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UPDATED: 01 Apr 2008 GMT
  • Welcome message for visiting MCC/U.S. Embassy delegation by school children in the Tillaberi region of Niger MCC and Niger sign $23 million Threshold Grant

    On March 17, 2008 Nigerien Prime Minister Seini Oumarou and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Deputy CEO Rodney Bent officiated at the signing of a $23 million threshold program. Minister of Finance Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine and USAID West Africa Mission Director Henderson Patrick signed the agreement.

  • Newly-minted Peace Corps Volunteers are sworn-in New Peace Corps Volunteers begin their service in

    Twenty-five new Peace Corps Volunteers began their two-year tours of service in Niger, after completing nine-weeks of in-country training. They were officially sworn-in by Ambassador Bernadette M. Allen in the presence of Nigerien government representatives at a ceremony at Ambassador's Residence on March 14, 2008.

  • Ambassador Allen (right) is joined by Management Officer Don Curtis and his guests in an a cappella rendition of the Black National Anthem, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing. BHM 2008 celebration concludes with concert at ACC

    On February 21, 2008, the U.S. Embassy concluded its 2008 Black History Month celebration with a concert featuring renowned Nigerien singer/musician Mahamane Sani at the American Cultural Center. Ambassador Bernadette M. Allen opened the festivities with a short discourse on the importance of music

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MORE NEWS FROM THE EMBASSY

Ambassador Allen engages Nigerien Youth on popular TV program
On February 13, 2008, Ambassador Bernadette M. Allen was the featured guest on a special Black History Month episode of the Tante Amy Show, a popular Nigerien children’s television program. The studio audience was comprised of children representing Niger’s broad ethnic diversity and Ambassador Allen fielded their questions

BHM 2008 continues with MLK Cup in Tahoua
On February 9, 2008, the U.S. Embassy’s American Cultural Center (ACC), in collaboration with the Nigerien Basketball Federation, held the fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr Cup for Peace basketball tournament in the city of Tahoua, about 600km from Niamey. In this year’s contest Tahoua’s home team won a hard fought victory.

Rosa Parks Cup launches BHM 2008 commemoration
The U.S. Embassy’s American Cultural Center, in partnership with the Nigerien National Basketball Federation (FENIBASKET), launched its 2008 Black History Month activities on February 7-8 in the city of Zinder with a two day basketball clinic for young girls and boys, followed by the third annual Rosa Parks Women’s Basketball Cup.

Embassy sponsors training for Journalists on Media and Conflict
From January 29-31, 2008, the U.S. Embassy, in collaboration with the Association of Nigerien journalists (AJN), organized a 3-day training conference on: “Media and Conflict: Approaches and Strategies in News Processing” in Niamey. About 75 journalists from state-run and private media from throughout Niger participated in the conference workshops

Ambassador Allen, Nigerien religious leaders celebrate the legacy of Dr. King
On January 23, the U.S. Embassy commemorated the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an afternoon event at the American Cultural Center (ACC). The program included a screening of the documentary Martin Luther King: A Man of Peace, followed by presentations by Islamic cleric and scholar Cheikh Boureima Daouda and Christian pastor