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Background: Not until 1993, 33 years after independence from France, did Niger hold its first free and open elections. A 1995 peace accord ended a five-year Tuareg insurgency in the north. Coups in 1996 and 1999 were followed by the creation of a National Reconciliation Council that effected a transition to civilian rule by December 1999. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa.

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By Royanna
February 20th 2008

Windy Day in Niamey Africa » Niger

Camel Closeup

February 20, 2008 Windy Woke up to hearing the wind howling around the building. It was so dusty this morning with the strong winds. The sun was extremely dim in the sky, looking more like a moon. The sand literally swirled on the street in front of us as we drove to our meeting. It looked the fine snow that can swirl around on top of a road in winter, such a neat site. It actually felt a little cool this morning, by lunch, it was quite warm . After the meeting, we came back for a few hours of work [View Full Entry]

By Royanna
February 19th 2008

Office and Camels Africa » Niger » Niamey

Camel in Niamey

February 19, 2008 Today has been an office day to start. Chris, Amadou and myself have been discussing our projects and looking at some of the data I have. We went for lunch at the Grand Hotel. It is a very nice hotel, and apparently quite popular (hard to get into). The route there took us past a huge stadium. On the way back, to my delight and surprise, I saw a camel with a large load on its back. What an unusual site. Then 2 minutes later, saw another one. There is a lot of dust in the air. It [View Full Entry]

By Royanna
February 18th 2008

Arrival in Niamey, NIger Africa » Niger » Niamey

February 18, 2008 Another day, another airline. This evening we flew Air Senegal from Bamako, Mali to Niamey, Niger. This is a new airline for me to travel on and it was a good flight. At the airport, we had to go through a passport check, then a health check (making sure immunizations were up to date), then pick up our bags and finally a baggage claim check. It took a bit of time, but it was relatively smooth. Once we got past the first two checks, Amadou was there to meet us. This is my first time meeting Amadou. He [View Full Entry]

By Uwargida
November 29th 2007

Our trip to Niger - Oct 2007 Africa » Niger » Zinder

Sisters

Hello Folks, Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! (Was in Niger then) and Happy American Thanksgiving (was in South Africa then) I went to Niger for work in Oct and was able to get out to Zinder for the first time since leaving the Peace Corps in 1999. I've had a hard time getting motivated to write this blog; no idea why - just a bit overwhelmed with everything else I suppose. I just got back from South Africa and am in the middle of writing a ton of proposals and abstracts for upcoming conferences. So, since many of you really just want to [View Full Entry]

By le_flow
August 21st 2006

Days in the desert Africa » Niger » Zinder

Agali

The ceiling was black; or was it white? Or did it actually change colour depending on the time of the day? That was all that I could grasp as I lay in bed with Miss Malaria, munching medicines. In the hallway outside my room - high-heeled prostitutes “clicketi-clacketed” back and forth with their new and old customers - and outside our questionable hotel - unenthusiastic independence-day celebrations took place. Slowly my strength returned and I ventured out into the flooded streets of Niamey - the city of flies - the capital of Niger. Always p [View Full Entry]

By Brownie
June 22nd 2006

Niger, say what! Africa » Niger » Niamey

Heya readers I hope you're all doing super. I am here in my hotel room in Niamey, Niger and it's been a pretty good trip so far. I'm a little grumpy due to frustrations with this continent, but in general things have gone well. I will elaborate, cuz that's what I do best! :) So last night I took the dreaded trip through the Ouagadougou airport to get on my flight to Niamey. I hate the Ouagadougou airport for several reasons. First of all, it's too small so it's always crowded and people's idea of personal space here is not the [View Full Entry]

By tamaffa
June 3rd 2006

i'm good for my word, huh? Africa » Niger » Niamey

not really. . . i had all these grand plans for writing a whole bunch, updating all the missing adventures, but here i've been back for a while now and just now getting onto this journal. there's just so much too do! visit with yussef's family, remodel his room, get ready for the rainy season, buy presents. i will also blame a large part of my lazyness on the heat, it's soooo hot(whiny voice) it rained teasingly little yesterday evening, just ten minutes, but enough time for the kids to run around naked and "wash" giggling. so i'm living at yussef's [View Full Entry]

By tamaffa
March 4th 2006

a typical day Africa » Niger » Niamey

woke up early because it was hot and i rolled over and felt the cool spot where my body just was. got up to drink coldcold water from the freezer, too cold to drink in big gulps had to pee had to drench with water before going back to bed for a bit got up later opened the window, the metal part already scalding i wrote a little, shifting out of my sweat every once and a while went to Yussef's sister's house with my computer and we watched Elf with Will Ferrell in English. they liked it, who better than [View Full Entry]

By tamaffa
March 1st 2006

Travel Excursion part 2 Africa » Niger » Niamey

I love being in motion in Africa. Walking in the markets, zipping in taxis, bumping through the brush. I don’t know if it’s ‘cause I feel like I’m in a movie or I feel like, oddly, I can see everything more. Or see more things in a shorter period of time, even if it’s only a flash. We drove for about thirty minutes, dodging sheep and donkeys and potholes. And then walked 15 minutes to the village. It’s the beginning of the dry season so there aren’t a lot of plants or people. There are the usual spiney plants and a [View Full Entry]

By tamaffa
March 1st 2006

Movies I have watched. . . in French dubbing Africa » Niger » Niamey

3-1-06 Love Don’t Cost a Thing-an American movie with Steve Harvey and the kid from All That about being yourself and falling in love of course. One of the new Star Wars-but only the second half because the first cd didn’t work. Romeo and Juliet-the Shakespearean language doesn’t quite come through. You Got Served-American Slang does not translate either and I didn’t see the end because the second cd didn’t work. Seasons one and two of family guy-not only do the regular jokes not work but so much of that show is pop culture references that the trans [View Full Entry]

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