Stirrings in Niger.(Country overview)

Market Africa Mid-East | April 1, 2007 | Copyright

News of some remarkable developments has been coming out of Niger in recent weeks. On March 13, 2007, the Senegal based African news service Panapress (Dakar) distributed a story on its wires with the following headline: "Decreased Cost of Living Announced in Niger."

While the headline itself was eye catching, the detail provided by Panapress was even more striking. "The cost of basic utilities in Niger, including water, fuel, health care and education will go down by between 15 and 60 percent starting 15 March [2007]."

Panapress cited Niger's national ...

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