N’Delta: Jonathan bars ministers from supervising ... - Punch
Indications have emerged that the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has resolved henceforth not to use ministers to supervise the post-amnesty programmes for the repentant militants in the Niger Delta. SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that under the new ...
Niger to Review Areva Uranium Accords, Ministry Says ... - Bloomberg
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Niger, the world’s sixth-largest uranium producer, will review mining agreements with companies including Areva SA to ensure they’re fair to the West African country, an adviser to the mines minister said. Minister of ...
Niger: Food Insecurity Emergency appeal n° MDRNE005 - Reliefweb.int
This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 986,862 (USD 932,409 or EUR 677,278) in cash, kind, or services to support the Red Cross Society of Niger to assist 300,000 beneficiaries for 9 months. This operation is expected to be implemented over 9 months, and ...
PRINCEWILL: Warri Bomb Blast Indicates Frustration In ... - The Guardian - Nigeria
T onye Princewill, a member of the Technical Committee on the Niger Delta, was attending the post-amnesty talks in Warri when suddenly the bomb boomed. With the dust settled, he blames the government's insincerity for the frustration expressed ...
There’s no reason to celebrate – Ofehe - Daily Sun
Comrade Sunny Ofehe is President/Founder of the Rotterdam-based Hope for Niger Delta Campaign (HNDC), which organized the recent Niger Delta Peace Consolidation Conference at The Hague, Netherlands. The Delta State-born graduate of Industrial ...
Uranium Major Niger Urged to Review Contracts - ABC News
NIAMEY (Reuters) - The new junta ruling in Niger, one of the world's biggest uranium producers, should review and possibly renegotiate dozens of resource exploitation contracts, civil rights groups said on Saturday. The West African state, which ...
Niger to Review Areva Uranium Accords, Official Says ... - BusinessWeek
(Corrects first and second paragraphs of story published yesterday after Gaya called to clarify that he isn’t an adviser to the ministry.) By Franz Wild and Anna Stablum March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Niger, the world’s sixth-largest uranium producer ...
Niger program to resume in fall - Daily Free Press
After suspending study abroad in Niger for the spring 2009 semester, Boston University has decided to resume the Niamey International Development program as scheduled for the fall 2010 semester. Boston University and the International Programs ...
Niger Planning to Review All Uranium, Gold Mining ... - Bloomberg
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Niger, the world’s sixth-largest uranium producer, will review all agreements with gold and uranium miners, including Areva SA, to ensure they’re fair to the West African country, an adviser to the mines minister said ...
ABUJA HEARTBEAT: Power for one day - NEXT
We also have the Niger Delta problem and so, let us try and kill two birds with one stone. Recently, I read that one oil rich countries has given directives, with complete financial support, to build and complete a new refinery within two years to ...
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Sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
 China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, making breathing the air “very bad for health.”
Pope fails to calm anger over Irish abuses
 Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church fails to calm the anger of many victims.
Nepal leader who helped end king's rule dies at 86
Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal's former prime minister who led mass protests that ended the king's authoritarian rule and helped deliver a peace deal to end 10 years of communist revolt, died Saturday. He was 86.
Thousands rally in Russia against Putin
 Thousands rally across Russia to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment.
Mexico drug war's toll on Americans grows
 The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State Department.
Volcano erupts in southern Iceland
Iceland's civil protection agency says a volcano has erupted in the southern part of country.
Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba
A moderate earthquake and smaller aftershock rattled houses and nerves in eastern Cuba on Saturday near the U.S. holding facility at Guantanamo Bay. No damages or injuries were reported.
U.N. chief: Israel must stop settlements
 Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal, while a Palestinian teenager is killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank.
Afghan women confront deadly task: Childbirth
Thai protesters' caravan wends through capital
A crimson tide of protesters snaked its way through the Thai capital Saturday, with thousands of cars, trucks and motorbikes tangling up traffic as demonstrators sought to drum up support for ousting a government they call illegitimate.
Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike
Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.
Pakistan tribal council: Army must destroy Taliban
Hundreds of tribesmen from Pakistan's semiautonomous regions near the Afghan border ended a rare tribal council meeting Saturday with a declaration calling for the army to crush the Taliban.
Spain says video shows firefighters on holiday
A Spanish firefighting force says a video released by French officials investigating an alleged ETA shooting does not show the suspected gunmen, but rather a group of Catalan firefighters on holiday.
Married at 9, divorced at 10: Girl's memoir
In a harrowing memoir she has yet to read herself, Nujood Ali tells how at age 9 she was forced to marry a man three times her age, raped and beaten, then made Yemeni history by getting a divorce.
Snowmobiler killed in Canada avalanche
Rescue crews end their search in British Columbia's mountainous backcountry after accounting for everyone in an area where an avalanche cascaded down a mountain, killing one snowmobiler.
Bombs still greet Marines in Afghan town
 Explosions rumble through Marjah daily — an ominous sign that Taliban insurgents have not given up despite losing control of the town to U.S. and Afghan forces about two weeks ago.
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