Nigeria

  • May 1, 2007
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NIGERIA: Attacks suggest no abatement of Delta unrest

Militants kidnapped six foreign oil workers from a Chevron facility today, as reports emerged...

Nigeria
  • Apr 30, 2007
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NIGERIA: Flawed elections could undermine economy

Nigeria's improving economic performance and reform initiatives will be affected by political...

Nigeria
  • Apr 26, 2007
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BRAZIL: Petrobras takes steps to diversify gas sources

State-controlled oil company Petrobras announced yesterday that it had signed a contract worth 90...

Brazil
  • Apr 26, 2007
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NIGERIA: Yar'Adua benefits from Pretoria's recognition

South Africa has recognised Umaru Yar'Adua as Nigeria's president-elect, sending him a...

Nigeria
  • Apr 24, 2007
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NIGERIA: PDP declares victory in seriously flawed poll

Ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Umaru Yar'Adua was declared the winner of the...

Nigeria
  • Apr 23, 2007
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NIGERIA: Flawed polls affect democratic stability

Nigerians voted for a new president and federal legislators on April 21, following polls for...

Nigeria
  • Apr 17, 2007
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NIGERIA: Abubakar ruling stokes electoral tension

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had...

Nigeria
  • Apr 16, 2007
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Politics erodes post-transition justice

Processes of post-conflict justice have become important mechanisms for conflict resolution and...

West Africa