Nigeria
NIGERIA: New cabinet may include opposition figures
The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) is meeting today to discuss cabinet posts, which may...
NigeriaNIGERIA:Yar'Adua legitimacy suffers from costly strike
Unions on Saturday lifted a general strike, after reaching a deal with the government.
NigeriaNIGERIA:Militant leader grants Yar'Adua breathing room
Asari Dokubo, released on bail last week, called yesterday for a halt on attacks against oil...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Looming strike pressurises new government
The government offered last night to meet union demands in an attempt to avert a general strike...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Delta militant bail denial will stoke unrest
Militant leader Asari Dokubo was denied bail today by the Supreme Court, in a decision which will...
NigeriaAFRICA: Kenyan gang violence reflects wider trend
Kenyan police are searching for members of the outlawed Mungiki sect suspected of beheading six...
AfricaNIGERIA: Yar'Adua faces immediate challenges
Only the fourth elected civilian president in Nigeria's history, Yar'Adua is in a very different...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Oil and election issues will greet new leader
Gunmen kidnapped six foreign workers today off the coast of Bayelsa State, as blue- and...
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