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NIGER: Areva deal signals growth in mining sector
The French company Areva announced yesterday that it had reached a deal with Niamey over future...
NigerPROSPECTS 2008: West African growth faces hurdles
West Africa should experience strong growth in 2008 and a generally stable political environment...
MALI/NIGER: Response varies to Tuareg troubles
Niger renewed its three-month 'state of alert' in its conflict-plagued northern Agadez region on...
MaliNIGER/MALI: Tuareg militancy persists in north
Tuareg militants of the Movement of Nigeriens for Justice (MNJ) said today that they had released...
NigerNIGER: Northern insecurity linked to smuggling routes
Conflicting reports have emerged today of clashes between the army and militants in northern...
NigerINTERNATIONAL: Word Bank governance report influence
Improved governance leads to higher standards of living, rather than the other way around, the...
InternationalWEST AFRICA: Western franc zone devaluation unlikely
The mainly agricultural eight-country West African Economic and Monetary Union is on course for...
West AfricaNIGER: Chinese kidnap highlights northern insecurity
Rebels kidnapped a Chinese uranium mining executive on Friday in northern Niger, adding to...
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