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Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, center, arrives at the airport in Dakar, Senegal Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Obasanjo arrived in Senegal on Tuesday to try to mediate a solution to the country's political impasse, less than a week before a contentious presidential election takes place. In the hour before his arrival, police once again fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators as they took to the streets and set fire to tires in a show of anger over the candidacy of the country's 85-year-old leader Abdoulaye Wade.
Africa   Corruption   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Olusegun Obasanjo		  The Guardian 
Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo: Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair
Nigeria is on the rise, but corruption lingers. The answer? Tackle graft ruthlessly and consistently, says the former president Olusegun Obasanjo wants Nigeria to capitalise on its economic rise by... (photo: AP / Tanya Bindra)
Nigeria President,Goodluck Jonathan, visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
Muslims   Nigeria   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: December 2011 Nigeria bombings		  BBC News 
Boko Haram: Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan says new tactics needed
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said he sacked his security chiefs because new tactics are needed to fight Islamist group Boko Haram. He dismissed his defence minister and security... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Lackluster end to UN’s Rio+20  Taipei Times 
Lackluster end to UN’s Rio+20
Global leaders ended a UN development summit in Rio de Janeiro on Friday with what was widely considered a lackluster agreement. Nearly 100 world leaders gathered over the past three days in efforts... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Development   Leaders   Photos   Summit   Wikipedia: United Nations Development Programme
Acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Monday, April 12, 2010.  Al Jazeera 
Nigeria president sacks top security chiefs
Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president, has sacked his defence minister and national security adviser after several months of violence in Africa’s most populous nation. The decision was... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana)
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People gather at the site of a bomb explosion at a road in Kaduna, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. BBC News
Nigeria Christmas Day bombings suspect arrested
One of the men accused of responsibility for Nigeria's Christmas Day bombings, which killed dozens, has been arrested, security sources say. Habibu Bama, a former... (photo: AP / Emma Kayode)
Nigeria   Photos   UN   Violence   Wikipedia: December 2011 Nigeria bombings
Blackburn's Yakubu, center, celebrates with team mate Marcus Olsson after scoring a goal as Sunderland's Sebastian Larsson, left, looks on during their English Premier League soccer match at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Goal
Guangzhou Fuli confirm interest in Blackburn striker Yakubu
The ambitious club have admitted the Nigerian forward is their "first choice" as they begin their recruitment campaign following the opening of the Chinese transfer... (photo: AP / Tim Hales)
Football   Guangzhou   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: Yakubu Aiyegbeni
File - African refugees sit in the hallway of a shelter in Tel Aviv, in this photo taken Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. Al Jazeera
Israel turns up the heat on African migrants
South Tel Aviv's Neve Shaanan Street, dubbed by many Israelis as "little Africa", is deserted. This once-bustling area is riddled with panic as immigration officers... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Africa   Immigration   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Racism in Israel
Fussball, Uefa, Europameisterschaft 2012 Polen/Ukraine, Vorrunde, Gruppe C, 1. Spieltag, Spanien - Italien, Sonntag (10.06.12), Arena Danzig, Danzig, Polen: Spaniens Fernando Torres (l.) und Italiens Torwart Gianluigi Buffon kaempfen um den Ball. Das Spiel endete 1:1. Goal
'Torres still suffering from mental scars going back to the World Cup' - Experts examine ...
The Chelsea forward still looks low on confidence after missing two good chances against Italy on Sunday so Goal.com consults the professionals to assess his emotional... (photo: AP / Ronald Wittek/dapd)
Photos   Soccer   Sport   Star   Wikipedia: Fernando Torres
Looking out over Johannesburg from Braamfontein. Nelson Mandela bridge over the train station. CBD in the background Business Day
Joburg is Africa’s second most visited city, survey shows
JOHANNESBURG will be the second most visited destination city in Africa this year, with 2,5-million international visitors expected to enter the city, a MasterCard global... (photo: Creative Commons / austinevan)
Africa   Economy   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Johannesburg
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German army soldiers serving in the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo guard a bridge near the town of Zvecan, Kosovo, Friday, June 1, 2012. Northern Kosovo tense after clashes Al Jazeera
SUDAN, Abyei: A photograph provided by the United NAtions Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) shows armoured personnel carriers manned by Zambian soldiers serving with the international peacekeeping force patrolling the streets of Abyei town following an attack by the northern Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) over the weekend. The fighting and subsequent seizure of the town in the centre of an area claimed by both North and South Sudan ahead of the South's Independence on 9 July, has displaced at least 20,000 people according to an UNMIS spokesperson. UNMIS PHOTO / Stuart Price. Sudan to keep police in disputed Abyei region Al Jazeera
Congolese army soldiers patrol the streets of Goma near the Rwanda border in Congo Thursday, June 30, 2005, to prevent demonstrations against the Government and to celebrate Independence day. Heavy gunfire broke out Thursday in the eastern city of Goma, Rwanda 'training rebels to fight Congo army' Al Jazeera
Terrorism
Alternative voices from Rio+20 Alternative voices from Rio+20 Al Jazeera
A Rio report card A Rio report card Al Jazeera
West Africa to seek U.N. mandate for action on Mali West Africa to seek U.N. mandate for action on Mali Daily Press
Oil
Rising oil prices fuel piracy Rising oil prices fuel piracy Independent online (SA)
An unidentified woman lays clothes out to dry on an oil pipeline running through the Okrika neighborhood of Port Harcourt in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region, in this Oct. 7 2006 file photo. Oil prices dropped nearly $2 a barrel, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta region Nigeria losing 150 000 barrels of oil per day Independent online (SA)
A cabbage cleaner stands in front of fuel trucks in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. More strikes and unrest in Nigeria after fuel price talks break down The Independent
Democracy
Police officers stand guard in front of a graffiti that reads in Spanish "No to the coup, Franco out," in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, June 25, 2012. Paraguay: Impeachment or political coup? Al Jazeera
Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo speaks during a press conference in Asuncion, Friday, April 24, 2009. Lugo asked for forgiveness Friday for a paternity scandal in which three women claim the former Roman Catholic bishop fathered their childre Paraguay's Lugo forms 'parallel cabinet' Al Jazeera
File - In this Jan. 8, 2009, photo provided by the Mesa County Sheriff's Department, a small Draganflyer X6 drone is photographed during a test flight in Mesa County, Colo., with a Forward Looking Infared payload. Prying eyes in US skies raise privacy fears Al Jazeera
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