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Niger ex-President Tandja, toppled after extending rule, dies at 82
Mamadou Tandja, a former Niger president who twice won election after the country’s return to civilian rule in 1999 but was overthrown a decade...
Niger junta to provide free food to one million
Niger's military government has started an unprecedented drive to distribute free food to one million of the nearly 10 million of its...
Niger junta says will hand over power by February 2011
Niger will complete its transition from military to civilian rule by February 2011, the junta that rules West African uranium-exporting country said.
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Niger junta should leave within a year: commission
Niger's military-led transitional government should hand over power to civilians within a year, a coalition of the West African nation's political and...
Niger pressured for 2010 polls but food crisis looms
Niger's military rulers have taken tentative steps towards restoring civilian rule and meeting a donor-imposed deadline of polls by year-end, but the...
Niger arrests over 600 in crime crackdown
Niger authorities arrested 618 suspects overnight in raids aimed at curbing a crime wave in the capital, Niamey, state radio announced.
"Operation Punch"...
Niger junta arrests ex-ministers in suspected plot
Police in Niger have arrested three former ministers suspected of plotting against the ruling military junta in the uranium-exporting country, interior minister...
Niger military junta sacks regional governors
Niger's ruling military junta has sacked the West African country's eight regional governors all political supporters of the previous regime and replaced...
Niger junta releases five ex-ministers: sources
Niger's military rulers released five of six former ministers detained in last month's coup, but will keep them under watch pending a...
France asks Niger junta to hold elections soon
France has told Niger's military junta that democratic elections should be held as soon as possible, a spokesperson for the French foreign...
Niger junta names transitional government
Niger's military junta named yesterday a 20-member provisional government which is intended to guide the West African uranium exporter to elections after...
Niger facing famine, millions at risk: president
Millions of people are threatened by famine in Niger, the new military ruler said yesterday in a message that contrasted starkly with...
Junta corruption crackdown could delay Niger polls: analysis
A drive by Niger's new military rulers to clean up politics will be welcomed by corruption-weary citizens but could end up delaying...
Niger junta names Mahamadou Danda prime minister
Niger's ruling military junta has named Mahamadou Danda as Prime Minister in a transitional government, according to a statement read over state...
Niger’s junta wins popularity, says little yet
Niger's army attacked the leafy government district as the last of the civil servants were knocking off for lunch. By the time...
Army to run Niger until election: ECOWAS
Niger's military plans to run the uranium-exporting country until politicians agree on a new constitution and are ready for fresh elections, West...
Niger capital calm, business as usual day after coup
Lightly armed soldiers carried out a small number of patrols in Niger's capital today, and markets, banks and schools opened as usual,...
Thousands protest Niger president’s grip on power
More than 10 000 anti-government protesters gathered in Niger's capital calling on President Mamadou Tandja to reverse a constitutional reign that gave...
Over half Niger’s population faces hunger: report
More than half of the population of Niger will go without food at some point this year, according to a leaked official...
Niger aid frozen in constitution row: sources
The United States has frozen $20 million in aid for Niger in protest at President Mamadou Tandja's moves to extend his time...
EU extends Niger talks deadline: sources
The European Union has extended until next week a deadline it gave Niger for talks about the northwest African country's constitutional crisis,...
Niger to lift security alert in north on rebel deal
Niger's government will lift a security alert that has been in place in the country's north for more than two years after...
