Topic: Agadez
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Keep Calm West African bloc prepares to send troops into Mali and Guinea-Bissau
Two separate military coups in Mali and Guinea-Bissau threaten the stability of the region. But will an intervention by ECOWAS actually resolve these conflicts or just complicate them?
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Africa Monitor Why Niger is so ambivalent about Qaddafi loyalists' arrival
Qaddafi's influence in the region remains strong, despite Niger's recognition of the rebel government, making it difficult for the government and people to make up their minds.
09/16/2011 12:03 pm -
Guns, migrants, mercenaries: Qaddafi's loss is the Sahel's gain
Aside from Qaddafi and his family, up to one million migrants from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso may leave war-torn Libya, and arms from Qaddafi's arsenal are already showing up in conflict zones as far away as Somalia.
09/15/2011 12:13 pm -
Niger coup: Good for Tuareg rebels, bad for uranium investors
The military junta announced it will audit all uranium exploration permits awarded before last month's Niger coup. Evidence has emerged that the permits enriched the ousted president and devastated the Tuareg population.
03/23/2010 02:18 pm
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