There has been a backlash over the recruitment scheme and a government warning to young people.
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The country wants to move from being the biggest exporter of raw nuts to producing more shea butter.
A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point.
A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point.
A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point.
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King Toera was killed by French troops 128 years ago and his head kept in a Paris museum's archive.
King Toera was killed by French troops 128 years ago and his head kept in a Paris museum's archive.
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