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Niger Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Niger.

Results 1 - 20 of 748 in Niger

  1. Niger stations suspended for unspecified violationsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CPJ Press Freedom Online

    New York, August 20, 2008 - Authorities in Niger summarily suspended a private broadcaster for a month citing unspecified regulatory violations, according to local journalists and news reports.

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  2. Niger: Radio And TV Broadcaster Dounia Suspended for One Month Without ExplanationRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

    Reporters sans Frontieres PRESS RELEASE 20 August 2008 Reporters Without Borders condemns yesterday's decision by the Higher Council for Communication , Niger's media regulatory body, ordering the Niamey-based ...

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  3. Zambian president dies, says officialRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Turkish Daily News

    ... official residence in Jerusalem on Friday morning. JERUSALEM - The Associated Press Tuareg rebels to 'lay down arms' Niger's Tuareg rebel leader Aghaly ag Alambo said his fighters would lay down their arms from Monday and, together with neighboring ...

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  4. Niger, Mali rebels lay down arms at Libya's urgingRead the original story

    Yesterday | International Herald Tribune

    NIAMEY, Niger : Tuareg rebels in the Sahara desert have agreed to lay down their arms and end insurgencies against the African nations of Niger and Mali, state television reported Tuesday.

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  5. Gadhafi urges Tuareg rebels to end fightingRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Daily Star

    NIAMEY: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has asked Tuareg separatist rebels operating in Mali and Niger to lay down their arms after a meeting with their representatives, Niger's state television announced.

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  6. SocialRead the original story

    Yesterday | Panapress

    ... businessman who crashed into President John Agyekum Kufuor's car in Novembe r last year for nine months. 05/08/2008 Niger editor faces charges of "divulging military secrets" Dakar; Senegal (PANA) , A newspaper editor in Niger, Moussa Aksar was ...

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  7. Rebels deny end to insurgency against NigerRead the original story

    Yesterday | International Herald Tribune

    NIAMEY, Niger : Tuareg rebels in the Sahara desert denied a report on state television Tuesday that they were ready to end a year-long insurgency against the African nation of Niger and release dozens of ...

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  8. Football governing body FUFA to unveil new Cranes head coachRead the original story

    Tuesday | New Vision

    By Fred Kaweesi Nations/World cup qualifier September 7 Niger v Uganda SOCCER governing body FUFA will unveil the long-awaited Uganda Cranes' head coach today.

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  9. Niger Tuareg rebel rejects talk of ceasefireRead the original story

    Tuesday | AlertNet

    Niger's Tuareg rebel leader Aghaly ag Alambo said on Tuesday his fighters would not lay down their arms and a pledge he made in Libya at the weekend was in fact a message from a Malian rebel group.

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  10. Niger's Tuareg Fighters Disagree Over Cease-Fire AgreementRead the original story

    Tuesday | Voice of America

    The leader of a large faction of ethnic Tuareg rebels in Niger has declared a cease-fire with the government of Niger on behalf of the Tuaregs of the region.

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  11. Niger - Authorities urged to abandon "absurd war" against Moussa Kaka ...Read the original story

    Tuesday | Canada NewsWire

    Reporters Without Borders is dismayed by the obstinacy with which Niger's authorities are keeping journalist Moussa Kaka in prison, despite a judge's decision to dismiss the case against him.

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  12. 'Saharan Tuaregs to set down guns'Read the original story

    Tuesday | Independent Online

    By Abdoulaye Massalatchi Niamey - Niger's Tuareg rebel leader Aghaly ag Alambo said his fighters would lay down their guns from Monday and, together with neighbouring Mali's Tuareg rebellion, submit to ...

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  13. Niger rebel says Saharan Tuaregs to set down gunsRead the original story

    Monday | Reuters

    NIAMEY - Niger's Tuareg rebel leader Aghaly ag Alambo said his fighters would lay down their guns from Monday and, together with neighboring Mali's Tuareg rebellion, submit to mediation ...

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  14. AgricultureRead the original story

    Monday | Panapress

    ... disease that affects sheep and goats is exacerbating food insecurity in Kenya and Uganda, USAID said on Monday. Niger predicts good farm production in 2008 Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The observation and analysis of the various indicators by Niger's ...

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  15. No Cranes coachRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Daily Monitor

    Kampala STANDINGS P W D L F A PT Benin 4 3 0 1 8 5 9 Angola 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 Uganda 4 2 1 1 5 5 7 Niger 4 0 0 3 1 7 0 German national Jochen Figgie is favourite to replace Laszlo Csaba as the new Cranes coach.

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  16. GenderRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Panapress

    ... plan of the ECOWAS Gender Develop m ent Centre. 16/05/2008 African, Spanish women adopt Niamey Declaration Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The third meeting of African and Spanish women on Wednesd ay adopted the Niamey Declaration, which is a set of ...

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  17. What...No Women of Color in the Visual Art Professions?Read the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | Authentic Art DC

    ... to research and document the utilitarian and ceremonial art forms created by women of the eight ethnic groups of Niger. The art objects collected were featured in the exhibition: The World of Women of Niger mounted at the National Museum of Niger, ...

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  18. Flood relief efforts continueRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | IRIN

    ... badly the region was hit during the past month of heavy rains. Tens of thousands were affected in Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Liberia and Mauritania according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA). In Niger, more ...

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  19. West Africa: Flood Relief Efforts ContinueRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | AllAfrica.com

    ... badly the region was hit during the past month of heavy rains. Tens of thousands were affected in Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Liberia and Mauritania according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA). In Niger, more ...

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  20. Under the shifting sands, a blessing for the desertRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 12 | Warrnambool Standard

    ... says there was no surprise regreening had taken place, but the scale of it, especially in the landlocked state of Niger, took him aback. He says Australian Tony Rinaudo's work on tree regeneration in eastern Niger in the 1980s encouraged this ...

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