Niger
Republic of Niger
République du Niger
CAPITAL: Niamey
FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of orange, white, and green horizontal stripes, with an orange circle at the center of the white stripe....
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The Republic of Niger covers 1.27 million square kilometers (489,000 square miles) of arid and semi-arid territory in West Africa, spanning the transition zone from the Sahara Desert to the Sout...
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POPULATION 10,639,744MUSLIM 86 percentAFRICAN INDIGENOUS BELIEFS 13 percentCHRISTIAN AND OTHER 1 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
Located in West Africa, the Republic of Niger is borde...
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Area: 1,189,546 sq km (459,286 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 12,841,000Capital:
Niamey
Head of state and government:
President
Mamadou
Tandja
, assisted by
Prime Minister
Hama
Amadou
After the...
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Abuja (dpa) - More expatriate workers are fleeing the Niger Delta
because of ceaseless abductions by militants in the region.
An Indian company, Indorama, which boug...
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Rebels attacked an army base in Niger on Friday, killing 13 soldiers, wounding 30 and taking at least 47 prisoners, according to a government statement.The statement read on national TV by governme...
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Abuja (dpa) - Militants released 11 hostages in Rivers State in
the oil-rich Niger Delta in southern Nigeria on Tuesday, a police
spokesman said.
Among those ...
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A Chinese uranium company executive has been taken hostage in Niger, the government said Sunday, the latest kidnapping in Africa where China is seeking raw materials to feed its booming economy.The...
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Rebels in Niger have released a Chinese uranium company executive held hostage more than a week, the rebel group's leader said Monday. Three Nigerien soldiers also were handed over to the Red Cross...
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