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We want to  explain  the NIGERIEN CONNECTION of those words,items and places  if  you already are  of on this page,stay it' s  February Black History Month  it's  time  to more about learn about the River Niger , Sahara , Timbuktu and  the difference between Niger republic ,Niger delta  and Nigeria  , 
 and if  it's Valentine's day   that you are concerned with may I  suggest a Sahara, Tuareg,or Tenere themed  one 
If  your only real   love is your VW Touareg , Tenere Yamaha let me also suggest items  to match them  
We will compare lifestyle , diet,architecture etc... the Usa and Canada versus the one in Niger and 
also we will compare  conception in the news vs the reality.
 
What you think it is and what you know 
                   
Difference between a Nigerien  and  a Nigerian    
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What it really is 

 
  Niger is not  Nigeria , Niger is under Nigeria big shadow most people   confuse them  
Niger capital is Niamey a former french colony on the  south border  you have Nigeria  a former British colony  now a federal gov.. the capital is Abuja  used to  Lagos 
 Niger republic is known  for its uranium Niger republic  is world 3rd uranium  producer , a Us  envoy was sent to Niger to find out if Saddam bought uranium from  Niger and    the rest is history he wrote a book, that I suggest you read , to find out more   about the mission  the books also has nice pictures in it get  it right here the Politics of Truth ,and Nigeria 6 th world  oil exporter, The rich in oil Niger delta region  is  known in the news   for rebels attacks , and if you don' t watch the news , you feel it at the gas pump at each attack  gas prices goes up  .
Nigeriens  and Nigerians share the   Hausa  and  fulani langage  ( for valentine day may I  suggest you a fulani Red Glass check on the side))  .The yearly Niger music festival  is  in Segou , on the Malian side of the Niger river Mali  is where  Tumbuktu is 
Niger and Mali  share the  Songhai , Tuareg cultures   , 
So   Nigeriens  , Malians  and Nigerians drink and  fish  in  the same Niger River ,
 a little confused ,I suggest   you get  a t shirt, a flag, bumper sticker   a Niger flag  or just get a Niger map  or an  African map so  you  can  easily see the difference 
Don' t really care about all that well here is something  you would  care about those spam  emails you get by the thousands   from unknown Nigerian promising you millions  comes from Nigeria not Niger there is nothing I can do about it, I get them too i can suggest that you to get some   spywares   (look on the side for  and  illustrations feel free to shop )
 
 
 
Lifestyle, business  religions , in Niger 
 
So now you know where Niger is, you want to do business in Niger get some books(see more on the side )to know more about  Konni , Maradi , Zinder  Niamey sometimes you 
going to Niger as a peace corps 
Want to know what kind of doctor they go see when they get  sick? what religion they have  more about their  lifestyle?,  ,I  suggest books from  Americans who stayed in Niger?
check on the side for books written by Barbara  Cooper ,Paul Stoller etc... 
 
 
 

Differences between Vw Touareg in your garage and the touareg in Niger  See images and  illustrations on the side

 
 
Want to know the difference bewteen  the German Vw Touareg and the Tuareg man it's TPS and GPS 
The volkwagen touareg , comes with a GPS system or ground position system to help  find directions throught traffic but whe you  drop a   tuareg nomad rides a camel and you can drop him  in the middle of the tenere desert with just a  camel  and he will find his way to water points and closest village .he is born with the TPS  touareg  position system  .For valentine 's day I suggest ladies  to go out to  dinner in the  luxurious Vw touareg  if he does not have one  make him rent it  right here right now by clicking  this link , if he is  taking you on  a romantic remote area  to sleep  outdoors by  a lake, or a  mountain   get the   touareg sleeping bag  and the Touareg tent  to match the car 
Don' t forget your hair too  get  the ebony touareg  handcrafted barette  While you are on that mountain play some   tuareg music ,
 For guys who already  own one you made the  best choice, it's  luxurious and resistant SUV   the car is named after  the resistant and rich in culture  tuareg people  who loves to make  tuareg Jewelry:for a living  check out the book " art of being a touareg on the side 
May I suggest you match your car with the  touareg shoes  by Clarks  
while you at it also order   a  tuareg riding a camel toy    you never know ,9 months   after  valentine' s day babies are expected To see what the real tuareg men and women do around   Agadez   (look on the side for  and  illustrations feel free to shop )    

Yamaha tenere ,Tenere P. Rabane VS Tenere , Niger See images and  illustrations on the side

