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NIGERIA: Delta violence threatens to escalate
Gun battles continued today, after a week of clashes between rival gangs in Port Harcourt has...
NigeriaUS/AFRICA: Terror policy strains other strategic goals
President George Bush has pursued an unexpectedly active policy in Africa. His most prominent...
United StatesNIGERIA: Yar'Adua asserts independence from Obasanjo
President Umaru Yar'Adua moved yesterday to suspend projects aimed at building health clinics in...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Yar'Adua reveals cabinet balancing act
President Umaru Yar'Adua revealed his cabinet yesterday, giving some indications about the...
NigeriaCENTRAL ASIA: Demographics pose development challenges
Central Asia's demographic profile differs in important ways from other transitional economies...
Central AsiaNIGERIA: EFCC arrests underscore politicisation fears
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested two former governors,...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Delta security efforts fall short
On July 3, a self-imposed one-month rebel truce expired in the volatile Niger Delta region. As...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Delta truce ends with raid on Shell facility
Militants today attacked a Shell oil facility in a pre-dawn raid, reportedly kidnapping five...
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