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NIGER: Child mortality slashed
Niger has nearly halved the death rate of children below five years old since 1998, a significant drop highlighting the benefits of free universal health care for children and pregnant...
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Niger: What price human dignity?
Small farmers in Oullam District in Niger’s western region of Tillaberi, faced with their third drought in seven years, are being forced to consider bundling up their few possessions and...
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NIGER-CHAD: Is sustainable agriculture possible in the Sahel?
MAO, 16 April 2012 (IRIN) – With drought conditions chronic in the Sahel, many farmers give up trying to grow crops and head to towns and cities to find work....
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BADEA’s Director General in Niger
H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz KHELEF, Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), will arrive Monday, the 19th of December 2011, at Niamey, capital of the Republic...
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Head of Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa visits Niger
H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz KHELEF, Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), will arrive Monday, the 19th of December 2011, at Niamey, capital of the Republic...
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Scientists unite to put drylands on Rio+20 agenda
[NIAMEY/RIO DE JANEIRO] Scientists and policymakers from Africa, Argentina, Brazil, and France have called for better scientific cooperation and capacity building in the drylands with an eye on putting the...
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World Bank to finance safety net for a million people in Niger
The World Bank’s Board approved a new credit of US$70 million to implement a comprehensive social safety net system in Niger, where an estimated 60 percent of people lived below...