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Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter Hard Landing

United States Embassy Niamey COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter Hard Landing A U.S. civilian-owned, civilian-operated helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing on the outskirts of Niamey, Niger on May 12, 2015. The Sikorsky S-61 helicopter suffered damage during the hard landing in a dry riverbed south of the Niger ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 15 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

US Embassy Marks World Press Freedom Day

The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) invited Paris-based Speaker Elizabeth Bryant to conduct a three-day workshop for local journalists/editors at the American Cultural Center in Niamey. The theme was “Press Freedom and Ethical Challenges for Journalism in Niger: Media Coverage during the Elections Period.” PAS took this opportunity to focus on this topic to ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 8 May, 2015 | Topics: Events

On-Going Meningococcal Meningitis Outbreak in Niger

U.S. Embassy Niamey, Niger Security Message for U.S. Citizens Meningitis Outbreak April 23, 2015 The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens that schools in Niamey are closed because of an on-going meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Niger, concentrated in the areas of Niamey and Dosso. Since January, Niger has reported more than 1034 cases and at least ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 23 April, 2015 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages

Ambassador Reddick Donates Books to Local School

On April 23 Ambassador Eunice Reddick donated more than 1000 Scholastic books to Knowledge Haské School , a bilingual (French- and English) primary school in Niamey to help newly created schools which are introducing English at the same time as French at the primary level. The books will help equip the school with English materials ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 23 April, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Events | Tags: Education

The US Embassy Welcomes the 2015 YALI Fellows

Last week, Ambassador Reddick officially welcomed the 2015 Mandela Washington YALI Fellows into Niger’s growing cohort of YALI alumni at a reception held in their honor at the residence of the embassy’s Public Affairs Officer Marissa Scott. It was a fun evening and an occasion for the 2014 Fellows to share words of wisdom with ...

By U.S. Embassy Niger | 15 April, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Events

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