Nigeria
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Nigerian militant attack highlights Army's weaknesses
A highly organized, coordinated attack on a remote town in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday by suspected members of the Islamist terror group Boko Haram highlights the limited impact of the military ... Abuja, Nigeria ... Nigeria, Boko Haram, West Africa, Borno State, Human Rights Watch, Cameroon, Sahel, Al Qaeda, Goodluck Jonathan, The MacArthur Foundation ... topic-nigeria, topic-africa, topic-boko-haram
05/08/2013 11:22 am -
Africa Monitor Africa's economic boom: Five countries to watch
in seeing the standard of living rise in its potential trading partners and that this will continue to stimulate economic growth in the continent. Then there is Nigeria, which Price describes as benefiting ... Isaias Afewerki, Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yoweri Museveni, Uganda, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, T. Rowe Price Group Inc., Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, China, Ghana ... South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Ghana, and Ethiopia all have economies that are growing at a brisk pace. But their future depends on how they invest that money, writes Matthew Hawkins. ... topic-africa, topic-south-africa, topic-nigeria, topic-angola, topic-ghana, topic-ethiopia
04/12/2013 02:52 pm -
Northern Nigerians adapt to life under the gun of Islamist militants
Two suicide bombers attacked a bus station in a mostly-Christian suburb of Kano, Nigeria on Monday, killing at least 41 and injuring an additional 44. The bombers – suspected ... Kano, Nigeria ... After a series of bombs killed 41 this week, both Christian and Muslim residents of northern Nigeria are lying low to avoid becoming targets. ... topic-africa, topic-nigeria, topic-boko-haram
03/20/2013 12:02 pm -
Africa Monitor Will Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai be Africa's next fallen hero?
as heroes “for the moment." Nigeria’s Olusegun Obasanjo, Congo’s Mobutu Sese-Seko, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame have all enjoyed that status at one time or another ... Ian Smith, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Rwanda, Paul Kagame, Sani Abacha, Nelson Mandela, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson ... topic-zimbabwe, topic-africa, topic-rwanda, topic-congo, topic-nigeria
03/13/2013 04:38 pm -
Africa Monitor Expat kidnapping in Nigeria fuels questions about rising militant presence
a sophisticated kidnapping operation in Bauchi, a city in northern Nigeria. The seven victims, all expats, were working for Setraco, a Lebanese owned construction and civil engineering company ... Nigeria, Sahel, Algeria, Afghanistan, Mali, Sudan, Africa, United States, Maiduguri, Al Qaeda in the Maghreb, United Nations, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Niger Delta ... topic-africa, topic-nigeria, topic-boko-haram ... Expat kidnapping in Nigeria fuels questions about rising militant presence
02/20/2013 09:45 am -
Foreign workers abducted in Nigeria
foreigners in Nigeria in the past. The kidnapping was "based on the transgression and atrocities done to the religion of Allah by the European countries in many places such as ... KANO, Nigeria ... Al Qaeda, Nigeria, Bauchi State, Sudan, United Kingdom ... An Islamist group claimed responsibility for kidnapping seven foreigners in northern Nigeria - the worst case of foreigners being kidnapped there since an insurgency by Islamist militants ... topic-Nigeria, topic-Africa, topic-al-qaeda ... Foreign workers abducted in Nigeria
02/18/2013 08:58 am -
Africa Monitor Were health care workers in Nigeria murdered for doling out polio vaccines?
On Feb. 8, unidentified gunmen killed four health workers and injured three others at a site in the Kano state of northern Nigeria, according to the media. In what may have been part of ... Nigeria, Abuja, Pfizer Inc., World Health Organization, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Organization of the Islamic Conference, United States, Indonesia ... The Islamist militant group Boko Haram is thought to be behind the recent gruesome attacks. But suspicion about vaccination campaigns has deeper historical roots in northern Nigeria, writes John ... topic-africa, topic-nigeria, topic-boko-haram ... Were health care workers in Nigeria murdered for doling out polio vaccines?
