Nigeria

  • Aug 10, 2007
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Delta violence threatens to escalate

Gun battles continued today, after a week of clashes between rival gangs in Port Harcourt has...

Nigeria
  • Aug 7, 2007
  • 14 min read

US/AFRICA: Terror policy strains other strategic goals

President George Bush has pursued an unexpectedly active policy in Africa. His most prominent...

United States
  • Aug 7, 2007
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NIGERIA: Yar'Adua asserts independence from Obasanjo

President Umaru Yar'Adua moved yesterday to suspend projects aimed at building health clinics in...

Nigeria
  • Jul 27, 2007
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NIGERIA: Yar'Adua reveals cabinet balancing act

President Umaru Yar'Adua revealed his cabinet yesterday, giving some indications about the...

Nigeria
  • Jul 13, 2007
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Demographics pose development challenges

Central Asia's demographic profile differs in important ways from other transitional economies...

Central Asia
  • Jul 12, 2007
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NIGERIA: EFCC arrests underscore politicisation fears

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested two former governors,...

Nigeria
  • Jul 6, 2007
  • 6 min read

NIGERIA: Delta security efforts fall short

On July 3, a self-imposed one-month rebel truce expired in the volatile Niger Delta region. As...

Nigeria
  • Jul 4, 2007
  • 1 min read

NIGERIA: Delta truce ends with raid on Shell facility

Militants today attacked a Shell oil facility in a pre-dawn raid, reportedly kidnapping five...

Nigeria