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fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali, as they prepare to publicly lash a member of the Islamic Police found guilty of adultery. The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali — if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
Africa   Military   Photos   Security   Wikipedia: Mali		  Wall Street Journal 
Plan to Combat Mali's Militants Finds Few Takers
By DREW HINSHAW BAMAKO, Mali—A prospective military campaign against al Qaeda and its allies in the vast desert of this West African country has hit an obstacle: Neither Mali nor its neighbors... (photo: AP)
A local market that was destroyed in recent violence at Jos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Charred bodies with scorched hands reaching skyward lay in the streets and a mosque with blackened minarets smoldered Wednesday after several days of fighting between Christians and Muslims killed more than 200 people.
Attack   Mosque   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Nigeria		  The New York Times 
Officials: Deadly Attack Hits North Nigeria Mosque
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say gunmen armed with rifles and machetes have attacked a mosque in north Nigeria, killing some worshippers. The exact number of dead and injured in the attack... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Newcastle´s Shola Ameobi, left, celebrates with Tresor Lualua after scoring during the second phase champions league match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Newcastle United at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday Feb.18, 2003-ayt1  BBC News 
Nigeria want Shola Ameobi to join Nations Cup squad
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says he will give striker Shola Ameobi a chance to represent his country of birth at the 2013 African Cup of Nations. The Newcastle striker has played for England Under-21s... (photo: AP/Frank Augstein)
Football   Newcastle   Photos   Sportstar   Wikipedia: Shola Ameobi
A woman drinking coffee with cream.  The Siasat Daily 
Six coffee cups a day cuts womb, prostate cancer risk
LOndon, October 14: Women who drink four to six cups of coffee a day are less likely to suffer from womb cancer, while men who drink the same amount are less likely to suffer from prostate cancer,... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Locals collect oil from an oil polluted stream in Oshie near Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Tuesday, Oct. 31 2006. France24
Nigerian farmers sue Shell in Dutch case with global reach
AFP - Four Nigerian farmers take on Shell in a Dutch court, accusing the oil giant of destroying their livelihoods in a case that could set a precedent for global... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Nigeria   Oil   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Environmental issues in the Niger Delta
Beggar - Poor People - Mentally Retarded Joy Online
Global effort sought on mental health care
Experts around the globe are calling for a joint effort to tackle the world's leading cause of suffering and disability - mental health disorders. Nearly 450 million... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy)
Afghanistan   Health   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Mental health
Nigerian troops patrol at Maiduguri, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug 1, 2009. Banks and markets reopened in this northern Nigerian city after five days of fierce fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect. The New York Times
Nigeria: Soldiers Open Fire in City After Explosion
Soldiers angry about the killing of an officer on Monday razed buildings and killed more than 30 people believed to be civilians in Maiduguri, a northeastern city. The... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Killings   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Nigerian Sharia conflict
Nigerian police officers stand guard in an area were the military are battling with gunmen in Kano, northern Nigeria, Wednesday April 18, 2007. Voa News
Witnesses Say Nigerian Soldiers Kill 30 After Blast
Witnesses in northern Nigeria are accusing soldiers of firing on civilians in the troubled city of Maiduguri, killing at least 30 people. Reporters and... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Killings   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Nigerian Sharia conflict
Cities rises in a vast The Guardian
Rise of the megacities – get the data
Out-of-date censuses, inconsistent methodologies and the political manipulation of official statistics mean estimating and predicting city populations is fraught with... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
America   China   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Megacity
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Poverty
Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank The Guardian
A Ritual of Hope A Ritual of Hope Huffington Post
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
Terrorism
Syria strife tests Turkish Alawite allegiance Syria strife tests Turkish Alawite allegiance Al Jazeera
This photo downloaded from the Arabic language Internet site www.muslm.net and purporting to show a man identified by the Internet site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sep. 11 attacks, is seen in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The picture was allegedly taken in July 2009 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and released only to the detainee's family under a new policy allowing the ICRC to photograph Guantanamo inmates, ICRC spokesman Bernard Barrett said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Self-described 9/11 plotter rails against US Al Jazeera
Mali: military intervention is both essential and inevitable Mali: military intervention is both essential and inevitable The Guardian
Oil
An oil installation belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company in Odidi, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 4 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit and a 2 percent decline in sales Thursday, as lower production and the impact from hurricanes Katrina and Rita outweighed the high price of oil. Fuel shortages in Nigeria as union attacks subsidy halt Sun Sentinel
A police officer walks past an engine block of last Friday suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram were responsible for the attack. Clinton aide: Nigeria military alone can't beat Islamists Reuters
People look at charred bodies following fuel tanker explosion in Okogbe near Port Harcourt Nigeria, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Oil truck explosion kills at least 95 in southern Nigeria Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Democracy
A Syrian gunman shoots in the air during the funeral of 29 year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, Husain Al-Ali, who was killed during clashes in Aleppo, in the town of Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. UN envoy warns spillover of Syrian crisis Al Jazeera
EU Affirms Confidence In Ghana's Electoral System EU Affirms Confidence In Ghana's Electoral System Peace FM Online
French President Francois Hollande speaks during the opening session of the Francophonie Summit, in Congo, Kinshasa, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Hollande is taking part in a summit of French-speaking countries, after months of controversy surrounding his visit to the vast Central African nation. He initially threatened not to attend but ultimately confirmed his participation in July, saying he wants to break away from the traditional paternalistic ways of France toward Africa. French president commits to exchange in Congo my SA
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