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	Politics in Niger - [Alternatives' Internships]
		Niger was a French colony from 1922 until it gained independence on August 3rd, 1960.
		As a reflection of Niger’s increasing population, the unicameral legislature was expanded in 2004 to 113 deputies elected for a 5-year term under a majority system of representation.
		Niger pursues a moderate foreign policy and maintains friendly relations with the West and the Islamic world as well as nonaligned countries.
	www.stages.alternatives.ca /article96.html (413 words)

	Niger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Niger was an important economic crossroads, and the empires of Songhai, Mali, Gao, Kanem, and Bornu, as well as a number of Hausa states, claimed control over portions of the area.
		New political parties and civic associations sprang up, and a national conference was convened in July 1991 to prepare the way for the adoption of a new constitution and the holding of free and fair elections.
		As a reflection of Niger’s increasing population, the unicameral legislature was expanded in 2004 to 113 deputies elected for a 5 year term under a majority system of representation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niger (4002 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Niger
		Long before the arrival of French influence and control in the area, Niger was an important economic crossroads, and the empires of Songhai Empire, Mali Empire, Gao, and Kanem-Bornu, as well as a number of Hausa states, claimed control over portions of the area.
		He was succeeded by his Chief of Staff and cousin, Col. Ali Saibou, who released political prisoners, liberalized some of Niger's laws and policies, and promulgated a new constitution.
		Hama Amadou (born 1950) is the Prime Minister of Niger.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Niger (1900 words)

	Niger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Niger is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa situated north of Nigeria, east of Mali, and south of Algeria and Libya, named after the Niger river.
		The largest ethnic groups in Niger are the Hausa, who also constitute the major ethnic group in northern Nigeria, and the, who also are found in parts of Mali.
		Nonetheless, Niger's very high fertility rate (7.2%), means that nearly half (49%) of the Nigerien population is under age 15.
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Niger (3690 words)

	Niger Travel, Niger Travel Agencies, Niger Tour Operators, Niger Travel Consultants, Niger Travel Photos, Traveling in ...
		New political parties and civic associations sprang up, and a national conference was convened in July 1991 to prepare the way for the adoption of a new constitution and the holding of free and fair elections.
		As a reflection of Niger's increasing population, the unicameral National Assembly was expanded in 2004 to 113 deputies elected for a 5 year term under a majority system of representation.
		Niger's agricultural and livestock sectors are the mainstay of all but 18% of the population.
	www.nigertravel.org (4351 words)

	French Colonies - Niger
		Niger is bounded by Algeria on the northwest, Libya on the northeast, Chad on the east, Nigeria and Benin on the south, and Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) and Mali on the west.
		The nomadic peoples in north and central Niger practice animal husbandry, but their livelihood was adversely affected by drought in 1968-74, in 1984-85, and again in the 1990s and by the closing of the border with Nigeria from 1984 to 1986.
		The chaotic political situation was further destabilized by mutinies by unpaid soldiers, strikes by civil servants and employees of state corporations, and a continuing rebellion by the Tuareg minority in the north.
	www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Niger.shtml (2218 words)

	Politics : Niger Delta and the funding NDDC deserves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		If the problems of the Niger Delta are not understood and put in their right context, it would be difficult to appreciate the need to support whatever developmental efforts available in the hope that development would be engendered.
		The Niger Delta Region, which comprises nine states, namely, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers States; as well as185 local government areas and a population of about 20 million, interestingly, is blessed with the huge reserves of crude oil in Nigeria.
		On the agitations in the Niger Delta, particularly by the youths, he said the actions were justifiable in the light of the over 60 years of deprivation that the area had suffered, despite being the producer of the nation’s oil wealth.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/politics/p301072004.html (1972 words)

	Country Pages: Niger
		The Republic of Niger is one of the largest countries in West Africa in area, but one of the least densely populated.
		Located on the edge of the Niger River is the capital of Niger, Niamey, a major trading center of West Africa with a long history.
		Niger is the origin of the ancient Hausa people, who today make up over 54 percent of Niger's population.
	www.cies.org /country/niger.htm (751 words)

	FON - Friends of Niger
		The Peace Corps staff in Niger is preparing to celebrate the 45th year of Peace Corps in Niger, including a series of activities and events taking place in September.
		Mercy Corps is giving special attention to Niger's ongoing cycle of hunger in their fundraising efforts, calling it one of the world's "Silent Disasters".
		Rural women in Niger encounter enormous difficulties, among others, the lack of sources of revenue because of lack of means and time to take part in activities that will generate revenue and permit them to be financially independent.
	www.friendsofniger.org (2459 words)

