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Doomed desert nomads

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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Niger coup: Good for Tuareg rebels, bad for uranium investors

The 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...

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Tinariwen: Behind The Guns And Guitars

Tinariwen: Behind The Guns And Guitars

Guns 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...

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Battle in a poor land for riches beneath the soil

Battle in a poor land for riches beneath the soil

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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Debate: Are foreign firms exploiting Niger?

Uranium 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...

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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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