Nigerien

• “But Tinariwen's example inspired Nigerien guitarist Omara "Bombino" Moctar and his band, who had field recordings of their music released on the Sublime Frequencies label.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Kings of New Wave and an R&B Queen

• “Issa Moussa from the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism said the approved voter roll indicates that the October 31 referendum on the country's proposed new constitution will take place as planned.”

  Voice of America: Niger Adds 600,000 Voters to Rolls in Anticipation of Referendum

• “It's been a full week since security agents arrested the Nigerien colonel who was once the number two man in the nation's transitional military junta.”

  Voice of America: Niger's Military Junta Confirms Thwarted Coup Attempt

• “Vanessa Curney, a communications specialist for UNICEF, based in the capital Niamey, said that with the help of partners such as Save the Children, CARE and the Nigerien government, UNICEF is making monthly cash payments of $40 to mothers of children under two in the areas that have been most affected by drought.”

  Voice of America: UN Gives $6 Million to Mothers In Niger

• “Bravo to the Nigerien National Assembly, to Mahamane Ousame, to the Constitutional Court, to PresidentGuermakoye, to … to the Nigeriens!”

  Global Voices in English » Niger: Widespread opposition to president’s bid to extend rule

• “When I ask my Nigerien friends, what is important, the invariable answer is: the quality of our relations with others.”

  The Huffington Post: Paul Stoller: Time, Well-Being and the Political Moment

• “I wish to announce that one of Gadhafi's sons — al-Saadi Gadhafi — was intercepted in the north of Niger by a patrol of the Nigerien military," Morou told reporters late Sunday.”

  USA Today: Official: Gadhafi's son al-Saadi flees to Niger

• “Bazoum Mohammed, vice president of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS - Tarayya), told VOA most people want an end to military rule.”

  Voice of America: Niger said to be ready to return to Civilian Rule

• “If they were to travel to the Republic of Niger, the poorest nation in the world where most people live on about one dollar a day, they might encounter the adolescent Nigerien woman I met in Niamey, Niger's capital in 2009.”

  The Huffington Post: Paul Stoller: Media Failure and the Image of Africa

• “Ban noted the junta's statement saying it intends to restore constitutional order and called on its members "to proceed swiftly with these efforts through a process that is consensual and that includes all segments of Nigerien society.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Niger Opposition Urges Junta to Hold Elections

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