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Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked neighbouring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat. Concerns grew particularly after Islamist militants associated with al Qaeda seized the north of Mali last year ...(5/21/2013 9:06:06 AM) |
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Cholera outbreak hits Malian refugee camp in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said that they are working to contain a cholera outbreak in Niger in a refugee camp for people fleeing the conflict in Mali. (5/21/2013 11:17:53 AM) |
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Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation
By Abdoulaye Massalatchi MAKALONDI, Niger (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced under-age marriage as the West African country's government steps up its fight against such abuses. Though Niger outlawed the practice in 2003, FGM and other violent treatment of young women remain prevalent among some ...(5/16/2013 11:21:30 AM) |
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Nigeria Seeks Help from Niger in Battle with Militants
Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat. Concerns grew particularly after Islamist militants associated with al-Qaida seized the north of Mali last year and were dislodged only after French-led ...(5/21/2013 11:03:13 AM) |
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Niger offers cash reward to help eradicate Guinea worm
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger is offering cash rewards to anyone reporting a case of Guinea worm as part of efforts to permanently eradicate the parasitic disease in the impoverished West African nation, the health ministry said. Though it once afflicted around 3.5 million people annually across Asia and Africa, according to the U.S.-based Carter Center, Guinea worm disease is now on the verge of ...(5/14/2013 9:20:40 AM) |
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US instructors to train African troops for Mali in Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) - U.S. military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a U.N.-backed offensive against al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali, senior military officers said on Thursday. The United States and several European nations have backed a French-led military intervention which since January 11 has driven militant insurgents out of the towns of ...(5/16/2013 7:11:13 AM) |
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U.S. instructors to train African troops for Mali in Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) - U.S. military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a U.N.-backed offensive against al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighboring Mali, senior military officers said on Thursday. The United States and several European nations have backed a French-led military intervention which since January 11 has driven militant insurgents out of the towns of ...(5/16/2013 6:55:26 AM) |
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Nigeria Military Chases Militants Fleeing to Chad, Niger Borders
Nigeria’s military is chasing Islamist fighters as they flee to the borders of Chad and Niger from the northeast, where President Goodluck Jonathan has declared emergency rule, spokesman Chris Olukolade said.(5/20/2013 3:20:08 PM) |
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Niger increases budget spending over Mali military intervention
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger has increased budgetary spending for 2013 by six percent in part to help cover the costs of a military deployment aimed at driving al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels out of its West African neighbour Mali. Niger, the world's least developed country according to the United Nations, sent around 670 soldiers into Mali earlier this year as part of a regional force participating ...(5/7/2013 8:59:55 AM) |
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International community kills Niger with humanitarian aid
West African Niger ranks last in terms of development among African countries. Information about mass famine in Niger appears every year. Eighty percent of the state is taken by Sahara, however, not all neighboring states that are situated in similar conditions are as miserable as Niger.(5/14/2013 12:05:30 PM) |
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