02/12/2013 05:56 pm -
Boko Haram commander declares Nigeria cease-fire
with the government. But the group, whose attacks have left hundreds dead since it launched an uprising to try to carve an Islamic state out of Nigeria in 2009, has continued its insurgency unabated. The latest ... Maiduguri, Nigeria ... Nigeria, Boko Haram, Maiduguri, Africa, Borno State, Mali, Human Rights Watch, Al Qaeda ... topic-nigeria ... Boko Haram commander declares Nigeria cease-fire
01/28/2013 02:18 pm -
Latin America Monitor Four Nigerians arrested for drug trafficking in Venezuela
flights that land in West Africa depart from Venezuela. In an apparent acknowledgement of the problem, last year Venezuela signed an accord with Nigeria, agreeing to cooperate in the fight against drug ... Venezuela, Nigeria, South America, West Africa, Europe, The Army National Guard, Drug Enforcement Administration, Africa, Brazil ... topic-drug-trade, topic-Venezuela, topic-nigeria, topic-drug-trafficking
01/03/2013 03:14 pm -
Another church bombed in Nigeria military barracks
Twin car bombs hit a Protestant church in a major military establishment in north-central Nigeria, officials said Sunday, a month after a church bombing in the same state killed at least seven ... Kaduna, Nigeria ... Nigeria, Kaduna, Lagos ... topic-nigeria ... Another church bombed in Nigeria military barracks
11/25/2012 11:06 am -
Another church bombed, sending tremors along Nigeria's religious dividing line
A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 100 others ... Kaduna, Nigeria ... Nigeria, Kaduna, The Associated Press, National Emergency Management Association, Goodluck Jonathan, Eid al-Adha, Boko Haram, Prophet Muhammad, Miss World ... A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 100 others. ... topic-nigeria ... Another church bombed, sending tremors along Nigeria's religious dividing line
10/28/2012 12:54 pm -
College students massacred one-by-one in Nigeria
Unidentified gunmen massacred at least two dozen university students in northern Nigeria Monday night in the city of Mubi near the border with Cameroon. The attacks lasted more than an hour ... Kano, Nigeria ... topic-nigeria ... College students massacred one-by-one in Nigeria
10/03/2012 05:31 pm -
Nigerian government enters talks with Boko Haram
north. The dialogue began this month with a secret meeting between Boko Haram's deputy leader, Abu Mohammed, and Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo, security adviser Sambo Dasuki, and other top ... Kano, Nigeria ... Maku, Nigeria, Boko Haram, Namadi Sambo, Saudi Arabia, Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, Maiduguri ... topic-nigeria
08/21/2012 05:13 pm -
Nigerian Christians vent frustration after another church attack
. Fifteen of the dead were women, 10 were men. Tunde Ishaku, a senior member of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) an umbrella body of the Nigerian Christians, says that Christian patience ... KANO, NIGERIA ... Abuja, Toyota Motor Corporation, Christian Association of Nigeria, Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Niger Delta ... Christian leaders in Nigeria's restive north say they may have to 'rise up' to protect themselves, and southern insurgents offer to cut off the north from food and other supplies. ... topic-nigeria
08/07/2012 05:04 pm -
Nigerian military plans major operation after Jos attacks
Nigeria’s military appears ready to begin a major operation to raid suspected hideouts across the central Nigerian Plateau State, where insurgents responsible for last week’s violence are thought ... Kano, Nigeria ... Nigeria, Boko Haram, Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, Nigerian Armed Forces, Niger Delta, United Nations, True Religion Apparel Inc., World Council of Churches, Norway, Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad ... topic-nigeria, topic-boko-haram
07/16/2012 05:25 pm -
Nigeria's Boko Haram takes credit for Sunday attacks on Christians
Nigeria's Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram today claimed responsibility for weekend attacks in the restive city of Jos in Plateau state. In a press release written in local dialect ... Kano, Nigeria ... Nigeria, Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan ... topic-nigeria ... Nigeria's Boko Haram takes credit for Sunday attacks on Christians
07/10/2012 11:42 am -
Weekend clashes kill 200, as Nigeria struggles for control
