosts Deborah Byrd and Joel Block The dust that fueled this storm in the central Nigerian town of Maradi came from the Sahara, the world's largest desert. via Earth & Sky ... more
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Capsule reviews
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> Opening this week 51 Birch Street - Doug Block makes a documentary about his parents' marriage, which seemed happier than it really was. via Hartford Courant ... more
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Nigeria gripped by general strike
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"There is no effect that I can confirm, not yet anyway" Police used tear gas on strikers manning a barricade Thursday in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos as the second day of a general strike brought parts of Africa's largest oil producer to a standstill. via... more
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Army Chief Threatens to Kill Journalist
allAfrica.com - Friday, July 20, 2007
n 14 July 2007, the Chief of Defence Staff of Niger's Armed Forces (FAN), General Moumouni Boureima, threatened to kill Moussa Kaka, a correspondent for Radio France International (RFI) in Niger, over his coverage of the rebellion in the Northern part of the ... more
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Radio France Internationale Banned for One Month
allAfrica.com - Friday, July 20, 2007
eporters Without Borders has voiced concern about a rapid deterioration in press freedom in Niger, especially in the north, following the imposition on 19 July 2007 of a one-month ban on the retransmission of French public radio station Radio France Internationale's (RFI) programmes throughout the ... more
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