http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/niamey 2008-10-27T21:30:27Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45858-niger-s-natural-wealth-exploited-16-july-08 2008-10-27T21:30:27Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/icG7O-laum8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/icG7O-laum8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45858-niger-s-natural-wealth-exploited-16-july-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53164" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Tuareg people of Niger struggle to maintain their nomadic way of life in the face of uranium mining, an industry run by foreign companies that many say is having devastating environmental repurcussions.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's May Welsh reports on civilians and rebels in the uranium mining zone.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45858-niger-s-natural-wealth-exploited-16-july-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45764-desertification-threatens-niger-s-nomads-15-july-08 2008-10-27T21:29:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vhrWCGIlku4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vhrWCGIlku4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45764-desertification-threatens-niger-s-nomads-15-july-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53029" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The effects of global warming can be starkly seen in the Sahara desert, where Niger is one of the countries most vulnerable.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's May Welsh reports from the country, where she found a bedouin tribe fighting possible extinction.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45764-desertification-threatens-niger-s-nomads-15-july-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45610-niger-s-nomad-army-14-july-08 2008-10-27T15:31:30Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yxXNlqIbaW4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yxXNlqIbaW4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45610-niger-s-nomad-army-14-july-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/52835" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Niger's Tuareg population say that the benefits of uranium mining are not being distributed fairly, and a military campaign against the government is their only option.</p> <p>In the first of a series of reports, Al Jazeera's May Welsh travelled to a Tuareg base in the northern Air mountains.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45610-niger-s-nomad-army-14-july-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21804-niger 2009-01-07T14:41:49Z Dan Balluff <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LbSe-fA90Mo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LbSe-fA90Mo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/21804-niger"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/21553" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"Niger" is a 7 minute travel video shot in 2005 and narrated in both English and French (14 minutes total). Niger's beautiful landscapes, wide diversity of cultures, and exotic wildlife <br />make it a perfect off-the-beaten-path destination for adventurous travelers. <br />"Niger" is distributed by createspace.com and inDplay.com and may be purchased at www.travelvideostore.com/index.php?cPath=97_128</p> </div> <a href="/blog/21804-niger">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21802-exploring-niger 2009-01-07T14:41:49Z Dan Balluff <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wIncvt_lF1o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wIncvt_lF1o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/21802-exploring-niger"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/21551" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"Exploring Niger" is a 29 minute documentary shot in Niger, West Africa in 2005. Niger's beautiful landscapes, wide diversity of cultures, and exotic wildlife make it the perfect off-the-beaten-path" destination for adventurous travelers. "Exploring Niger" is being distributed by Chip Taylor Communications at www.chiptaylor.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/21802-exploring-niger">Watch the video</a>