So you  own a Yamaha Tenere I want to tell more about tenere not the one in your garage  ,but the   land  Tenere desert in Niger  for valentine' s day let's make you a suggestion match that YAMAHA with Tenere smell   Tenere by Paco Rabanne ,and if she doesn' t like you  anyway , I know a place where you can have match that tenere with 3 lonely tenere ladies
 life is worth the living so go see the tenere 
get a room at  Tenere Star  hotel don' t forget to dial 227 , get  your plane ticket  ,  mosquito spray  and sun protection,
 dictionaries   and  make sure you get   Hiflofiltro Oil Filter for your Yamaha TT-600 Tenere 1989)   just like in Vegas "what ever happens in Agadez stays in Agadez " 
Differences in diet between Canada,USA and Niger 
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Coca cola plastic bottle versus coca cola glass bottle  
 So what' s for lunch  
 America  Hamburgers with ketchup on top
Pizza extra cheese or hot dog for desert Apple pie,
in Montreal you got steak frites  with mayonnaise on top 
I tell you  what I got  500 fcfa bill ( =$1 )let's go  check Niamey  and see    mainama and get 
  $1 in  brochettes , hanji , klichi , or malkou 
don' t forget the arome maggi ( I usa it's  Ketchup or in Montreal mayonaise )  and  Yaji ( local hot peper)
for desert let's check go to Hajia mai houra  get 50 cents(or 250 franc cfa) of  it don' t forget  Nono da glass (extra milk and ice)
to digest all of that let's call Agali for some Chayi ( tuareg tea)
6 PM snack time , let' s spend 50 cents( 250 f cfa) check if mai Kekena has started if she did let' s get some Kekena da tonka  ,farimassa, 
 In  Niger we occasionaly drink Coke too , 
but our Coca cola does not come in a plastic bottle but  in glass bottle
 for breakfast we mostly  use powder milk(see Nido on left ) mix it with a hot water but on  the country side we just get it from the cattle  and warm it to   kill germs and smell and drink it or the massa (pancakes  looking) will do it 
Tuareg loves his tea  Tuareg tea
want some  water , forget about the $1 get some well water or you can also get the pump water and put it in your fridge to get cooler 
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In Toronto you have the  tall CN Tower
In Chicago you have the Sears towers 
In New York you have the Empire state building 
in Agadez we have the mosque , it' s not as tall as those three towers but it's  more than two hundreds years older 
The  Photographer James Morris traveled to Tumbuktu in Mali and Agadez  region and brought some pictures check on the left 
 German sculptor Not Vital  also brought you  some pictures get his books ( on the side)
 
 

 

Nascar  Vs Dakar 
Kokowa vs Smackdown 
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Individual sport :You have Wrestling  Smackdown ,WWE , but we know the kicks, the jumps  are fake it's all Hollywood
In Hausaland     the hits and kicks are real , and  it' s called   Kokowa
As a team sport:In America you have  the NFL   and by the way  congratulations to  Indiana Colts you  also in  basketball have the Miami Heat  
In canada they love Hockey with   the Toronto Maples , in Boston they have  BU  terriers  a good hockey team  
In Niger we love soccer  Michael Mitchell and Paige Dunn and other are trying to raise funds from the United States and send 5000 soccer balls to Nigerien kids help if you can check out their website http://www.projectplay.net/
The Nigerien Rugby team also is doing good they made it to the finals ( I  have a message for the Australians read below to find out more ) 
as mechanical sport In  North America you have the Nascar  
 In the Sahara we have   Dakar Rallye it was inspired in  1978, a year after racer french Thierry Sabine got lost around  Agadez
and decided this would be a good location for a regular rallye ,however due to politics and other factors, the course, including origin and destination, have varied over the years and now the rallye stop going to Niger .But they are  hoping  to bring it  back in 2008 
No, America you are not ready for this , this is no asphalt , this is dirt sand just stay home and all you can do is  take that sony playstation and play it on here rent one    Paris Dakar Rally
Watch the Dvd  Dakar Rally Review 2006 Region 2 DVD
see the pictures  4WD in 1000 Photos
  Thanks to Thierry Sabine for putting  the sahara  on the map , as one of the world top touristic destination and it really became a brand name thousands of items are named after Sahara
This valenttine' s  day how about a SAHARA VALENTINE  what would a valentine being without chocolcate so here is some  sahara chocolate and romance and adventure movie in the Sahara then for her offer her a  
 sahara jewelry and watches,  /sahara make up,  / sahara heatlhand personnal care / sahara shoes /
Sahara  bag
For men  a Sahara Computer Backpack   sahara apparels
you can read about it sahara books  
 for you babies  a  sahara stroller etc sahara toys and games  
For your home sahara in your shower  home and garden sahara hardware and tools ,sahara binoculars
 watch sahara on VHS
 sahara items   (look on the side for  and  illustrations feel free to shop )    

 

 

 

Mosquitoes  bites vs heart disease  
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In  America and Canada  the  killer  diseases  are  heart diseases  and cancer, I am not a doctor but  may   I  suggest as  soon it' s going to springtime ,  get a cycling jersey from Northeastern University and ride that bike  ( see  on  sides for illustrations and images ),or  get Duke university basketball Jersey ,and/or  the 50 cent Reebok(See  sides for illustrations and images check the music comparaison column to see why we recommand you items named after 50 cent )
In Niger the  number one  killer is malaria caused  by mosquitoes bites , don' t go to Niger without    mosquito protection  .Niger is  also it' s the one of  the world hottest places  dehydratation and  the hot sun can kill  a tourist so 
you  need sun protection ( See  sides for illustrations and images ) and also dehydration can be mortal for a toursit  you so we recommand you take with you some  Glaceau Vitamin Water formula 50 - 2... named after the rapper 50 cent (See  sides for illustrations and images check the music comparaison column to see why we recommand you items named after 50 cent )

