Niger
By Marlene Barger SOUMARANA, Niger, 14 January 2008 - Soumaïya, 5, went to bed feeling ill. By the morning, her condition had worsened and she was stricken with vomiting and diarrhoea. Thankfully, her mother took her to Soumarana's health post…
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Points saillants À la 2ème semaine épidémiologique, le taux de complétude moyen est de 88%. Toutes les régions ont atteint le taux de complétude record de 100 % à l'exception de Tillabéri et Zinder qui ont un taux de complétude…
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DAKAR, 9 January 2008 (IRIN) - A landmine that exploded under a car in the Nigerien capital Niamey on 8 January killed one civilian and wounded another, agencies report. According to the BBC, the explosion occurred in the Yantala district…
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Par Gaelle Bausson NIAMEY, Niger, 7 janvier 2008 - Ansoumane, 16 mois, ferme ses yeux et serre les poings de toutes ses forces alors qu'il se fait piquer le bras, sous les applaudissements du public et le regard du Président…
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NIAMEY, 7 January 2007 - President Tandja of Niger today kicked off a major campaign to vaccinate 2.9 million children against measles. The week-long integrated National Measles Campaign is moving up to gear to pave the way towards the sustainable…
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NIAMEY, 24 décembre 2007 (IRIN) Pour accoucher, le Niger est un des endroits les plus dangereux du monde. Devant un centre de rétablissement mis en place par une organisation non-gouvernementale (ONG) à Niamey, une trentaine de femmes, affalées sur…
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DAKAR, 24 décembre 2007 (IRIN) - L'armée et les rebelles nigériens doivent apporter une réponse officielle aux accusations des groupes de défense de droits humains selon lesquelles les deux parties ont commis des exactions à l'encontre des civils. « A…
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NIAMEY, 21 December 2007 (IRIN) Niger is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth. Thirty women lolling on mats outside a non-governmental organisation (NGO) recovery clinic in Niamey might well wish they had not been…
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DAKAR, 20 December 2007 (IRIN) - The Nigerien army and rebels in the country have yet to formally respond to charges by rights groups that both sides are committing abuses against civilians. "To my knowledge, there have been no crimes," said Oumarou…
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Amnesty International is alarmed at the increasing number of extrajudicial executions of civilians by the army in the Agadez region and is asking the Niger authorities to put an immediate stop to them. Over the past four weeks, at least…
