Niger fears contagion from Nigeria Islamists

A proverb in the Hausa language, spoken on both sides of the border between Niger and Nigeria, warns: "When your neighbor's beard is on fire, fetch water and soak your own." With conflict in Nigeria's north between the army and the Islamist militants of Boko Haram killing hundreds every month, many in southern Niger fear not enough is being done to stop it spreading.
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Niger fears contagion from Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists [Reuters]