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Amnesty International - Report 2009

Amnesty International - Report 2009

Amnesty International Report 2009 – Niger http://thereport.amnesty.org/en/regions/africa/niger Portrait Head of state : Mamadou Tandja Head of government : Seyni Oumarou Death penalty : abolitionist in practice Population : 14.7 million Life expectancy...

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Foreigners vie for Niger's riches

Niger's nomadic herders have struggled to raise their animals in the country's inhospitable north for centuries, but now they are being pushed off their land by international mining companies. Critics warn the new competition is threatening an ecological...

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Niger's nomads fight for rights

Niger's nomads fight for rights

By Alex Sehmer and May Welsh The MNJ want a greater share of uranium mining profits ploughed back into the region Kamil Kamel is angry enough with the government of Niger to take up arms and fight. He and other Tuareg's see their cause as just, but those...

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