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Nigeria: As We Await Jonathan’s 2013 Shocker

August 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Peter Claver Opara Our president, Goodluck Jonathan is ill at ease with his perception amongst the people he rules. Some days ago, he laid the blame for his woeful performance on the press and followed it up by asserting … read more »

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S.Africa: 43 presidential remission offenders back in jail

June 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Johannesburg – Forty-three of the offenders who were granted special remission of sentence by President Jacob Zuma are back in jail, the department of correctional services said on Tuesday. President Jacob Zuma announced on April 27 – Freedom Day – … read more »

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Anti-polio battle on the verge of victory: Focus on Nigeria

November 2, 2010 by benim

Boosted by a new vaccine and an aggressive new strategy, the battle against polio is on the verge of victory in key regions across the world, sparking new hope of defeating one of the great scourges of the past century. … read more »

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Nigeria Police arrested 10 after deadly fighting

October 27, 2010 by benim

LAGOS — Nigerian police have arrested 10 local chiefs accused of murder in a land dispute with neighbours after which 13 burnt corpses were recovered, a government spokesman said on Wednesday. The corpses were found after a weekend dispute between … read more »

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Red mist for polygamist Swazi king as wife No 12 ‘caught in bed with his justice minister friend’

October 26, 2010 by benim

In the strange landlocked African kingdom of Swaziland, subjects must ensure they do not dishonour their monarch. That rule goes for King Mswati III’s 13 wives as well. And, despite shunning monogamy himself, he was in no mood to tolerate … read more »

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Facts about Rwanda

October 22, 2010 by benim

Rwanda experienced Africa’s worst genocide in modern times, and the country’s recovery was marred by its intervention in the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The country has been beset by ethnic tension associated with the traditionally unequal relationship … read more »

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Facts about Madagascar

October 21, 2010 by benim

Madagascar is the world’s fourth biggest island after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo. Because of its isolation most of its mammals, half its birds, and most of its plants exist nowhere else on earth. The island is heavily exposed to … read more »

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