Niger

  • May 3, 2012
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Risk of nationalisation in Africa still relatively low

Niger's parliament today voted to resume state control of the national telecoms firm, retreating...

Africa
  • Apr 17, 2012
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Mali's northern rebellion worries its neighbours

On April 15, interim President Dioncounda Traore said he was willing to enter dialogue with...

Mali
  • Apr 16, 2012
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Neighbours push for resolution of northern Mali crisis

Regional leaders meeting in Burkina Faso yesterday are brokering talks over the political...

Mali
  • Jan 25, 2012
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Post-Libya fall-out feeds southern Saharan insecurity

Foreign ministers from Mali, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger and Nigeria met on January 23-24 to...

Africa
  • Nov 22, 2011
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Prospects for the Horn of Africa and Sahel in 2012

Sahelian states are struggling with varying levels of food insecurity, as well as fallout from...

Africa
  • Nov 3, 2011
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Climate change will increase need for aid to LDCs

Norway has the highest human development level in the world, while the Democratic Republic of...

LDCs
  • Oct 13, 2011
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Libya crisis complicates pre-election cycle in Mali

Malian officials confirmed yesterday that Awanz Ag Emakadeye -- an ethnic Tuareg who was serving...

Mali
  • Oct 5, 2011
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West African security summit charts post-Qadhafi path

Defence chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will finish a two-day...

West Africa