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Francophonie Officials in Niger to Evaluate Transition Program

   Scott Stearns | Dakar 12 April 2010
   Schoolchildren  walk  past  a soldier guarding the entrance to an army
   camp where members of Niger's ruling military junta were meeting

Photo: AP

   Schoolchildren  walk  past  a soldier guarding the entrance to an army
   camp  where  members  of Niger's ruling military junta were meeting in
   Niamey, Niger 22 Feb 2010

   Officials  from  the  international  organization  of  French-speaking
   nations  are  in Niger to evaluate the military government's plans for
   elections to return to civilian rule.
   Delegates  from  the  International  Francophonie  Organization are in
   Niamey  to  follow  up on the military government's promise to restore
   constitutional  order  following their February coup against President
   Mamadou Tandja .
   Henri Lopes, who heads the Francophonie mission, says officials are in
   Niger to look at the path the country has taken and understand in what
   way  authorities  have  been  working  to  open  a dialogue with civil