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Economic activities hitherto suspended at the Nigeria-Niger Republic border as a result of an unofficial sanction resumed last week in line with a Federal Government directive. Our correspondent who visited the Jibia and Kongolam border crossings at the weekend observed movement of goods and services in the area just as petty traders were allowed to move without hinderance. (AllAfrica)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) would like to congratulate the three teams that qualified last night for the 2010 FIFA World Cupâ„¢ in South Africa next year. (AllAfrica)

The constitutional crisis rocking the tiny republic of Niger is yet to be over, as three former prime ministers of the West African country at the weekend met with the chief mediator in the conflict, and Nigeria's former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar in Abuja behind closed doors. (AllAfrica)

High school students in the Niger capital, Niamey, learned to put HIV/AIDS and reproductive health in a broader context during a recent essay contest. (AllAfrica)

Liberia's President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has received a delegation sent by President Mamadou Tandja of Niger on a special mission. During closed door discussions Tuesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the head of the delegation Prime Minister Sem Ali Badjo Gamatie, delivered a special message on behalf of the Nigerien President. (AllAfrica)

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has received a delegation sent by President Mamadou Tandja of Niger on a special mission. (AllAfrica)

The federal government yesterday said Nigeria has not closed its borders with Niger Republic. (AllAfrica)

The Federal Government has denied closing Nigerian border against Republic of Niger. (AllAfrica)

A regime of sanctions against this country's northern neighbor, Niger Republic, went into effect early this week with men of the Nigeria Customs Service preventing the export of fuel, grain and other essential commodities across the Jibia border in Katsina State, Daily Trust learnt in Katsina. (AllAfrica)

There is greater frankness today about development policy failures in Africa. It was reflected in President Barack Obama’s speech in Accra, Ghana on July 11 when he stated: "Development depends on good governance. That is the ingredient that has been missing in far too many places for far too long." (AllAfrica)

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua observed yesterday that anything that disturbs the peace and stability of the neighbouring Niger Republic would also affect Nigeria. (AllAfrica)

Former Director-General of the Nigerian Security Organisation (NSO), Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, has advised the Federal Government to show more interest in the affairs of Niger Republic, saying any breakdown of law and order in that country will have consequences in Nigeria. (AllAfrica)

Amnesty International today warned hundreds of people – including many women and children – may be left homeless tomorrow morning if plans to demolish their homes to make way for a commercial development go ahead. (AllAfrica)

THE decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to suspend Niger Republic on October 20 for its defiance of the ban on the recent legislative elections in that country, marks a major shift in policy of the 16-member bloc and bodes well for the sub-region. Before now, ECOWAS had been accused of inaction, and even of purposelessness. (AllAfrica)

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) this morning adopted a motion moved by the Hon. Member from Swaziland Marwick Khumalo against the massacre witnessed in Guinea on September 28 where at least 150 protesters calling on Guinea's military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara to step down were allegedly shot dead by security forces. (AllAfrica)

Sakina Mati is a farmer and community leader in the village of Guidan Batoye, in the Maradi Region of Niger. She began to manage the regeneration of useful trees on her fields 15 years ago together with other women farmers in the village. While she started with no trees on her farm, she now has up to 150 trees. She is very committed to this effort and is now leading the village committee that supervises the village-wide effort of tree and vegetation regeneration. She is among the most respected people of the village because of her commitment to the protection of the environment.  [This introduction reprinted from Oxfam America's: "The Other Green Revolution: How Farmers Reclaimed the Desert to Create an Agricultural Future for Africa".] AllAfrica talked to Sakina Mati, who spoke in Hausa through a translator. (AllAfrica)

About 15 million Nigerians from the seven states of Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano , Jigawa, Yobe and Borno states have threatened to migrate to the neighbouring Niger and Chad Republic , should the federal government embark on the construction of the Kafin Zaki Dam project. (AllAfrica)

Rep Umar Bature (PDP, Sokoto State) is chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Foreign Affairs. In this interview with Nasidi A. Yahaya, he bares his mind on the suspension of the Niger Republic from the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS), execution of Nigerians abroad and lot more. (AllAfrica)

LIKE most modern football managers, URA FC boss Moses Basena does appreciate the value of a good football psychologist. (AllAfrica)

The mechanisms put in place by nations to protect and further the frontiers and interest of democracy under the auspices of their various international and sub-regional organisations is still based on the fact that democracy, despite some inherent limitations, guarantees the greatest good and freedom for the greater majority of people around the world. Whereas good governance may not happen in all democracies as is the case in Africa, democracy is nevertheless a basic foundation stone for good governance and sustainable development. (AllAfrica)

The Action Congress (AC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for standing up for democracy and the rule of law by sanctioning Niger, where the president has changed the country's constitution so that he can run for a third term. (AllAfrica)

It has become clear that Mr Mamadou Tandja, Niger Republic president's bid to illegally and fragrantly orchestrate the abridgement of the country's constitution and seek a third term in office is continuing apace, in spite of the threats of sanctions by the international community. Turning a deaf ear to international calls for postponement and a rebuff to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and a massive boycott by the country's main opposition parties, Mr Tandja earlier this week pressed on with controversial parliamentary elections conducted largely to enhance his grip on power. Tandja's mandate as the president of Niger Republic will officially come to an end in December, and his various shenanigans to perpetuate himself beyond that date has rightly been described by the opposition-and much of the international community-as a coup d'état. (AllAfrica)

Top government officials will be on hand to receive the Fifa World Cup Trophy when it arrives aboard a chartered flight at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on November 12. (AllAfrica)

Niger Republic was on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 suspended from the membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its failure to heed the decision of the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State to postpone legislative elections in the country. (AllAfrica)

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has announced the suspension of Niger for its defiance of the ban on Tuesday's legislative elections. (AllAfrica)

NIGER-NIGERIA: Low rains, high risks (irinnews.org)

BAMAKO Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (IRIN) - When a storm hits in Togo, disaster relief items must be flown in from Brindisi, Italy, but that is just too far, according to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is formalizing the region’s first government-operated humanitarian stockpile in Mali’s capital Bamako. (irinnews.org)

NAIROBI Thursday, October 15, 2009 (IRIN) - Forty years after the rights of Africa’s refugees were enshrined in a landmark convention, the continent’s leaders are due to make legal history again by adopting a new instrument to assist people displaced within the borders of their own country. (irinnews.org)

NAIROBI Thursday, October 15, 2009 (IRIN) - Africa hosts at least 11 million of the world's 25 million conflict-affected IDPs. Millions more are displaced annually by natural disasters. (irinnews.org)

NAIROBI Thursday, October 15, 2009 (IRIN) - Most IDPs in Africa have been forced out of their homes by conflict, either between government forces and armed opponents or between communities. (irinnews.org)

NAIROBI Thursday, October 15, 2009 (IRIN) - The objectives of the Convention (irinnews.org)