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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Bravo! Looking forward to hearing more!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Duncan Martin</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Tahoma'>
afren-bounces@afnog.org [mailto:afren-bounces@afnog.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Boubakar Barry<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 22 December 2011 14:40<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> afren@afnog.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [afren] NigerREN founded</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear
All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>NigerREN
has been founded today 22 December 2011 in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Niamey</st1:place></st1:City>. The Founding General Assembly was
opened this morning by the Minister of Education and Scientific Research of
Niger and attended by about 60 participants.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
Heads of 19 higher education and research institutions signed the NigerREN
membership form and became NigerREN's founding members, after discussion and
adoption of the statutes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>More
certainly soon from Ousmane.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I use
this this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Peaceful,
Successful and Prosperous 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Boubakar<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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