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The National Democratic Institute hosted a three-day training session in Niamey, Niger last week aimed to help parliament members learn how to serve their constituents more effectively.

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Bahrain's reformist Prince Salman tours the U.S. while his family continues a brutal crackdown on protesters calling for democracy. NDI's director for the Middle East and North Africa comments on the situation. "The prince is on a world tour to convince people that Bahrain is turning over a new leaf when in fact the hard-liners are conducting business-as-usual at home."

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Libya's National Transitional Council "has begun planning for the stabilization and reconciliation of Libya as part of the transitional political process of the post-Gadhafi era." NDI will support the Council in the transitional political process through a memorandum of understanding and providing training to help build local non-governmental organizations and support building political institutions.