Nigeria's three-year-long Islamist rebellion is quickly becoming a case study in how religious conflicts, if left uncontrolled, can spread. On Saturday, Sen. Gyang Dantong and House ... Kano, Nigeria ... University of Jos, Emile Durkheim, Nigeria, Boko Haram, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, Umaru Yar'Adua ... topic-boko-haram, topic-nigeria ... Weekend clashes kill 200, as Nigeria struggles for control
07/09/2012 01:35 pm -
Christians retaliate after three more churches bombed in Nigeria
Suspected Islamic militants bombed worshipers at three Christian churches on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing some 23 people. Frustrated with the government's inability to stop a string ... Kano, Nigeria ... Nigeria, Boko Haram, Africa, Kaduna, West Africa ... topic-nigeria ... Christians retaliate after three more churches bombed in Nigeria
06/17/2012 03:43 pm -
Focus Rio+20: megacities strive to survive – and thrive (+video)
closely at the problems they confront, the Monitor visited three megacities: Lagos, Nigeria; Mumbai; and Mexico City. ... topic-sustainability, topic-Mexico, topic-Nigeria, topic-India, topic-Brazil
06/12/2012 09:20 am -
Focus Rio+20 challenge: seeking sanitation in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria
improvements, risks of disease increase. Already Nigeria has been hit by several cholera outbreaks, claiming thousands of lives. Poor sanitation is the main cause of outbreaks like this in a country where 33 ... Lagos, Nigeria ... Lagos, Nigeria, United States, Babatunde Fashola ... topic-sanitation, topic-Rio+20, topic-Nigeria, topic-megacities, topic-sustainability ... Rio+20 challenge: seeking sanitation in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria
06/12/2012 09:19 am -
Two churches in Nigeria attacked by gunmen and suicide bomber
A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday outside a church in central Nigeria as gunmen attacked another church in the nation's northeast, killing at least three people and wounding ... Jos, Nigeria ... Nigeria, The Associated Press, Borno State, Maiduguri, Lagos ... topic-nigeria ... Two churches in Nigeria attacked by gunmen and suicide bomber
06/10/2012 11:02 am -
Nigeria's Boko Haram a holy war? Maybe not entirely
. But look beneath the surface, says Nigerian Roman Catholic Archbishop John Onaiyekan in a recent visit to Nairobi, and you find that the crisis is “not purely religious.” In Nigeria’s “winner ... Nairobi, Kenya; and Kano, Nigeria ... Nigeria, Boko Haram, Nairobi, Niger Delta, Kenya, Africa, University of Nairobi, Europe, Asia, Christian Association of Nigeria, Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, Abuja, Al Qaeda in the Maghreb, Somalia ... topic-kenya, topic-nigeria ... Nigeria's Boko Haram a holy war? Maybe not entirely
06/04/2012 12:00 pm -
Nigeria plane crash: Was age of aircraft an issue? (+video)
A commercial airliner crashed into a crowded suburb of Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, Sunday, killing all 153 people on board and an unknown number of residents on the ground. The crash ... Nigeria, Lagos, Abuja, Goodluck Jonathan, United States, Federal Aviation Administration, Niger Delta, Boko Haram, Port Harcourt ... Nigeria plane crash: Nigerian law bans aircraft older than 20 years, but the average age of Dana Air's planes is 21.4 years. Sunday's Nigeria plane crash killed all 153 passengers and unknown ... topic-nigeria ... Nigeria plane crash: Was age of aircraft an issue? (+video)
06/04/2012 08:17 am -
A Nigerian mass wedding to fight stigma of 'divorcee'
itself into the history books in a different way, holding what is billed as the first "mass" wedding in Nigeria's post-colonial history. The wedding had all the trappings of a carnival: 100 ... Kano, Nigeria ... Boko Haram, Nigeria ... topic-nigeria
05/18/2012 12:26 pm -
US mulls Nigeria's Boko Haram for terror watch list
;Boko Haram claimed credit for the suicide bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, killing 23 people and injuring more than 80 others. "That meets my definition of a terrorist group ... Patrick Meehan, United States, Nigeria, Boko Haram, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Reuters Group plc, U.S. House Select Committee on Intelligence, United Nations, Abuja ... topic-AFRICOM, topic-boko-haram, topic-nigeria ... US mulls Nigeria's Boko Haram for terror watch list
05/18/2012 08:24 am
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