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... 2010, t h e Pan African News Agency (PANA) reported from here. Nigeriens urged to make concessions in politics Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator in the Nigerien crisis, Abdulsalam Abubakar, has ... Comment?
... centre (CICG) in CA te d'Ivoire on Wednesday launched the 2009-2010 directory fo r government services. 02/12/2009 Niger to makes prisons "humane". Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Garba Lompo, on ... Comment?
Niger Opposition Figure Hails ECOWAS Call for Tandja to Step Down
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A leading member of Niger's opposition coalition has welcomed a regional bloc's call for embattled President Mamadou Tandja to step down after his second-term expired Tuesday. Comment?
Nigerians Face Climate Change Effects
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Niamey, Dec 22 Rural inhabitant in Niger face the effects of climate change through learning techniques of adaptation to that adverse climatological phenomenon, revealed a study on Tuesday. Comment?
Cassidy Gold Corp.: Cassidy Gold Commences Drill Program at Nassile Gold Project, Niger
Cassidy Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that a planned exploration program consisting of multi-stage Rotary Air Blast and Reverse Circulation drilling has begun on the Nassile Gold Project located in the Republic of Niger, West Africa. Comment?
Opponents of Niger President Agree to Mediation Talks
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Niger's opposition coalition has agreed to hold mediated talks after months of refusing to participate. Comment?
Kim Yong Nam Greets Nigerien President
Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Thursday sent a message of greetings to Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger, on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of proclamation of the Republic of Niger. Comment?
Niger Opposition Figure Hails Obamaa s Missive to Tandja
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A leading opposition member has welcomed President Barack Obama's letter to President Mamadou Tandja asking for more democratic reforms ahead of Friday's 51st anniversary of Niger becoming a republic. Comment?
Holidays on Earth Today: December 18, 2009
... 1916 *Edwin Armstrong Birthday: 1890 *Lyman Abbott Birthday: 1835 2. Israel : *Chanukah / Festival of Lights 3. Niger : *Republic Day 4. Mexico : *Las Posadas *Fiesta of the Virgin of the Lonely *Feast of Our Lady of Solitude 5. State of Qatar: ... Comment?
Spring program in Niger canceled
Boston University International Programs have officially canceled the Niamey International Development Program in Niger for the spring 2010 semester, officials said Friday. Comment?
The Nigerian Senate Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu as the Chief Justice of Nigeria , s ucceeding retiring Justice Idris Kutigi. Comment?
Niamey - United States President Barack Obama has called for more democracy in the African state of Niger, whose President Mamadou Tandja is facing growing criticism over his moves to extend his time as leader. Comment?
Obama calls for more democracy in Niger
U.S. President Barack Obama has called for more democracy in the African state of Niger, whose President Mamadou Tandja is facing growing criticism over his moves to extend his time as leader. Comment?
... wants President Tandja to step down 22 December More than 5,000 demonstrators on Sunday gathered in Niame y, the Niger capital, demanding that their president, Mamadou Tandja, should ste p down from power by 22 December, which marks the legal end of ... Comment?
... communication centre (CICG) in CA te d'Ivoire on Wednesday launched the 2009-2010 directory fo r government services. Niger to makes prisons "humane". The Niger Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Garba Lompo, on Thursday announced a set of ... Comment?
... Democracy and Republic (CF DR), a coalition of political parties, trade unions and civil society organisati o ns in Niger has condemned the way mining contracts are awarded only to people cl o se to President Mamadou Tandja. 11/12/2009 Regional ... Comment?
Thousands march in support of Niger president
Niamey - Thousands of people marched on Tuesday in Niamey to back Niger's president, Mamadou Tandja, who has obtained an extension of his mandate in defiance of his foes and by flouting the international community. Comment?
Fewer Children Dying from Malaria Due to Bed Nets
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... Mother and child lying under the long-lasting insecticidal net that they have just received. Suburb of Niamey, Niger The World Health Organization says fewer children are dying from malaria because of greater use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets ... Comment?
Mass airlift saves Dakar-Cairo
... officials chose instead to airlift the entire event 1,250 miles. An offer of safe passage from the government of Niger was declined as being too risky and yesterday three giant Antonov transport planes began shuttling between here and the Libyan ... Comment?
Diplomat visited Niger mine before vanishing
Former Canadian U.N. Ambassador Robert Fowler pictured here in 2000. Photograph by: Matt Campbell/AFP/Getty Images, Canwest News Service UNITED NATIONS a ' The Canadian operators of a gold mine in western Niger confirmed Thursday that missing Ottawa diplomat Robert Fowler and his aide Louis Guay spent several hours there on the day they ... Comment?