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Niger: State Of Emergency Extended

Niger: State Of Emergency Extended On May 22nd Niger’s army killed 11 Touareg rebels in an offensive against rebel bases in the north, the Niger Defence Ministry said in a statement. “Significant numbers” of weapons, munitions and antitank mines were recovered by the army, it continued, which had cordoned off one of the bases of the rebel Nigerien Movement for Justice ( MNJ ) in the Iferouane zone (north). This was the second large‐scale military operation since March. Elsewhere, state radio said, President Mamadou Tandja issued a decree extending the state of emergency in force since August 24th 2007 to enhance the powers of the army and the police to intervene in the conflict zone. The MNJ, which emerged at the start of 2007, says it wants the Touareg to be better integrated into the army and, in particular, it wants a fairer division of revenue from the local mining sector which is rich in uranium and of which Niger is the third largest producer in the world. Niamey is refusing to negotiate with MNJ leaders, whom it describes as “bandits” and “drug traffickers”. The MNJ disputes the toll saying civilians, not its members, were killed. ( Agence France Presse, Paris 23/5 ) In a statement posted on the website tuaregonline , the leader of the Touareg rebels accused the Niger Army of using chemical weapons for the first time against the MNJ. Aghaly Ag Alambo said that his movement thwarted an attack by the Niger army against it in the Arly region, north of Agadez. Aghaly said that Niger received those weapons from China , Ukraine and other states. ( Al‐Jazeera, Doha 11/5: BBC Mon. ) Ex‐slave sues p. 17505 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2008
ISSN
0001-9844
eISSN
1467-825X
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-825X.2008.01738.x
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Abstract

On May 22nd Niger’s army killed 11 Touareg rebels in an offensive against rebel bases in the north, the Niger Defence Ministry said in a statement. “Significant numbers” of weapons, munitions and antitank mines were recovered by the army, it continued, which had cordoned off one of the bases of the rebel Nigerien Movement for Justice ( MNJ ) in the Iferouane zone (north). This was the second large‐scale military operation since March. Elsewhere, state radio said, President Mamadou Tandja issued a decree extending the state of emergency in force since August 24th 2007 to enhance the powers of the army and the police to intervene in the conflict zone. The MNJ, which emerged at the start of 2007, says it wants the Touareg to be better integrated into the army and, in particular, it wants a fairer division of revenue from the local mining sector which is rich in uranium and of which Niger is the third largest producer in the world. Niamey is refusing to negotiate with MNJ leaders, whom it describes as “bandits” and “drug traffickers”. The MNJ disputes the toll saying civilians, not its members, were killed. ( Agence France Presse, Paris 23/5 ) In a statement posted on the website tuaregonline , the leader of the Touareg rebels accused the Niger Army of using chemical weapons for the first time against the MNJ. Aghaly Ag Alambo said that his movement thwarted an attack by the Niger army against it in the Arly region, north of Agadez. Aghaly said that Niger received those weapons from China , Ukraine and other states. ( Al‐Jazeera, Doha 11/5: BBC Mon. ) Ex‐slave sues p. 17505

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesWiley

Published: Jun 1, 2008

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