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NIGER [Travel Alert]

Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_4546.html Travel Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs This information is current as of today, Thu Nov 19 2009...

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Niger: Reinforcing Sex Education in High Schools

Niamey — High school students in the Niger capital, Niamey, learned to put HIV/AIDS and reproductive health in a broader context during a recent essay contest. "In preparing my essay I learned that AIDS is not a death...

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West African Giraffes Defy Extinction

Numbering Only 50 in 1996, Niger Subspecies of Giraffe Swells to 200 Today Thanks to Conservation Efforts (AP) A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a...

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UPDATE 1-EU freezes Niger aid in democracy row

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 a 'grave violation' of democracy by its ex-army colonel...

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Niger releases 11 detained opposition protesters

Source: Reuters NIAMEY, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Niger released 11 people detained since a violent protest in June against the president's move to consolidate power through a constitutional reform. The clash on June 1 ...

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Niger launches diplomatic offensive

Niamey - Beleaguered President Mamadou Tandja on Monday dispatched envoys to neighbouring countries, state radio said, days after Niger was expelled from a regional grouping over a condemned election. The 15-member Economic...

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Niger grants rebels amnesty

Niamey - Niger President Mamadou Tandja granted amnesty on Friday to Tuareg rebels who recently gave up their weapons, according to an official statement on state radio. The presidential order grants amnesty to the...

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Niger legislative elections end smoothly

NIAMEY, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Niger's legislative elections ended smoothly late Tuesday after opened in the morning without major incidences being reported. "We have not encountered any problem. All went on smoothly," declared...

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Weekly fashion calendar: Belgrade, Dubai, Niamey

Belgrade, Dubai, Niamey (Niger) -- the fashion week agenda doesn't get much more international than this. Coming up within the next four weeks: Hello Kitty's 35th birthday party, Jimmy Choo's big launch at H&M, and the...

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Niger election may be put off

Abuja - West African leaders called on Saturday for elections planned for next week in Niger to be called off and imposed limited sanctions on Niamey following President Mamadou Tandja's bid to stay in power. At a special...

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