Timbuktu terror? Nov 17, 2009
The small town of Timbuktu sits just above the sluggish brown Niger River, and just below the Sahara desert. To stare out across the dusty rooftops towards the endless dunes, and the silence that rises from them is to feel somehow like you're in the middle of an ocean, rather than a continent. (BBC News -- Africa)
Mali: Unicef Focuses on Child Health, Climate Change Nov 11, 2009
Situated in the Sahel region of northern Mali, the city's branches of the Niger River have dried up due to drought and much of the land is now arid and unable to yield crops. She praised a food-for-work programme in Timbuktu, supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), where women grow vegetables and rice on land that has been reclaimed from the advancing desert. (allAfrica.com)
Guinea: Political Crisis Only Sharpens Daily Hardship Nov 7, 2009
Known as "the water tower of West Africa", Guinea is the source of the 4,180-kilometre Niger River and a number of other major rivers. Nearly half the population has no access to safe drinking water. (allAfrica.com)
Why I love Al Jazeera Oct 16, 2009
What use does Fox have for Niger River rebels or dispossessed Indian farmers. Thus, we are left with the insidious despotism of Al Jazeera: and it is despotism, because we have really no other serious news channel to turn to. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Nigeria: Govt Buys Military Patrol Boats From Israel Sep 10, 2009
The boats and intelligence equipment are intended for the use of Nigerian forces against rebels in the Niger River Delta region. In an interview with Haaretz last year, a spokesman for the rebels warned Israel not to go ahead with the sales. (allAfrica.com)
'Leak' led to Canadian's kidnap Sep 10, 2009
He was seized by gunmen on the N1 Highway near the Niger River along the border between Niger and Mali. Al-Qaeda's North African wing claimed responsibility for Mr Fowler's abduction. (BBC News -- Americas)
Nigeria: Top Human Rights Defender Dies Sep 6, 2009
"Nigeria's "Steve Biko", Chief Fawehinmi is a larger-than-life politician and lawyer with a track record of defending human rights activities, including the ethnic Ogoni, who have fought Shell oil which drills in their home land near the Niger River delta over environment issues". James Brooke writing for the New York Times of Friday, October 28, 1988 under the heading "A Gleeful David to Face the Goliath that is Nigeria" describes Gani thus. (allAfrica.com)
Country profile: Mali Aug 27, 2009
Although swathes of Mali are barren, the country is self-sufficient in food thanks to the fertile Niger river basin in the south and east. Mali is one of the continent's biggest cotton producers. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigerian amnesty deal with militants unravels Aug 25, 2009
ABUJA, NIGERIA - Nigeria's latest plan to end militant attacks in the volatile Niger River delta that have cut oil production to a 20-year low appears to have collapsed. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed the plan during a visit to Nigeria earlier this month, in hopes of bringing some semblance of peace to a region that is a major US source of foreign oil. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Nigeria: Military Battles Sect Members, Death Toll Rises Jul 30, 2009
" Last November, sectarian attacks in Jos claimed nearly 1,000 lives. On Tuesday, the death toll rose to four in Kano, where the police also arrested additional 20 sect members in a pit toilet in Wudil, bringing the total number of those arrested to 56. Eleven of them are in critical condition at the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital in Kano, following bullet wounds received in their clash with the police. Police Public Relations Officer, Baba Mohammed, said nooks and crannies are still being... (allAfrica.com)
Why Keats and Wordsworth Were So Stoked About Science Jul 20, 2009
The glamour of exploration was unmistakable: Joseph Banks, who returned from Tahiti with tales of erotic adventure, and Mungo Park, who spent two years charting the course of the Niger River, were objects of fascination on their return to England. (Banks stayed home and spent a long career as president of the Royal Society; Park returned to Africa and disappeared. (Slate)
Nigeria rebel leader freed after attack Jul 15, 2009
HENRY OKAH, the leader of the main rebel group in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger River delta who was on trial for treason and gun-running, has been set free. A federal High Court judge freed Mr Okah in the central city of Jos on Monday after the Attorney-General, Michael Aondoakaa, withdrew all charges against him, Wilson Ajuwa, one of the lawyers representing Mr Okah, said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Crude Oil Falls on Dollar Gains, Speculation of Larger U.S. Fuel Supplies Jul 6, 2009
