Niger

  • Oct 29, 2010
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NIGER: Junta pushes ahead on constitutional referendum

Niger's junta will hold a referendum on October 31 as scheduled, to approve a new...

Niger
  • Oct 13, 2010
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AFRICA: Democracy indices risk missing some gains

The headlines generated by the likes of the recent Ibrahim Index of African Governance will renew...

Africa
  • Sep 21, 2010
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FRANCE: Security raised after AQIM threats

France yesterday raised its security threat alert to 'red' -- the second highest -- in response...

France
  • Sep 17, 2010
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AFRICA: Short-termism undermines food security policy

The Sahel and the Horn of Africa suffer from a pattern of recurring food crises and persistent...

Africa
  • Sep 17, 2010
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NIGER: Targeted kidnapping will alarm authorities

Nigerien officials yesterday confirmed that seven foreigners, including five French nationals,...

Niger
  • Sep 6, 2010
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2010 Q4: African politics

Many countries in the region are expecting elections, including several that mark important...

  • Aug 23, 2010
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NORTH AFRICA: AQIM releases will exacerbate divisions

Two Spanish charity workers held hostage by elements of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)...

  • Jul 23, 2010
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WEST AFRICA: France backs raid on AQIM base in Mali

France confirmed today that it had backed a pre-dawn raid in northern Mali yesterday launched by...

West Africa