CULTURE: LITERATURE The high rate of illiteracy considerably affects the literary life of the country. Oral literature is vast and still alive: it includes legends, myths, tales and above all epics, faithfully transmitted by minstrels (griots), some of whom have achieved fame and a high artistic level. Their songs are recorded, translated and published. Poetry…
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Niger 2009
Yearbook 2009 Niger. In January, French mining company AREVA signed a contract worth over SEK 10 billion to build what will become the world’s second largest uranium mine in northern Niger. According to countryaah, work started in May, and when the mine is ready to be put into operation in 2012, it is estimated to…