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Canadian diplomat lacked Niger government approval: Reports

Source: Leader Post Online

Niamey :: Niger | 19 days ago | No category

United Nations envoy to the country, all that remained publicly known Wednesday was the UN-marked vehicle carrying the three men had been found abandoned Sunday 45 kilometres from the capital, Niamey. "The problem for the government is that normally when...

Niger rebels claim kidnap of Canadian diplomat

Source: International Herald Tribune

Niamey :: Niger | 21 days ago | Political News

A splinter faction of an insurgent group of nomadic tribesmen fighting in northern Niger claimed on Tuesday that it had abducted a Canadian diplomat serving as the United Nations envoy to the country. The diplomat, Robert Fowler, was first reported missing...

Niger rebels reverse on diplomat kidnap claim

Source: GMA News

Niamey :: Niger | 20 days ago | No category

A Tuareg rebel group claimed responsibility for the abduction of a U.N. envoy on the outskirts of Niger's capital, saying Tuesday that the veteran Canadian diplomat was in good health. But hours later, the group reversed course, posting a second...

Envoys visited Niger mine on day they vanished

Source: The Globe & Mail

Niamey :: Niger | 18 days ago | No category

Mr. Fowler and Mr. Guay disappeared in the relatively secure Tillaberi region, only 45 kilometres from the capital Niamey – and 1,000 kilometres from the activities of the rebels...Thursday confirmed reports that Mr. Fowler and Mr. Guay visited their Samira...

Deb Babcock: How to feed birds during the winter

Source: The Steamboat Pilot

Niamey :: Niger | 7 days ago | No category

Deb Babcock's gardening column appears Fridays in Steamboat Today. Many of us have a soft spot for animals of all kinds and are especially concerned about their care and feeding during our harsh Steamboat winters. Because so many local gardeners...

IOL, South Africa: Fate of missing diplomats remains unknown

Source: Androscoggin News

Niamey :: Niger | 7 days ago | No category

The men's car was discovered December 15 at the side of the road in an apparently trouble-free area close to the capital Niamey...Three mobile phones, a camera and a jacket had been left inside. The men, both Canadian diplomats, were...

The Times, South Africa: Niger sees protests against Tanja

Source: Androscoggin News

Niamey :: Niger | 9 days ago | No category

Thousands of people took to the streets of Niger’s capital Niamey to protest against a move to extend President Mamadou Tandja’s rule, due to expire at the end of 2009, by three years. The objective is to make "Tandja a...

Voice of America: Computer Program Finds Environmental Changes That ...

Source: Androscoggin News

Niamey :: Niger | 13 days ago | Technology News

U.S. researchers have developed a computer program that they say may help in the battle against malaria by identifying environmental changes that would be the most effective in controlling the spread of the mosquito borne illness. The new computer program...

Nations working to secure release of UN envoy

Source: GMA News

Niamey :: Niger | 13 days ago | No category

The United Nations said Tuesday it is working with the governments of Canada and Niger and others in west Africa to help secure the release of the kidnapped U.N. special envoy to Niger. Last week, Tuareg rebels from The Front...

Who gets what this Christmas

Source: The New Vision

Niamey :: Niger | 13 days ago | No category

Many are getting ready, with the white beards and Santa's big red hats. Happy faces on Christmas morning (or after lunch if your family is stubbornly Victorian about presents opening etiquette) is all about the art of giving. Traditionally, shopping...