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 | | However, growing tensions between the president, Mamadou Tandja, and his prime minister, Hama Amadou, who has announced that he will stand in the presidential election in 2009 when Mr Tandja is due to retire, could lead to policy disagreements and even to Mr Amadou's replacement as prime minister. |
 | | On November 30th the prime minister, Hama Amadou, condemned some members of the aid community for failing to consult the government on food aid and funding, denying both its sovereignty and its ability to save the lives of its own people. |
 | | Although the effort to mount the games was initially spearheaded by the prime minister, Hama Amadou, Mr Tandja's attempt to gain political advantage by being associated with their success appears to have backfired. |
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