The 1970s hit " Goro City ", by Manu Dibango, highlights the significance of kola nuts ( called " goro " in the Hausa language ) to the capital of Niger, Niamey.
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Zinder used to be the capital of Niger until the French colonialists moved the capital west to Niamey, where it was in closer proximity to others of the French West African holdings and thus easier to manage.
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Heavy mortar fire broke out in Bangui's northern neighborhoods mid-afternoon Saturday, while the country's President Ange-Felix Patasse was visiting the capital of Niger for a meeting of African heads of state.
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The insurgency began with heavy artillery fire in Bangui's northern neighborhoods mid-afternoon Saturday while the country's President Ange-Felix Patasse was visiting the capital of Niger for a meeting of African heads of state.
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In 1926 it became the capital of Niger, and the population gradually increased, from about 3, 000 in 1930 to around 30, 000 in 1960, 250, 000 in 1980 and by some estimates-800, 000 in 2000.
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InGall had been a stop on the main roads between the capital of Niger, Niamey ( 600 km to the southwest ), and the mining town of Arlit ( 200 km to the northeast, 150 km from the Algerian border ) or the provincial capital Agadez ( 100 km to the east ).
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The most recent U . S . troops were sent to help set up a new air base, from which to conduct surveillance against Al Qaeda . 40 U . S . Air Force logistics specialists, intelligence analysts and security officers arrived in the capital of Niger on 20 February 2013, bringing the total Americans deployed in Niger to 100.
