Niger
A arts and crafts seller stands in front of the Old Mosque of Agadez in the northern Niger tourist city on September 24, 2010. Charter flights to the city have been cancelled since the kidnapping of a group of expatriate workers employed by the French group Areva by the Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) in Arlit, Niger, one week ago.
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Those that have spoken to UNCHR say they fled for fear of being caught in the government-led crackdown on insurgents linked to the Boko Haram sect, particularly in the Baga area of northern Nigeria, close to the Niger border
The White House announced in February [2013] that Obama had deployed about 100 military personnel to Niger on an ‘intelligence collection’ mission, but it did not make any explicit reference to drones.
The problem is Niger is a large country, with instability on three fronts – we have rebels in Libya, the war in Mali and Boko Haram in NigeriaMore quotes »
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Gunmen attack central prison in Niger's capital
the fighting started at around 3:30 p.m. local time and continued inside the prison, where he said several fighters from the Nigerian extremist group, Boko Haram, were currently incarcerated."Armed men came and attacked the central prison. They shot at the Read more »
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Iran's president visits uranium-rich Niger
its enrichment program, which Western powers suspect might aim to produce nuclear weapons."We have not brought up the question of Nigerien uranium. Iran itself being a producer of minerals," Issoufou said.Niger's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Bazoum added Read more »
Around the web
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Al Jazeera news team released in Niger after three days in jail
The Qatar-based network said in a statement that the group was released without charge and were leaving the country. An Al Jazeera news team was released from a Niger prison after three days in detention in Zinder. (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images) A group o 6/17/13 from Global Post Read more »
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Niger: Niger: Facts and figures (October 2012 to March 2013)
The ICRC operated against the background of a mass influx of Malian refugees in the Tahoua area and the return to the Agadez area of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who have been deported from Libya. Support for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa deported 6/17/13 from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Al Jazeera crew freed from Niger prison
An Al Jazeera correspondent and her team have been finally released from a Niger jail after being held by authorities since Saturday. Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, camera operator Romuald Luyindula, producer Mohammed Abubakar and driver Rabiu Abdullahi were 6/17/13 from Al Jazeera Read more »
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Kenyan journalist among four arrested in Niger
A British- Kenyan journalist is among four people arrested by Niger authorities and charged with espionage. Al Jazeera's West African correspondent Yvonne Ndege, camera operator Romuald Luyindula, producer Mohammed Abubakar and driver Rabiu Abdullahi hav 6/17/13 from Daily Nation Read more »
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Al-Jazeera crew detained in Niger
A TEAM of Al-Jazeera journalists has been detained for three days in eastern Niger, where they are being held inside a prison cell, according to a statement from the network. Niger's government spokesman said the group was filming illegally, having enter 6/17/13 from The Daily Telegraph Read more »
