Actualités politique, économique et culturel de la communauté touareg.
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,...
Lire la suiteThe military junta that ousted Niger’s president raised transparency expectations and sent stocks sliding over the weekend with the announcement that it would audit all uranium and gold contracts. The announcement came just days after a coalition of pressure...
Lire la suiteGuns and guitars: it's a sexy and snappy headline that's sure to have the most hardened of tabloid hacks drooling. But for African blues rockers Tinariwen, it doesn't even begin to cover their incredible story. Their founding members were inspired to...
Lire la suiteBy 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...
Lire la suiteUranium mining is central to Niger's economy and the revenues it generates could lift the country out of poverty, but critics say the government is allowing foreign mining companies to plunder the country's natural resources. Areva, a mining multinational...
Lire la suiteNiger'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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