office bearers selected

G. H. Farooqui 2 years ago Region: Niger

  Office bearers selected of SHYDO union.   CHITRAL: Office bearers of Sarhad Hydro Development Organization (SHYDO) were selected at Reshun. According to detail office bearers of SHYDO workers union selected at Booni Reshun. Imtiaz Muhammad was selected President of union, Noor Muhammad vice president, Ahsan Wali General Secretary, Farman Shah press Secretary and Ameen Khan as finance secretary. T... more

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African Court Finds Niger Guilty in Slavery Case

Finding Dulcinea 4 years ago Region: Niger

A West African regional court is punishing Niger for allowing slavery, shedding light on the centuries-old practice that persists among some tribes.   Niger Guilty in Slavery Case In a landmark case, the regional Ecowas Community Court of Justice ruled that the government of Niger must pay about $19,000 in damages to Hadijatou Mani, for not protecting her... more

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Video: World Water Day

Global Voices 5 years ago Region: Niger

by Juliana Rincón Parra We have the Amman Imman: Water is Life program which strives to bring permanent sources of water to one of the most impoverished regions in the world. Their work is focused on the Azawak Valley in West Africa, where water is unavailable 9 months out of the year, and with people dying of thirst, unable to find enough water to drink. In the next video in English, Amman Imman founder Ariane... more

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Two New Species of Carnivorous Dinosaurs Identified

Can Tran 5 years ago Region: Niger

These fossils have been described and identified as those from a carnivorous type of dinosaur. Researchers say that one species of was a scavenger like the hyenas and vultures with the other one being a hunter. Further details on the discovery can be found in the paleontology journal titled as “Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.” The fossils were discovered eight years ago by Dr. Paul Serano from the Univer... more

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French Journalists Appear Before Niger Court

Can Tran 5 years ago Region: Niger

Both Pierre Cression and his colleague Thomas Dandois could possibly be sentenced to death if they are found guilty of undermining Niger’s safety by contacting the rebel group. According to Cression’s lawyer, he had appeared at the closed hearing. Cression and Dandois were arrested back in December. Both men were accused of filming the rebel group called the Niger Justice Movement (MNJ). Dandois is ... more

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