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Niger seeks foreign aid as 93,000 return

AFP/Niamey Niger has appealed for international aid to assist more than 93,000 citizens who have returned to the country since February.

Niger secures $120 mln in World Bank financing

NIAMEY, May 13 (Reuters) - Niger has secured 55 billion CFA francs ($120 million) in financing from the World Bank for water, sanitation and anti-AIDS projects, the government said on Friday.

Niger seeks aid as 93,000 return from Libya

Niger on Friday appealed for international aid to assist more than 93,000 citizens who have returned to the country since February after fleeing violence in Libya and Ivory Coast.

Nigerian army clashes with militants in oil delta

The Nigerian army clashed with militants in the creeks of the Niger Delta on Wednesday, the first such skirmish for months in the heartland of Africa's biggest oil and gas industry.

Niger: Caring for the River, Reaping the Benefits

In anticipation of growing sorghum during the coming rainy season, Hamadou Abdou and his son are busy preparing the soil on the family's farm in Bougoum, a village in the west of Niger.

Ex-president of Niger released

Niger's former president, Mamadou Tandja, has been freed, 14 months after being placed under house arrest, then jailed following a military coup that toppled his government.

Niger's ex-president is released from house arrest

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's former president, Mamadou Tandja, has been freed, 14 months after being placed under house arrest, then jailed following a military coup that toppled his government.

Niger's ex-president is released from house arrest

NIAMEY, Niger - Niger's former president, Mamadou Tandja, has been freed, 14 months after being placed under house arrest, then jailed following a military coup that toppled his government.

Ex-president of Niger released

Niger's former president, Mamadou Tandja, has been freed, 14 months after being placed under house arrest, then jailed following a military coup that toppled his government.

Niger ex-president freed, charges dropped

Niamey - Former Niger President Mamadou Tandja left prison to cheers from thousands of supporters on Tuesday after corruption charges against him were dropped.

Niger's ousted leader Tandja freed from jail

Niger's ousted ex-president Mamadou Tandja was escorted home by security forces to a reception by hundreds of joyous supporters after being freed from prison Tuesday, an AFP journalist reported.

Niger: Freedom for Ousted Leader Tanja

A Niger appeals court on Tuesday freed the country's ex-president Mamadou Tandja who was jailed after being ousted in a coup in February 2010. One of his lawyers said that all proceedings against him had been cancelled and he was completely exempted of the accusations against him.

Niger: Freedom for Ousted Leader Tandja

A Niger appeals court on Tuesday freed the country's ex-president Mamadou Tandja who was jailed after being ousted in a coup in February 2010.

Niger court 'frees ousted leader Tandja'

A Niger appeals court on Tuesday freed the country's ex-president, Mamadou Tandja, jailed after being ousted in a coup in February 2010, his lawyers said.

Niger court 'frees ousted president Tandja'

A Niger appeals court on Tuesday freed the country's ex-president, Mamadou Tandja, jailed after being ousted in a coup in February 2010, his lawyers said.