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3 new fiction titles from award-winning novelists

Aside from the fact that they are all third novels by award-winning novelists, this month's fiction roundup offers plenty of variety – from a dark fable set on the coast of Newfoundland to a portrait of a Midwestern family in flux to a journalistic thriller set in Nigeria.

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Culture Cafe
'Delta Boys' director Andrew Berends talks about being arrested in Nigeria

Berends was arrested and expelled from the country by the Nigerian government.
Africa Monitor
President backs down on fuel price increases, but it is still winter in Nigeria

Nigeria's government reimposed fuel subsidies after massive protests. But initial decision raises questions about government's moral or political credibility over calls for austerity.
Move over Boko Haram, Nigeria's MEND rebels set to restart oil war in Niger Delta

Leaders of Nigeria's MEND rebel group – and other militia commanders in the oil-rich Niger Delta – say they're ready to launch fresh attacks after two years of relative quiet following a 2009 amnesty.
3 new fiction titles from award-winning novelists

Aside from the fact that they are all third novels by award-winning novelists, this month's fiction roundup offers plenty of variety – from a dark fable set on the coast of Newfoundland to a portrait of a Midwestern family in flux to a journalistic thriller set in Nigeria.
Africa Monitor
Although film is on the rise in Africa, music still holds its own

For the younger, more urbanized generation in Africa, film may be the dominant artistic medium, but for the continent's older generations, music remains central to identity.
Africa Monitor
Need a sales campaign? Look no further than Bono – and Africa

Bono, the activist Irish rock star, is the figurehead of a new Louis Vuitton advertising campaign that features Africa without the Africans – a common sales tactic.
Nigeria rebels vow more attacks after 'warning strike' on oil pipeline

Nigeria’s fragile Oct. 25 cease-fire with militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta region has come dangerously close to a violent end, as rebels took credit this weekend for an attack on an oil pipeline.
Global News Blog
Nigeria ambassador: Look past negative stereotypes – and e-mail scams

Nigeria's ambassador to South Africa, Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, speaks about his tough job.
Cheers in Nigeria after Shell agrees to pay $15.5 million

Despite the settlement, the oil firm denies complicity in the former military government's execution of antidrilling activists in the mid-1990s. Activists say the case is 'an important first step' toward justice in the region.
In Nigeria 'oil war,' militants step up attacks

MEND militants have united against foreign oil interests in the wake of a military crackdown.
Terrorism & Security
Militants step up 'oil war' in Niger Delta

Attacks on foreign oil company facilities threaten to disrupt global oil supply.
Nigeria militants step up oil attacks

One year after President Umaru Yar' Adua took power, vowing to bring stability to the oil-rich Niger Delta region, observers say little progress has been made.