Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Niger (, but occasionally pronounced as or ), officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River.
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A son of Muammar Qaddafi and three of his generals were trying to gain political asylum Wednesday in this poor, landlocked nation at Libya's feet, after driving more than 1,000 miles across the vast desert border between the two countries for what could be their only shot at refuge.
The generals are trying to pave the way for other Qaddafi supporters to follow, but one regime loyalist doubted that Qaddafi himself ever will, saying he would be comfortable enough living in the Sahara to stay there indefinitely."I know the Guide well, and what people don't realize is that he could last in the desert for years," Aghaly Alambo said, referring to Qaddafi. "He didn't need to create a hiding place. He likes the simple life, under a tent, sitting on the sand, drinking camel's milk. His advantage is that this was already his preferred lifestyle."He added, "He is guarded by a special mobile unit made up of members of his family. Those are the only people he trusts."Convoys carrying regime loyalist...Voting started Monday in Niger for presidential and parliamentary elections meant to return the country to a civilian government after a military coup last February....
A senior member of Muammar Qaddafi's inner circle slipped into Niger along with three carloads of collaborators, an official said Tuesday, but the toppled Libyan lea...
The U.N. refugee agency is more than quadrupling its aid appeal for Africa's Sahel region to deal with a surge in the number of civilians fleeing conflict in Mali.Th...
The International Monetary Fund's top official has expressed regrets for comments about Greeks' suffering during their debt crisis.Managing Director Christine Lagard...
A large convoy of Libyan soldiers accompanied by Tuareg tribal fighters left the central Niger town of Agadez on Tuesday and drove toward the capital but it wasn't c...
Two French hostages kidnapped in the Niger capital were killed by their captors despite a rescue attempt by French forces, President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a statem...
Paris anti-terrorism investigators have gone to Niger to probe the deaths of two French hostages killed amid a rescue operation led by French special forces, a judic...
Paris anti-terrorism investigators have gone to Niger to probe the deaths of two French hostages killed amid a rescue operation led by French special forces, a judic...
PARIS (AP) -- Authorities believe Al-Qaeda's North Africa branch could be behind the kidnapping of five French nationals and two Africans in Niger, Foreign Minister ...
PARIS (AP) — Authorities believe Al-Qaeda's North Africa branch could be behind the kidnapping of five French nationals and two Africans in Niger, Foreign Minister B...
A purported spokesman for al-Qaida's North Africa branch claimed responsibility Thursday for kidnapping two French nationals in Niger who later died during a failed ...
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's electoral commission says the West African country's presidential vote is being pushed back by about a month.According to an announcemen...
Veteran opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou won Niger's presidential run-off election, according to final provisional results announced by the electoral commission ...
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's media unions suspended strike plans on Wednesday that could have taken the World Cup off the air after winning government assurances that ...
A Tuareg rebel leader who belonged to Muammar Qaddafi's inner circle and who led the last Tuareg uprising in the West African nation was arrested overnight in Niger'...
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's government says it is launching a food distribution program in the West African nation.Government spokesman Mahamane Laouali Dan Dah sai...
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Police in Niger say armed gunmen believed linked to al-Qaida's North Africa branch have kidnapped one Frenchmen and one Algerian citizen in the ...
Regional authorities say a vehicle carrying West African migrants toward Libya struck an anti-tank mine in Niger, killing seven people.Gov. Garba Makibou of Agadez i...
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's military junta says it will hold presidential elections by year's end as part of a plan to restore power to civilian rule.The vote is to...
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