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... on Wednesday launched the 2009-2010 directory fo r government services. Niger to makes prisons "humane". Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Garba Lompo, on Thursday announced a set of measures aimed to make ... Comment?
... monthly rises, the Food and Agriculture Organisa t ion (FAO) said Wednesday. Niger investigates food situation Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's National Statistics Institute (INS) on Tuesday be gan investigations into the food situation in the country ... Comment?
... here on Wednesday slightly lower than the it did on Tuesda y . 09/12/2009 Niger to register mobile phone users Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Telecommunications regulatory agency (ARM) on Wed nesday asked all mobile phone users in the country to ... Comment?
Elevated CO2 concentration around alfalfa nodules increases N2 fixation
Department of Crop Sciences, Plant Nutrition, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Carl-Sprengel-Street 1, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany jschulz2{at}gwdg.de Nodule CO2 fixation via PEPC provides malate for bacteroids and oxaloacetate for N assimilation. Comment?
Few clues in diplomats' disappearance
Suspects holding veteran Canadian diplomat Robert Fowler and his aide could be scanning world reports about the pair to assess how "valuable" they might be, it was feared Tuesday. Comment?
U.N.: $24 billion could slash infant, maternal deaths
A woman carries her baby on a main street in Niamey, Niger in a file photo. A U.N.-backed report said investments in family planning and birth control would boost the effectiveness spending on pregnancy and newborn health care, suggesting investing in both together could achieve "dramatic" results. Comment?
BU considers canceling next semester's Niger program due to security risks
Boston University International Programs may cancel the Niamey International Development Program in Niger next semester due to a U.S. State Department travel alert issued Nov. Comment?
G ood news on the Giraffe front! Researchers from the Giraffe Conservation Foundation - www.giraffeconservation.org for those who share my fascination with these animals - report that there has been a dramatic increase in the population of the highly endangered West African race of the Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis peralta. Comment?
Poor Rains in Africa's Sahel Mean Below Average Harvest
Poor farmers in Niger, Chad and northeastern Mali will likely need food aid until the early harvests of August. Comment?
... a high-powered delegation sent by Nige r's president, Mamadou Tandja, official Libyan sources revealed. Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The new chairman of Niger's Parliament, Seini Oumarou, ha s said his priority is to a?restore the imagea? of the ... Comment?
Once on the brink of extinction, giraffes standing tall
A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky, orange soil. Comment?
Nigeria's most celebrated environmental campaigner is about to launch a reality TV show to highlight the dangers of global warming for Africans. Comment?
... two countries had g o ne up to US$ 2 billion. 25/11/2009 full text... Russian businessmen to invest in Niger Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A delegation of Russian businessmen who specialize in wat er engineering arrived in Niger to examine the ... Comment?
Niger leader faces pressure from marchers
Niamey - Protesters took to the streets of Niger's capital Niamey by the thousands on Sunday to call for President Mamadou Tandja to step down over his controversial attempts to stay to power. Comment?
Niger Protest For President Tandja to Quit
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 20:42 Mecca time, 17:42 GMT Niger protest for president to quit To date, numerous protests in Niger have met with little reaction from the presidency Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Niger's capital, Niamey, calling for the resignation of President Mamadou Tandja. Comment?
Niger Travel Alert, November 2009
On January 22, 2009, four Europeans were abducted by AQIM operatives along the Mali-Niger border as their tour group returned to Niamey from a cultural festival in the Malian town of Anderamboukane. Comment?
Couple's love story started in Africa
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... 9.3 million, was there on business. Emmanuel met Eriko at a community event to introduce Japanese culture in Niamey, Niger's capital. About three years on from that encounter, the couple married in Benin and moved to Japan in 1999. Eriko, 45, works ... Comment?
Note: The following text is a quote: Travel Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs This information is current as of today, Thu Nov 19 2009 21:45:59 GMT-0800 . Niger November 19, 2009 The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Niger due to ... Comment?
President Umaru Yar'Adua Tuesday nominated, for the appr oval of the Senate, Justice Iyorgher Ignatius Katsina-Alu as the Chief Justice o f Nigeria, PANA reported from here. Comment?
Niger is still on the rails: Foreign minister
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Aichatou Mindaoudou insisted a "real" opposition existed in the west African country despite the ruling party winning an overwhelming parliamentary majority in polls boycotted by the opposition. Comment?