	Economy of Niger - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal
		Millet, sorghum, and cassava are Niger's principal rainfed subsistence crops.
		In recent years, the Government of Niger promulgated revisions to the investment code (1997 and 2000), petroleum code (1992), and mining code (1993), all with attractive terms for investors.
		Niger shares a common currency, the CFA franc[?], and a common central bank, the Central Bank of West African States[?] (BCEAO), with six other members of the West African Monetary Union[?].
	www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/ec/Economy_of_Niger.html (1372 words)

	afrol News - Niger News
		Due to the late response, emergency food now has to be airlifted to Niger and the WFP now is to save 80.000 lives in a swift operation.
		Conditions in Niger are "particularly critical this year" following a poor rainy season and devastation to crops and grazing land caused by the worst locust invasion in 15 years, according to humanitarian agencies.
		Hailed as a praiseworthy "South-South cooperation programme", Morocco's aid to Niger is indeed a repay for Niamey's support of the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara.
	www.afrol.com /countries/niger/news (1067 words)

	allAfrica.com: Niger
		The mayor of a remote city in lawless northern Niger last week appealed for help with severe hunger and flood-related damage, but humanitarians are struggling to respond because mines recently laid by anti-government fighters have made the city unreachable.
		Gambia drew with Niger 1-1 in the opening match of the quadrangular international football tournament played last night at the Stade de Robert Champrox in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
		As the impoverished West African country of Niger enters the "lean season," when food from the last harvest runs out, too many children are still at risk of malnutrition despite much progress made over the past two years, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned today.
	www.allafrica.com /niger (260 words)

	Politics : Niger Delta:When wiill there be peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The establishment of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to replace OMPADEC was another step towards solving and bringing about peace to the area.
		The latest efforts towards achieving an enduring peace in the Niger Delta was the abrogation of the controversial onshore / offshore dichotomy at the behest of the executive.
		The end is to keep the Niger Delta burning so that there will be stability in the larger federation.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/politics/p102052004.html (1610 words)

	Dredging the River Niger Between politics World Bank and EnvironmentBy
		The dredging was to span a width of 100 metres and a length of 573 kilometres beginning from Baro in Niger State, and terminating in Warri, Delta State.
		If the Niger waterway is developed, there are promises of people getting products and services in abundance, and at low cost all year round, and commerce is encouraged as much as people are encouraged to invest.
		The NIWA Director however argued that given the fact that the Niger River spans a width of about 2 kilometres in some places, and the fact that the dredging would take only 100 metres of this width, the impact of the project on the environment is not an issue to worry about so much.
	www.nigerdeltacongress.com /darticles/dredging_the_river_niger_between.htm (2219 words)

	Politics of Niger -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		(An African river; flows into the South Atlantic) Niger's new constitution was approved in July 1999.
		The (Click link for more info and facts about unicameral legislature) unicameral legislature is comprised of 83 deputies elected for a 5-year term under a proportional system of representation.
		President (Click link for more info and facts about Tandja Mamadou) Tandja Mamadou was elected in November 1999 and appointed (Click link for more info and facts about Hama Amadou) Hama Amadou as the Prime Minister.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_niger.htm (637 words)

	Politics \| Admission on Niger claim
		He asked Mr Straw to comment on recent reports in the US press that a retired US ambassador concluded in February last year, after a visit to Niger, that the allegations were false.
		Sir John said: "Given the fact that the Niger documents were certainly at that time known to American and British intelligence to be forgeries, it is clear that the statement in the 2002 dossier was based on separate intelligence in which the British government had confidence...
		The admission will also fuel speculation that Britain placed the allegations about Niger in the public domain at the behest of the CIA or possibly Mossad.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4700863-111381,00.html (403 words)

	Wikinfo \| Niger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After dissolving the national electoral committee, Bare organized and won a flawed presidential election in July 1996 and his party won 90% of parliament seats in a flawed legislative election in November 1996.
		When his efforts to justify his coup and subsequent questionable elections failed to convince donors to restore multilateral and bilateral economic assistance, a desperate Bare ignored an international embargo against Libya and sought Libyan funds to aid Niger's economy.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Niger (3602 words)

	SuicideGirls > News > Politics > Niger Decides Not to Free Slaves
		SUNDAY MARCH 6 2005 9:00 AM The government of Niger decided at the last minute that it's easier to pretend slavery doesn't exist than to enforce their anti-slavery law and actually have to free slaves.
		The government of Niger has cancelled at the last minute a special ceremony during which at least 7,000 slaves were to be granted their freedom.
		Lastly, as much as people here are saying we should go into Niger instead of Iraq or whatever, I think we all know that everyone in the world would consider us a bully for doing so, even though we are going in to stop slavery.
	suicidegirls.com /news/politics/7505 (1977 words)

