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An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, 14 May, 2013.
Defence   Pentagon   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Northrop Grumman X-47B  
 Al Jazeera 
US navy launches carrier-borne drone
Wed 15 May 2013
A drone the size of a fighter jet has taken off from the deck of an US aircraft carrier for the first time in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the US to launch unmanned aircra... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Tony D. Curtis)
In this photo taken with a mobile phone, Tuesday, May. 7, 2013, Bakura Ibrahim, a suspected member of Islamic extremist group arrested by soldiers is tied to a tree in Bama, Nigeria.
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram  
 Mail Guardian South Africa 
Nigeria declares state of emergency
Wed 15 May 2013
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has acknowledged that parts of Borno state have been 'taken over' by insurgents. (AFP) | More Coverage | The insurgents, who say they are fighting to create an Is... (photo: AP / Abdukareem Haruna)
Soldiers looks at bodies of suspected Islamic extremist killed  The New York Times  Wed 15 May 2013
Nigeria: State of Emergency Declared
Admitting that Islamist extremists now control some of his nation’s villages and towns, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Tuesday across Nigeria’s troubled northeast, pr... (photo: AP / Abdukareem Haruna)
Islamist   Nigeria   Photos   State of Emergency   Wikipedia: Nigerian Sharia conflict  
Rain-water flooded people homes  Chosunilbo  Tue 14 May 2013
Natural Disasters Displace 32 Million in 2012
A new report says more than 32-million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 due to natural disasters. Most of the displacement occurred in developing countries, but even rich nations, like t... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Disaster   Flood   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Natural disaster  
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Nigerias Boko Haram Could Be a Western-backed Insurgency Mail Guardian South Africa Mon 13 May 2013
New Boko Haram video claims attacks, shows hostages
Abubakar Shekau, the purported leader of Boko Haram. (AFP) | More Coverage | The video obtained by AFP on Monday also depicts women and children apparently being held hos... (photo: WN / Tarig Anter)
Boko Haram   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram  
People gather at the site of a suicide bomb attack on the street in Jalingo, Nigeria Monday, April 30, 2012 The Independent Sun 12 May 2013
Extremism in Nigeria: Africa's great unreported bloodletting
At first, the Islamic extremists in Nigeria's dusty north-east rode on the backs of motorcycles, firing on government officials and other perceived enemies with worn Kala... (photo: AP / Lynn Adda)
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Nigeria  
Understanding the causes of violent extremism in West Africa IRINnews Fri 10 May 2013
Understanding the causes of violent extremism in West Africa
Follow @{0}FEEDBACKEMAILPRINTEASY READSHARE | DAKAR, 10 May 2013 (IRIN) - Academics and government, military and civil society representatives gathered for a conference i... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Africa   Dakar   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: West Africa  
Africa in pictures: 3-9 May 2013 BBC News Thu 9 May 2013
Africa in pictures: 3-9 May 2013
A man dances at a ceremony celebrating the resumption of oil production in South Sudan’s main oil field in Palouge on Sunday after a 16-month shutdown prompted by a dis... (photo: UN / Isaac Billy)
Africa   Photos   Production   Sudan   Wikipedia: Sudan  
 KLdy1 - July07 - Ermenegildo Zegna. (dy1)  Newstrack India Wed 8 May 2013
Ermenegildo Zegna expands into African market
Tweet | New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Italian luxury brand Ermenegildo Zegna is all set to expand themselves in the African market with their store in Lagos, Nigeria. They curr... (photo: WN)
Business   Delhi   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Ermenegildo Zegna  
President Zuma Welcomes Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan Mail Guardian South Africa Tue 7 May 2013
Goodluck denies SA-Nigeria economic competition
President Goodluck Jonathan and Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. (AFP) | Our Coverage | More Coverage | Nigeria's President Jonathan urged co-operation b... (photo: Flickr / The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa)
Nigeria   Photos   Politics   South Africa   Wikipedia: NigeriaSouth Africa relations  
President Zuma Welcomes Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan Independent online Tue 7 May 2013
SA, Nigeria aim to boost ties
Cape Town - The leaders of Africa's two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, were meeting on Tuesday in an effort to improve sometimes patchy ties. | South Africa... (photo: Flickr / The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa)
Economy   Nigeria   Photos   South Africa   Wikipedia: NigeriaSouth Africa relations  


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