Strange changes in Niger’s rebel movement leave more questions than answers.
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Niger: Write a letter to protest detention of activists
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Please demand the release of these activists.
A sample letter, addresses, and statements by Nigerien and international rights groups are below.
Further links to background material follows sample letter and statements.
Niger: Onward to Kleptocracy
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Monday was Republic Day in Niger, the 49th celebration of the day the West African nation finally achieved independence from France. Tuesday the nation voted on a referendum — directly in violation of the 1999 constitution — which would give…
Niger: The Very Very Democratic Republic of Tandja
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The President of Niger releases his “new” constitution. Can the opposition slow him down?
Liberia from America: No Zion in Babylon
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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf may be barred from politics for her sketchy past: consider this a cautionary tale to those calling Liberia “Black America’s Israel”.
Niger: Cracks In The Foundation
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Aspiring President for Life of Niger Tandja Mamadou is coming under increasingly criticism from the outside. But it’s Nigeriens who will doom his mission to create a new one man government.
Niger: Getting Unwanted Attention
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Foreign governments are beginning to put public pressure of Tandja Mamadou, following his seizure of the power last Friday. Did anyone mention oil?
Google/ical Nigerien calendar plugin
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For Google Calendar: Fetes Nigeriennes through 2011.
Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence
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I’ve been waiting for the United States and Canadian governments to weigh in on the Nigerien political crisis. Today France released a less than pointed statement, accusing Nigerien government policies of “being outside the constitution”, while the EU was a…
Niamey:First Signs of a Hard Line
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While reporters continue to carefully attribute the title “Coup d’Etat” to leaders of Niger’s opposition, events of the last 24 hours make it hard to spin the current situation in any other way.