	Niger : Geography, People, Politics, Government, Economy, transport
		Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base.
		Niger is a poor, landlocked Sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence agriculture, animal husbandry, and reexport trade, and increasingly less on uranium, because of declining world demand.
		The IMF approved a $73 million poverty reduction and growth facility for Niger in 2000 and announced $115 million in debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.
	www.studentsoftheworld.info /infopays/wfb.php3?CODEPAYS=NGR&PAYS=Niger (1021 words)

	afrol News - Benin-Niger border settlement encouraged
		Most international maps show the entire Niger and Mekrou Rivers as part of Niger's national territory, but Benin holds that several river islands are indeed Beninese, referring to old district border documentation, set up by the former French colonial power.
		The governments of Niger and Benin previously had met in Cotonou to seek to reach an agreement on their border, which has been a matter of peaceful dispute for decades.
		Further, the agreement says the two foes are to "undertake to preserve peace, security and quiet among the peoples of the two states" while the case is pending.
	www.afrol.com /articles/13151 (483 words)

	Niger on the Internet
		The texts were written in 1990-92 at the University of Niamey, Niger Republic, in classes taught by Dr. Patricia Stoll, Fulbright Professor of Writing and Literature." Photographs from Niger are included.
		A list of Niger newspapers, on microfilm, held by the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago can be found through the Foreign Newspaper Database.
		There is a 48 page paper, in French, "Le Parc National du W du Niger, Réserve de Biosphère,"on why the Region du W should be a biosphere reserve.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/niger.html (2717 words)

	DWG: Niger Bibliography
		Arbitration and Resolving Tenure Conflict in Boboye, Niger.
		Political Exclusion, Democratization and Dynamics of Ethnicity in Niger.
		Law, Power, and Politics in Niger: Land Struggles and the Rural Code.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~silveray/dwg/niger_bib.htm (463 words)

	Online NewsHour: Politics Archive \| PBS
		A timeline of political events surrounding India and Pakistan's independence and the relationship between the two countries.
		A former presidential adviser and a political journalist discuss Rove's legacy.
		Beset by poverty, corruption, violent political agitation and rampant lawlessness, the Niger Delta region continues to languish, despite being one of the most oil-rich regions in the world.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/topic/politics (1826 words)

	ViewsWire
		Mar 7th 2005 – Niger politics: Mr Tandja is re-elected president
		Mar 7th 2005 – Niger politics: Observers praise the conduct of the elections
		Feb 1st 2005 – Niger politics: MNSD chooses Mr Tandja as presidential candidate
	www.viewswire.com /index.asp?layout=VWChannelVW3&country_id=390000039&channel_id=210004021 (146 words)

	European Tribune Wiki : Politics And Policy By Country
		Political Forecast for Ukraine and Belarus by aquilon Dec 24th, 2005
		Issue-based Politics vs. Hungarian Politics by DoDo Aug 2005
		Political upheaval in Ukraine by whataboutbob July 12th, 2006
	www.eurotribwiki.com /pmwiki.php/Main/PoliticsAndPolicyByCountry (2216 words)

	Books, History, Africa, Niger Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Law, Power and Politics in _ Niger: Land Struggles and the Rural Code [Anthropology and Development, V. Christian Lund have written the very nice book "Law, Power and Politics in _ Niger: Land Struggles and the Rural Code", a lof of excited readers have read this book.
		The church in the Niger _ delta: With an appendix on Archdeacon Crowther
		T Epelle have written the very nice book "The church in the Niger _ delta: With an appendix on Archdeacon Crowther", a lof of pleased readers have read this book.
	books.lowcost.us.com /list_4792_4/Books_History_Africa_Niger.php (999 words)

	Niger: THE ALL-AFRICA INTERNET GUIDE: Niger
		A US-based organisation interested in all things to do with Niger.
		The site includes a calendar of Niger's holidays, a newsletter, and a brief history.
		A diverse collection of links and an e-mail network of people who have lived in Niger.
	www.goafrica.co.za /africa/niger.stm (82 words)

	Niger Timeline, 21st Century
		NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres: plans to end food aid distributions in Niger in a few weeks could be a disaster
		Aid agencies estimate that large numbers of children have died as a result of the crisis
		Mamadou Tanja said the people of Niger were 'well-fed' in the midst of a food crisis
	www.mapreport.com /countries/niger.html (645 words)

	Trade and Politics in the Niger Delta, 1830-1885 — www.greenwood.com
		Trade and Politics in the Niger Delta, 1830-1885 — www.greenwood.com
		He describes how the revolution in trade reacted upon the social and political systems and how the existing native governments were gradually supplanted by British sonsular power.
		His study ends with the recognition of the British claim to supremacy in the Niger territories at the Berlin West African Conference of 1885.
	www.greenwood.com /books/bookdetail.asp?sku=DITR (147 words)

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