May 21, 2013
Niger News
Niger: Villagers vow to end female genital mutilation
May 17, 2013About 14,000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced under-age marriage as the West African country's government steps up its fight against such abuses.
Malian PM justifies dialogue with northern rebels
November 19, 2012Prime Minister Cheikh Mdibo Diarra has said it is possible to dialogue with rebel groups in northern Mali, which has been under secessionists control for the better part of the year.
He said the Bamako government would hold talks with the radical Islamic movement Ansar Dine and the Touareg rebel National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, the MNLA, noting that these are Malians whose voices must be heard.
17 African countries among top 50 making business regulation growth
October 24, 2012A new report by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation says 17 sub-Saharan countries are among the 50 economies making the biggest improvement in business regulation for domestic firms.
The improvement has been going on since 2005.
Experts discuss future of regional currency regimes in Africa
October 12, 2012A three-day international meeting of African countries and the Franc zone is underway here in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to discuss regional single currency regimes on the continent.
OSIWA, WB join to fight contract graft in West Africa
June 25, 2012The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and The World Bank (WB) have joined forces to help strengthen transparency and accountability in public procurement through collaboration among government, civil society and the private sector.
According to The World Bank, public procurement represents about 50% to 70% of total government spending in many developing countries. It is also a major source of revenue to the private sector.
Donors’ contributions not matching scale of Mali emergency
June 14, 2012Some time ago, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR together with the WFP made a donors appeal for support to address the huge humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the worsening security situation in Mali.
Mali junta dissolved but members absorbed to crush rebels
June 11, 2012Mali’s military junta of Captain Amadou Sanogo has been dissolved, an announcement by the interim authorities said in Bamako over the weekend.
Insecurity heightens locust invasion threat in Mali, Niger--FAO
June 6, 2012The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that a locust invasion, previously controlled by the late Gaddafi government and Algeria, is threatening croplands in Niger and Mali.
Mali conflict triggers refugee movement never seen in Sahel
May 9, 2012While political and military actors have so far failed to end growing instability, a new report says millions of people across the Sahel region continue to face “extreme risk of hunger and malnutrition,” with recent political instability in the region worsening the situation.
Sahel food crisis goes from bad to worse with “global indifference”
April 12, 2012Senior United Nations officials have warned that global inaction could lead to a humanitarian disaster in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, amid the serious food and humanitarian crisis.
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