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Doomed desert nomads

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Par JA08

With water holes drying up and animals dying many Tuaregs are turning their backs on the desert and heading for cities in the region, perhaps never to return. On the outskirts of Niger's capital city, Niamey, a sprawling tent made out of colourful cloth,...

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Battle in a poor land for riches beneath the soil

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Par JA08

By Lydia Polgreen Monday, December 15, 2008 AIR MOUNTAINS, Niger: Until last year, the only trigger Amoumoun Halil had pulled was the one on his livestock-vaccination gun. This spring, a battered Kalashnikov rifle rested uneasily on his shoulder. When...

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