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James brown vs A. Allhasane ( Mamar Kassey )
Cowboys Fringants vs Tirawine
50 cent vs Saadou Bori 
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In Montreal Canada les cowboys Fringants is   the popular Quebec band " we would like to  thank  them for that concert  benefit  for Nigerien childen during the 2005 famine   
in Niger their equivalent will be the  local band is Mamar Kassey  Tirawine
 In America the king of Rhytmes and Blues is James Brown (rest in peace and thanks for making  me black and proud )
his Niger equivalent will be Abdoulaye Allhasane of the Mamar Kassey  or try the Nigerien  the Tuareg blues ( Malians and Nigeriens ) 
In America  of course how could we forget   50 cent  ( Also i must remind that  Rapper 50 Cent entertained the 400 or so guests at the gala, which was promoting the Qadhafis' humanitarian project for children in Niger
his  Niger equivalent would be  Saadou Bori and Moussa Poussy 
Also on the side you will see  a dondo drum ,instrument hausa uses 
Finally You all remember that live 8 concert ( check them organised by Bono  on the right side ) benefiting Africa , Niger got a piece of it with mosquitoes nets ) (look on the side for  and  illustrations feel free to shop )    
Miami Alligator vs Niamey crocodiles 
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Climate Change ,environment, weather,animals  in Niger, USA, and Canada 
Canada is mostly  covered with  snow and is cold  
Niger is mostly covered with  desert sand  and is hot all year around 
climate change also affects Niger 
 if in Canada global warming  is melting the ice  and misplacing wildlife and  in America Katrina 
In global warming When we all know about  katrina hurricane and Spike made a documentary about it when the levees broke " ( by the way Spike Lee did  the right thing  when he announced    "my ancestors are from the region now called Niger.") in Niger  the famine in 2005 was caused by a severe  drought and a locust invasion ,Anderson Cooper covered that  for Cnn and even mentions it on his  book.  
a  year later in Bilma,Niger  in the middle of the  sahara  an unexpected rain  fall ,  in the middle of the desert , it did not  happened in more than  thirty years, the floods has melted the local fragile  mud-brick  based construction and misplaced thousands 
And finally one more  consequence of global warming the River Niger   is drying 
 In Usa in Canada the endangered species is the polar bear and in Niger it ' s  the Addax in the north ,the hippos and the giraffes .
University of Chicago anthropologist Paul Sereno found dinosaur  fossils (check his book on the side )
 In Niger ,Miami have flying pink birds and Niamey has no flying ostriches 
Miami has alligators and Niamey has crocodiles 
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 Got Milk vs Got Niger uranium 
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Niger got publicity  in America  for lacking  milk in 2005 and also for its solicted  uranium  
In  America  you know the "got milk" slogan and even a t shirt is made about it  , and Wisconsin is the  American diary Capital 
In  Niger  we got the best uranium so help us advertise it instead of the t shirt post it on your get the  sticker  got niger uranium?   and make Niger the tenere  world uranium capital and if someone is  looking for uranium just to generate electricity ( we don t want any trouble here)   tell  them they know where to find us  on the Tenere block in Niger  (look on the side for  and  illustrations feel free to shop )    

 

got niger uranium?
Niger Vallis on Mars vs Niger river  in Niger 
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To aerospace  fans the  Niger valley  on mars was named after the  Niger river  
also on march 29 2006 Niger also had a total solar eclipse in  Fred Bruenjes traveled  and he is sharing his journey his pictures and comments

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Pictures on march 29 2006  Fred Bruenjes 

 
Bill Gates vs Abdoul Moumouni  Dioffo 
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Nowadays it' s all about   fast internet access  connection ,well in Niger  only few have it if you are going to Niger your family will have to wait until you come back to see those pictures  just take with a digital camera with you a take tons of pictures 
Still want to talk technology , thanks to Bill Gates  gave the world  windows  Vista (also thanks for those grants you  gave Nigerien  kids )
 Nowadays it' s all about alternative energy in Arizona and Australia they save a lot on their electrical bill,by using solar  suggest you use  solar  energy too    and while you at do you know who  Professeur Abdou Moumouni Dioffo is?  ( the Niamey  University was  named after him )  ,well he is one of  the pioneers in  solar energy , Hey, Australia  a Nigerien gave you solar energy , so why not use all those millions and hire a Nigerien rugby player , we have the best  team  in Africa he went to the finales  (look on the side for  and  illustrations feel free to shop )
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 happy valentine days  

 

 

 
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