Nigeria

Valget i april 2007 førte til den første sivile overgangen mellom to presidenter i Nigerias historie. Men valget var preget av uro og fusk, og har dermed mistet legitimitet. Den nye presidenten, Umar Yar’adua, fortsetter den økonomiske og politiske linjen til sin forgjenger Obasanjo. Nigerias økonomi går framover, men preges fremdeles sterkt av oljeavhengighet og konflikten i Niger-deltaet. Les mer >

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Pope condemns Jos mayhem, as police set to charge 49

Abuja (Nigeria) - Catholic papal Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday condemned the "atrocious" mayhem in Jos where over 500 people were massacred at the wee hours of last Sunday, also police said 49 people responsible would be charged with murder. Les mer >

Daily Independent (Nigeria) / 11.3.2010

Why Jos is different? (opinion)

Abuja (Nigeria) - While a debate on the latest round of killings in the Jos area raged, someone asked: Can a person be a settler in his own country? Can a Nigerian citizen be a settler in any part of Nigeria? The answer, clearly, is yes. Les mer >

The Vanguard (Nigeria), by Ochereome Nnanna / 11.3.2010

Jos - another massacre

Abuja (Nigeria) — Over 200 people, mostly women and children, were murdered in the early hours of yesterday following attacks on Dogo-Na-Hawa, Ratsat and Jeji villages in Foron district, Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State. Les mer >

This Day (Nigeria) / 8.3.2010

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