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Tension in Niger as Tandja ‘muscles for third term’ Focus By Ben Ukwuoma 2 July 09  WITH plans of a referendum and constitutional amendment thrown to the dustbin by the country’s highest court, President Mamadou Tandja at the weekend assumed emergency powers, deepening political crisis in the uranium rich country.Like other sit-tight African leaders, Mamadou Tandja, is playing a game with time.He is bent on grinding all opposition in the uranium rich country into the dust in a desperate move to cling to power……………………… According to him people want him to complete large infrastructure projects, including a hydroelectric dam, an oil refinery and French energy giant Areva’s 1.2 billion euro Imouraren uranium mine.

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July 3, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized