Tag: niger
USAfrica: As 50,000 Biafra protesters shut down Niger bridge and Onitsha, Obiano calls for peace
As 50,000 Biafra protesters shut down Niger bridge and Onitsha, Obiano calls for peace Special to USAfricaonline.com, and USAfrica multimedia networks,…
Niger Delta still blighted by oil spills
The sad truth is that twenty years after the execution of writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigeria's…
Shell accused of making false claims on Niger Delta oil spill
An Amnesty International report issued Wednesday blasts Shell Oil Co. for its handling of the hundreds of oil…
Sahara deaths: Niger declares 3 days of mourning for 92 dead
The government in Niger has declared three days of national mourning for 92 migrants who died from dehydration…
4 French hostages released in Niger, president says
Four French hostages held in Niger since 2010 have been released, French President Francois Hollande announced Tuesday.
Niger Delta amnesty and development form focus of Houston forum; D’Banj to perform
Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 USAfrica, Houston: The main region where Nigeria's oil, gas and petroleum…
On the Run: Ghadafi core loyalists flee Libya, crossing into Niger Republic.
On the Run: Ghadafi core loyalists flee Libya, crossing into Niger Republic. Special to www.USAfricaonline.com September 6, 2011,…
BrkNEWS: 19 oil HOSTAGES released in military raid in Niger Delta
Nigeria's Niger Delta crisis: 19 oil hostages released in military raid; striking a blow to a resurgent militancy…