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Algeria, Niger step up border security

December 19, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Algiers – The state news agency says Algeria and Niger will launch joint border patrols and boost intelligence-sharing to better fight terror groups and arms trafficking in their vast border desert region. APS news agency quotes Algerian Interior Minister Dahou … read more »

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Niger gets new government

April 21, 2011 by benim

Niamey – Niger’s newly-elected President Mahamadou Issoufou and Prime Minister Brigi Rafini unveiled their first government Thursday, comprising 23 members including six women. Most come from Issoufou’s Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) or those which backed him in … read more »

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