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- Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a huge project nearing achievement
ALGIERS- The huge project 'Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline' (TSGP), which is due to carry natural gas from Africa to Europe, has significantly progressed towards its full achievement with the intergovernmental agreement signed between Algeria, Nigeria and
- Switzerland "deplores" political moves in Niger
Switzerland 'deplores' political moves in Niger The Swiss foreign ministry has expressed concern at the political situation in Niger, 'deploring' in particular the recent dissolution of the Constitutional Court. In a statement issued on Friday the
- Seems my Nigerian husband has someone else
I?m a 30-year-old lady who?s been with a Nigerian man for the past three years. We?re married even though we?re not living together. Everything was alright between us until two months ago. He had a problem so he sent me to his flat to fetch
- Guinness thirst in Nigeria expands Diageo market
Sweat is dripping from every pore of the raucous crowd packed into the Aquatic Hotels, a central Lagos venue converted for the night into a television studio, but they dont seem to care. Theyre too busy whooping it up for a string of dance troupes, such
- Nigerian military arrest suspected oil thieves
LAGOS (AFP) -- Nigeria's special military joint task force (JTF) protecting oil installations in the restive Niger Delta has arrested three suspects for stealing crude oil, a spokesman said. The suspects were arrested following a tip-off at a checkpoint
- Nigerian youths held; heroin seized
Chandigarh: Four Nigerian youths were arrested on Saturday for allegedly possessing 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 50 lakh in international market and the police claimed to have busted a drug-trafficking racket in the region. Mohali police chief J. S.
- Trans-Saharan Pipeline To Bring Gas To Europe
(RTTNews) - Three African countries on Friday signed an agreement to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan pipeline linking vast natural gas reserves in Nigeria to Europe. Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil, his Niger counterpart Mohammed
- Niger Delta Militants Threaten Trans-Saharan Pipeline
The main rebel group in Nigeria's restive, oil producing Niger Delta region has made threats against a planned multi-billion-dollar pipeline project that would deliver natural gas from Nigeria to Europe. In an email message sent to reporters Saturday,
- Nigeria runs out of crude
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday admitted that it had no more crude for its refineries to process for local consumption. The effects of militancy in the Niger Delta in Nigeria and the Federal Government's clampdown on them have shaken the foundation
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Niger became independent from France in 1960 and experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999 BARE was killed in a coup by military officers who promptly restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa.
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