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AFRICA: Term limits, handover confound ruling parties
President Mamadou Tandja of Niger will hold a referendum tomorrow to approve a new constitution...
AfricaNIGER: Tandja defies critics of referendum plan
President Mamadou Tandja said yesterday that an August 4 referendum will go ahead, despite...
NigerNIGERIA: Trans-Sahara gas pipeline agreement signed
Nigeria, Algeria and Niger signed an inter-governmental agreement on Friday to build the proposed...
NigeriaNIGER: Tanjda assumes emergency powers
President Mamadou Tandja will press ahead with a constitutional referendum, and has assumed...
NigerNIGER: Election commission calls parliamentary polls
The National Independent Electoral Commission announced today that legislative elections will be...
NigerNIGER: Anti-referendum rally draws thousands in Niamey
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Niamey yesterday, in protest against President...
NigerNIGER: Tandja's referendum plan risks backlash
Trade union and opposition leaders yesterday threatened a campaign of strikes and demonstrations...
NigerAFRICA: Sahel faces insecurity, not terror, challenge
Mali, Mauritania and Niger have been the scene of a number of security incidents attributed to...
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