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African leaders vow 'Green Revolution' on continent
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
African heads of state and government pledged to lead a new "Green Revolution" on their hunger-stricken continent with an arsenal of better soil, seeds and financial aid for millions of subsistence
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Country Receives $50 Million for Reforms in the Rural And Social Sectors
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The World Bank Board of Executive Director today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit* of US$50 million to support the Government of Niger's reform program to strengthen performance in service delivery and increase transparency and accountability in public sector
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NIGER: Government launches campaign to eradicate Guinea worm by 2009
IRIN
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The Niger health authorities on Thursday launched a week-long campaign against Guinea worm as part of their commitment to eradicate the debilitating parasite by
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Government Workers March Over High Cost of Living
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Over 2,000 striking government workers took to the streets of the Niger capital Niamey on Thursday to protest against the high cost of
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Government Launches Campaign to Eradicate Guinea Worm By 2009
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The Niger health authorities on Thursday launched a week-long campaign against Guinea worm as part of their commitment to eradicate the debilitating parasite by
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Niger rejects UN charges of malnourished children
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Niger's Prime Minister Hama Amadou has rejected a report from the UN Children's Fund which said that many of the country's children suffer from severe malnutrition due to food deficiencies and lack of health
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Niger army dismisses alleged mutineers
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Thirty-one Niger government soldiers implicated in a 2002 mutiny but later acquitted in March by a military tribunal have been sacked from the army, an independently-run radio said on
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Thousands Protest University Closure, Alleged Graft
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Thousands of students, teachers and disgruntled citizens took to the streets of the capital Niamey on Tuesday to denounce mismanagement and lack of funding for the country's main university, currently closed due to
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IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Review Under PRGF Arrangement And Approves $8.7 Million Disbursement
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the second review of Niger's economic performance under a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)
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UN-Backed Jury Honours Traditional Lending of Pregnant Cows
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The lending of pregnant cows to neighbours who have fallen on hard times, a tradition among herdsman in Niger, has been added to a list of cultural practices around the world that best contribute to sustainable development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced
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A Model For Other Global Territorial Conflicts
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Statement by the press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Agreement between Cameroon and Nigeria on the Territorial Dispute over the Bakassi
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NIGER: Strike paralyses capital over high cost of living
IRIN
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Quiet fell over the Niger capital of Niamey on Thursday as labour unions called a national strike over the high cost of
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masked man feeds chickens on a farm in Maradi, southeast of Niger....
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
West African ministers have met here to develop measures aimed at fighting the deadly avian influenza in the
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Tradition Cited for Promoting Sustainable Development
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
A cultural practice that involves the loaning of pregnant cows to fellow community members who have lost their herd has been noted as one that contributes to sustainable
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Strike Over High Cost of Living Paralyses Capital
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Quiet fell over the Niger capital of Niamey on Thursday as labour unions called a national strike over the high cost of
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Sharing the Load Niger struggles to survive another devastating drought
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The farmers of western Niger normally spend the first few months of every year filling their mud-brick storage bins with
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NIGER: Strike over high cost of living paralyses capital
IRIN
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Quiet fell over the Niger capital of Niamey on Thursday as labour unions called a national strike over the high cost of
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Niger dismisses two ministers under donor pressure
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Niger's President Mamadou Tandja bowed to pressure from international donors and dismissed his health and education ministers on Tuesday, following allegations that aid money was being
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Drought-hit Niger turns to God
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Subsistence farmers in Niger are fretting about the late start to the rainy season and Muslim leaders are praying for a downpour after a food crisis in the West African nation left millions hungry last
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Police torture persists in Niger, says rights body
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Torture in police stations is still being reported in Niger and officers must step up efforts to stamp it out, the West African country's national human rights commission said on
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