Niger Children Miss School to Search for Waterhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMAAw__wgt./SIG=13mjqh5cs/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/world/africa/niger-children-miss-school-to-search-for-water.htmlhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMAAw__wgt./SIG=13mjqh5cs/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/world/africa/niger-children-miss-school-to-search-for-water.htmlSun, 20 May 2012 18:03:45 -0700
In drought-racked Niger, the difficult search for water frequently falls to children as young as 10, and they often arrive late to school, or not at all.
NGO urges compensation for Areva's Niger staffhttp://news.yahoo.com/ngo-urges-compensation-arevas-niger-staff-201935690.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMABA__wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/ngo-urges-compensation-arevas-niger-staff-201935690.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMABA__wgt.Fri, 11 May 2012 13:19:35 -0700
Niger employees of Areva must benefit from the same compensation as their French colleagues, a Niger non-governmental organisation said Friday after a court near Paris said the French state-owned nuclear firm was liable.
Niger children skip school to search for waterhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMABQ__wgt./SIG=13ic6vkte/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/niger-children-skip-school-to-search-for-water-1.86684http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMABQ__wgt./SIG=13ic6vkte/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/niger-children-skip-school-to-search-for-water-1.86684Tue, 22 May 2012 17:07:20 -0700
WARS keep children out of school. So does sickness. But in Niger, a sun-baked land where drought occurs with alarming frequency, a major impediment to education is thirst and the long trek required to quench it.
Vehicle carrying migrants toward Libya strikes a mine in north Niger, killing 7, official sayshttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMABw__wgt./SIG=13aq823ta/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/22/official-vehicle-hits-mine-in-niger-killing-7/http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMABw__wgt./SIG=13aq823ta/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/22/official-vehicle-hits-mine-in-niger-killing-7/Tue, 22 May 2012 08:41:49 -0700
Regional authorities say a vehicle carrying West African migrants toward Libya struck an anti-tank mine in Niger, killing seven people.
Fate of Saadi Kadhafi central to Libya-Niger talkshttp://news.yahoo.com/fate-saadi-kadhafi-central-libya-niger-talks-143318584.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMACA__wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/fate-saadi-kadhafi-central-libya-niger-talks-143318584.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMACA__wgt.Sat, 05 May 2012 07:33:18 -0700
Niger officials on Saturday held talks in Tripoli on security issues including Saadi Kadhafi and other members of the former regime who are sheltered in Niger and wanted by Libyan authorities.
Babies malnourished in drought-hit Nigerhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMACQ__wgt./SIG=13ujjshie/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/05/19/Babies_malnourished_in_drought-hit_Niger_751857.htmlhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMACQ__wgt./SIG=13ujjshie/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/05/19/Babies_malnourished_in_drought-hit_Niger_751857.htmlFri, 18 May 2012 21:14:50 -0700
Niger is the latest African country to be hit by famine, with 300,000 children suffering from malnutrition.
Babies malnourished in famished Nigerhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMACg__wgt./SIG=13r6p9sat/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//wap.news.bigpond.com/articles/World/2012/05/19/Babies_malnourished_in_famished_Niger_751858.htmlhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMACg__wgt./SIG=13r6p9sat/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//wap.news.bigpond.com/articles/World/2012/05/19/Babies_malnourished_in_famished_Niger_751858.htmlFri, 18 May 2012 22:31:31 -0700
Niger is the latest African country to be hit by famine, with 300,000 children suffering from malnutrition.
Niger: 'Hunger Games' on steroids?http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMACw__wgt./SIG=137gipo2q/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//www.cnn.com/2012/05/13/world/africa/niger-hunger/index.html%3feref=rss_worldhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMACw__wgt./SIG=137gipo2q/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//www.cnn.com/2012/05/13/world/africa/niger-hunger/index.html%3feref=rss_worldMon, 14 May 2012 09:05:23 -0700
From his Toyota Land Cruiser, Kent Alexander couldn't stop clicking his camera.
Nigeria: New Niger Bridge - No Applause Yethttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMADA__wgt./SIG=122cku624/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//allafrica.com/stories/201205211102.htmlhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CbEKb5PylMADA__wgt./SIG=122cku624/EXP=1337891396/**http%3a//allafrica.com/stories/201205211102.htmlMon, 21 May 2012 05:44:58 -0700
[Vanguard] WILL a new Niger Bridge from Asaba to Onitsha ever be built? It is unlikely since governments do not remember their own words, or just make speeches considered appropriate for occasions. The bridge has been the subject of embarrassments for governments, which never forget to play sickening politics with it.