| Tue 27 Jul 2010 |
Accident Claims 13 in Niger State
All Africa About 13 people died yesterday when the driver of an 18 seater bus lost control of the vehicle as a result of a burst tyre along the Begi, Kontagora Expressway in Niger State. | ... |
Programmes for Devt of Niger Delta Must Not Fail
All Africa The South South Parliamentary caucus of the House of Representatives last week paid an unscheduled visit to the office of the Presidential Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta and the National Coordinator of the Federal Government Post-Amnesty... |
Why Region is Interested in Niger's Democracy, Says Jonathan
All Africa PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday gave the proximity of the Republic of Niger to Nigeria as a major reason why the later would continue to show interest in the political stability of the former. | ... |
Al Qaeda group says it killed hostage
NZ Herald 4:00 AM Tuesday Jul 27, 2010 Email Print | CAIRO - The leader of al Qaeda's offshoot in North Africa said in a message broadcast yesterday that the group has killed a French engineer taken hostage in Niger in April. | In an audio message broadcast on... |
Sarkozy vows to avenge murder
The Australian | FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy last night vowed to avenge the murder of 78-year-old aid worker Michel Germaneau, who was kidnapped in the Sahara by al-Qa'ida's North African arm. | "I condemn this barbarous act, this odious act, wh... |
| Mon 26 Jul 2010 |
Tandja Appeals for Clemency From Junta
All Africa Former Niger President Mamadou Tandja, detained since a coup on 18 February, has pleaded for clemency from the military junta that deposed him, according to correspondence obtained by RFI. Two letters, both with Tandja's signature, document the ouste... |
Nigeria Is Interested in the Situation in Niger Republic
All Africa President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that Nigeria is very much interested in whatever happens in the Niger Republic because of shared cultural affinities. | ... |
European Commission proposes resuming aid to Niger
m&c | Brussels - The European Union's executive said Monday that the EU should resume development aid to Niger step by step after the country pledged to return to constitutional rule. | The European Commission suspended development aid payments - as dist... |
As Country Goes Hungry, People Ask What Went Wrong
All Africa After teetering dangerously close to a national famine in 2005, Niger is once again facing a food crisis that is devastating both its population and economy. As scenes of poverty and despair resurface throughout the country, both local and internatio... |
| Sun 25 Jul 2010 |
Al-Qaeda in North Africa 'kills French hostage'
Joy Online Al-Qaeda's North African offshoot has said it has killed a French hostage being held in Mali, in an audio statement broadcast by al-Jazeera. | The leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abdelmalek Droukdel, said Michel Germaneau was killed... |
Group claims in video that it has executed French hostage
CNN | (CNN) -- A man claiming to be the chief of an al Qaeda-linked organization in the north African country of Mauritania claimed in a video Sunday that the terrorist group has executed a 78-year-old French hostage. | The video was aired Sunday on the ... |
Al Qaeda says it killed French hostage
Canoe By Firouz Sedarat and Emmanuel Jarry, Reuters | DUBAI/PARIS – Al Qaeda’s wing in North Africa said it had killed a French hostage it was holding in response to a raid by France and Mauritania against the group, according to a recording aired on Sunda... |
Al Qaeda kills French hostage in response to raid
Hartford Courant Reuters - 's wing in said it had killed a hostage it was holding in response to a raid by and Mauritania against the group, according to a recording aired on Sunday by Al Jazeera. | A leader of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said in an audio ... |
Al Qaeda's North African Affiliate Says It Killed French Hostage
Wall Street Journal By DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS | PARIS—A North-African group affiliated to Al Qaeda said it killed a Frenchman it held hostage in Mali to retaliate against France's failed attempt at freeing its national, according to an audio message sent by the gr... |
Al-Qaeda says hostage is dead
Independent online | By Firouz Sedarat and Emmanuel Jarry | Dubai/Paris - Al-Qaeda's wing in North Africa said it had killed a French hostage it was holding in response to a raid by France and Mauritania against the group, according to a recording aired on Sunday by Al... |
Niger, Burkino Faso take border dispute to court
MSNBC | THE HAGUE, Netherlands — West African neighbors Niger and Burkina Faso have asked the International Court of Justice to settle their disputed border. | The two landlocked countries have signed an agreement in which they agree to implement the... |
UN food agency steps up help to Niger
MSNBC | ROME — A U.N. food agency says it wants to double the number of people it feeds in drought-stricken Niger, aiming to reach some 8 million by the end of the year. | But the World Food Program said Tuesday it only has half the money necessary t... |
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