Armed attacks in the Niger River delta, which accounts for nearly all of Nigerias oil, have cut more than 20 percent of the countrys oil exports since 2006. Nigeria is Africas leading oil producer and the fifth-biggest source of U.S. oil imports. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Canada Stocks Rise for Fifth Day as Suncor, Equinox Gain With Commodities Jun 30, 2009
Hostilities in the Niger River delta have cut more than 20 percent of the countrys oil exports since 2006. Equinox Minerals increased 4 percent to C$2. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Oil Is Little Changed Near $70 After Rising on Nigerian Pipeline Attacks Jun 26, 2009
Oil prices have been supported and supply curbed since December 2005 because of militant activity in the Niger River delta, Nigerias main oil-producing region. MEND has stepped up a sabotage campaign in the area since a military offensive began last month. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Nigerian rebels destroy Chevron pumping station, plan more destruction Jun 16, 2009
NIGERIAN rebels said they destroyed the Abiteye oil-pumping station run by Chevron in the Niger River delta in the third attack on the company's facilities in the past three days. The raid "resulted in a massive fire outbreak that is consuming the entire facility", Jomo Gbomo, the spokesman of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, said in an emailed statement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Crude Oil Rises as Decline in Dollar Spurs Investor Demand for Commodities May 22, 2009
Nigerias oil production has fallen to less than half its capacity as fighting against rebels in the Niger River delta escalates. The West African nation, formerly the continents biggest producer, now pumps about 1. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Some big rivers show a big shrinkage Apr 28, 2009
Declines in the Niger River in the 1970s and 1980s in particular reflected the Sahel Drought, the paper said. In addition, the periodic El Nino cooling of sea surface waters in the tropical Pacific led to lower flows in the Amazon and higher ones in the Mississippi when the phenomenon was in effect. (MSNBC -- Environment)
WATER: Flow of many rivers in decline Apr 28, 2009
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The Politics of Bones Apr 15, 2009
Among the dead was Ken Saro-Wiwa, an internationally-known writer and spokesperson for the Ogoni people, whose land in the Niger River delta had been devastated by oil extraction. His story and the battle against Royal Dutch/Shell continues on today, as the Niger delta remains hostage to some of the worst environmental degradation on the planet. (Suite101.com)
PHOTO GALLERY Mar 22, 2009
A decline in rainfall has influenced a drop in the water levels of the Niger river. Christian Aid funded projects help fishermen in the village of Mendje to irrigated rice plots and teach them effective farming techniques so that they no longer have to rely on fishing for survival. (AlertNet)
Analysis of Chinua Achebe's Things ... Mar 5, 2009
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe tells the story of the people of Umuofia on the Niger River. Beneath the story of Okonkwo lies a history and tradition never recorded. (Suite101.com)
Beijing's diplomatic blitz gathers pace Feb 25, 2009
9 million "Sino-Malian Friendship Bridge" over the Niger River in Bamako will be the largest project carried out in West Africa as a Chinese donation. China's investments and loans have benefited other developing regions. (Asia Times Online)
Announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange - CGA Mining announces new high grade drilling results at its Segilola Gold Project including: Feb 24, 2009
Nigeria has a well established petro-chemical industry based in the Niger River delta and the government of Nigeria, is now in its second term of democratic rule. The Government has recently established the Ministry for Solid Minerals Development to administer all mineral assets occurring in Nigeria other than oil and natural gas. (Canada Newswire)
Nigeria's Kidnap Capital Forces Shell, Chevron to Reduce Oil Production Feb 18, 2009
More than 300 oil industry employees, or two a week, have been kidnapped in the Niger River Delta since a surge in violence began in 2006, according to Oyibosonline. com, a operated by expatriates. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Niger Feb 11, 2009
Noting that the updated Debt Sustainability Analysis still rates Niger as at moderate risk of debt distress, they underscored that the debt contracted for ambitious infrastructure projects, including a major dam on the Niger river, should be at very concessional terms and consistent with debt sustainability. Directors agreed that deepening financial intermediation is crucial to support economic activity, including in housing and agriculture. (IMF News)
