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The United States Allocate $7.1 million in Humanitarian Aid and Emergency Assistance

Press Release – Immediate Release Niamey, Niger, September 28, 2020 – The U.S. Government, through the United States Department of ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 28 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases

Hydrologist Fadji Maina’s path from Niger to NASA

By Lenore T. Adkins – Sep 24, 2020 Ever since she was 10 years old, Fadji Maina knew she wanted to find solutions to water-scarcity problems, especially those in Zinder, Niger, where she grew up. Maina took a giant leap toward her goal earlier in September when she began work as a computational hydrologist at NASA’s Goddard Space ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: News

Celebrating Democracy

OPINION EDITORIAL by Ambassador Eric P. Whitaker Each September 15, the international community celebrates the International Day of Democracy, that marvelous form of government where the population, generally through elected representatives, chooses how to govern itself. In the United States, we say that the government is of the people, by the people, for the people. ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 22 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases

Proclamation on the Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Today, our Nation mourns the loss of a trailblazer, not only in the field of law, but in the history of our country. Ruth Bader Ginsburg served more than 27 years as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was a loving wife to her late husband Martin, and a ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases

Special Envoy Pham Visits Niger

Ambassador Whitaker hosted Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Dr. Peter Pham in Niger September 12-16, 2020. Dr. Pham’s meetings focused on ways the United States can work with partners to prevent and address allegations of human rights violations in the Sahel, strengthen civic space, and discuss preparations for upcoming elections. Nigerien President Issoufou received ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 18 September, 2020 | Topics: Events, News

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