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Introducing Niger
With the desert boasting some of the Sahara’s most beautiful dunes, the stark splendour of the Aïr Mountains & Ténéré Desert being one of West Africa’s most spectacular sights, and the intriguing, ancient trans-Saharan trade-route towns of Agadez and Zinder playing home to magnificent mazes of mudbrick architecture and fascinating locals, the international appeal of Niger as a destination is undeniable.
Odd then, that friends often ask prospective travellers ‘Why Niger?’. Press regarding Niger’s problems with localised food shortages dominates headlines and paints the entire nation in the same poor light. Some news reports would have you believe that locusts and drought regularly destroy Niger’s entire food supply. Niger is undoubtedly one of the world’s poorest countries, but taking your tourist dollars elsewhere only exacerbates the problem.
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Latest headlines for Niger
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Nigeria rebel 'accepts amnesty'
10 July 2009 9:43AM
Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah accepts an amnesty offer - possibly a step towards peace in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
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Is Nigeria a failed state?
7 July 2009 2:47PM
Focus on Africa magazine asks if Nigeria well on its way to being a failed state?
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Nigeria militants seize ship crew
6 July 2009 12:52PM
Militants in Nigeria's oil region kidnap the crew of an oil tanker, including its Russian captain.
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