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NIAMEY, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Libya has begun repatriating hundreds of Nigerien Tuareg rebel fighters, state television in Niger reported on Wednesday, the latest sign of progress in pacifying Niger's north after two years of revolt. The fighters, who are…
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Des rencontres et des consultations dans les semaines à venir sont nécessaires pour résoudre la crise institutionnelle qui affecte le Niger, a déclaré le médiateur désigné par la Communauté économique des États d'Afrique de l'Ouest (Cedeao), Abdulsalami Abubakar, à l'issue…
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By Peter Clottey In Nigeria, former President General Abdulsalami Abubakar is scheduled to hold discussions with Niger's embattled President Mamadou Tandja's administration Monday in the capital, Abuja. Backed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the talks are another…
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By Sandra Bisin AGADEZ, Niger, 9 November 2009 - It's 6 a.m. at the Agadez bus station, and the members of the town's Child Protection Committee are keeping a close watch on the waiting passengers for the bus heading towards…
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Par Sandra Bisin AGADEZ, Niger, 9 novembre 2009 - Il est six heures du matin à la gare routière d'Agadez et les membres du Comité de protection des enfants de cette ville observent avec attention les voyageurs qui attendent un…
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Egypt extended 61 tons of food aid to Niger to help the stranded people there due to the floods that hit the country several weeks ago, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday 6/11/2009. Aid to African countries at…
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All development aid effectively on hold - Niger given 30-day deadline for consultations By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The European Union announced on Friday it was freezing all development aid to Niger in protest at what it called…
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LAGOS, Nov 06, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Nigerian government has denied closing its border with Niger amid tensions between the West African bloc ECOWAS and Niamey, the Lagos-based Vanguard newspaper reported on Friday. Dora Akunyili, the minister of…
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Currently, food availability has improved thanks to the beginning of millet and cowpea harvests. Rainfall has normalized since August, leading merchants and large producers to sell off their stocks. However, food insecurity still remains high in the Ouallam department…
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Washington, DC - Sakina Mati is a farmer and community leader in the village of Guidan Batoye, in the Maradi Region of Niger. She began to manage the regeneration of useful trees on her fields 15 years ago together…
