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Niger regularly suffers from cereal shortages and the government oversees a food bank system that supplies grain to areas where stocks are low. This allows residents to buy, for example, 100 kilos of millet at the subsidised price of 10,000 CFA (US $20), half the market price.
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Early in March, the government of Niger canceled a ceremony to give 7,000 slaves their freedom. The human rights group Timidria planned to release the slaves in a region near Niger's border with Mali, but none of them appeared for the ceremony.
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SIM entered Niger in 1924. The churches planted by SIM missionaries formed L'Eglise Evangélique de la République du Niger (EERN). In 1989, EERN suffered a division into three groups: EERN, UEEPN (Union des Eglises Evangéliques Protestantes du Niger) and EESN (Eglise Evangélique Salama du Niger). Other independent churches include the EEI (International Evangelical Church) and the ACEN (Christian Evangelical Assembly of Niger). All three groups are recognized by the government as independent church organizations, and have a combined total of 100 congregations, 65 pastors and evangelists, and over 6,000 adherents. back
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Last year, the Niger government eventually passed a law banning slavery outright. Under this law, a slavery conviction caries a ten-year prison term or a 1m CFA franc (about R10 000) fine.
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The next release of PV & JP's book will probably include details of the 1999 Constitution, which is now available on the website of the Niger government. A word file giving the full text (in French) of the Constitution can be downloaded at www.niger-gouv.org/docs/textes/Constitution.doc. The new Constitution was promulgated by Decree #99-320/PCRN on 9 August 1999. Article 1 is identical to that attached above, and Article 2 is ... related to the national symbols.
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[T]he organisation has faced a constant battle to have slavery recognised as a genuine problem in Niger. Despite this, Timidria has made genuine changes in people's perceptions of slavery. Following the publication of the joint research report last year, the Government amended the Penal Code to define, prohibit and punish slavery with sentences of up to 30 years imprisonment. This is a great achievement after sustained campaigning by Timidria.
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