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Pupils listen to their teacher at a school in Lagos, Nigeria
Africa   Education   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: UNESCO		  Al Jazeera 
Nigeria lagging in child education
Several years ago UNESCO set itself a target of getting every child in the world in school by 2015. The organisation now admits that goal will not be reached, with 57 million children out of education... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
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.
Boko Haram   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram		  Newstrack India 
19 killed in Nigerian attack
Tweet Abuja, June 10 (IANS) At least 19 people have been killed in a renewed attack by insurgent group in Nigeria's Maidiguri city, local residents and military sources said Sunday. Some... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
A poster displayed along the road shows photograph of Imam Abubakar Shekau, leader of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, declared wanted by the Nigerian military with $320,471 reward for information that could lead to his capture in northeastern Nigeria town of Maiduguri May 1, 2013. Abubakar Shekau, leader of Islamist sect that has killed about 4,000 people since 2009 when it began its campaign of terror is Nigeria's most wanted man, who has been designated a terrorist by the US government.  Independent online (SA) 
Reward offered for Boko Haram leader
Washington - The US State Department on Monday offered rewards of between $3-million and $7-million for information leading to the location of “leaders of terrorist organisations” in West... (photo: Flickr / AFP / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI)
Abubakar Shekau   Al Qaeda   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Abubakar Shekau
United States Department of State headquarters at 2201 C Street, NW in Washington, D.C.  The New York Times 
State Department Offers Rewards for Terrorist Leaders
The State Department announced that it was offering rewards for information leading to the location of the leaders of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, as well as other terrorist organizations... (photo: Creative Commons)
Abubakar Shekau   Africa   Mokhtar Belmokhtar   Photos   Wikipedia: Rewards for Justice Program
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This photo released by the Nigerian Army claims to show soldiers and civilians inspecting a displayed arms cache recovered from a house in Kano, Nigeria, Thursday, May 30, 2013. Al Jazeera
Nigeria arrests trio over 'Hezbollah cell'
Nigerian authorities have have arrested three Lebanese men in northern Nigeria on suspicion of being members of the Lebanese movement Hezbollah. Soldiers... (photo: AP / Nigerian Army)
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Kilimanjaro Safaris. Joy Online
Nigeria, South Africa sign visa waiver
Nigeria and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make it unnecessary for nationals of both countries holding official or diplomatic passports... (photo: Creative Commons / BrokenSphere)
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A man reads a local newspapers with the headline 'We've killed 7 foreign hostages' on a street in Kano, Nigeria, Sunday, March. 10, 2013. The United Kingdom's military says its warplanes recently spotted in Nigeria's capital city were there to move soldiers to aid the French intervention in Mali, not to rescue kidnapped foreign hostages. The Ministry of Defense said Sunday that the planes had ferried Nigerian troops and equipment to Bamako, Mali. An Islamic extremist group in Nigeria called Ansaru partially blamed the presence of those planes as an excuse for claiming Saturday that it killed seven foreign hostages it had taken. The New York Times
AP Interview: Nigeria Sees Outside Extremist Help
ABUJA, Nigeria — Islamic extremists who control portions of northeast Nigeria received anti-aircraft guns and other military-grade weaponry from outside sources, the... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
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File - Nigeria troops man a checkpoint in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Wednesday, Sept, 28. 2011. Security forces have arrested a commander of a radical Muslim sect known as Boko Haram, who allegedly ordered various sectarian killings in the northeastern city. Al Jazeera
Boko Haram denies losing Nigeria battle
The Boko Haram armed group has claimed that a military offensive launched against it by the Nigerian military is failing. "My fellow brethren from all over the world I... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Military   Nigeria   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Boko Haram
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Nigerian Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru at the U.S. Department of State in Washington Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Kerry, in Africa, Presses Nigeria on Human Rights
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Making his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as secretary of state, John Kerry urged Nigeria on Saturday to uphold human rights as it steps up... (photo: Public Domain / State Department photo)
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Poverty
Justine Greening At London Hunger Summit, Global Leaders Make $4 Billion Pledge Huffington Post
Women walking along a semi arid desert land in Mali Hunger at crisis levels in northern Mali IRINnews
General Assembly Holds Debate on Future of UN Peacekeeping John Agyekum Kufuor, former President of Ghana, addresses the General Assembly's thematic debate, "United Nations Peacekeeping: Looking into the Future". Show personal responsibility in tackling poverty - Kufuor Graphic
Terrorism
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Security Council debate on sexual violence in conflict. UN prepares for Mali force deployment Al Jazeera
Chadian soldiers patrol the streets of Gao, northern Mali, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. U.N. say Mali still precarious, future peacekeepers need equipment Reuters
French President Francois Hollande, center left, walks with Malian President Dioncounda Traore, center right, as they arrive in Bamako, Mali, after visiting Timbuktu, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Mali to hold presidential vote on July 28 France24
Oil
In this photo taken Sept. 15, 2009, a woman carries a buckets of water home in the mining town of Cerro de Pasco, Peru. As the government continues its aggressive push to extract the country's vast mineral and oil reserves, communities such as Cerro de Pasco show the conflict Peru faces between environmental contamination and jobs that is fueling violent protests, some deadly, from the Andes to the Amazon. Peru Declares Oil Contamination Emergency In Remote Amazon Region Huffington Post
Swimming Pool in Water Park Tembesi - full attraction for visitors with various water games and also provide gymnastic room and free internet (WIFI) The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna The Guardian
Militants wearing black masks, military fatigues and carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. Pirates take six foreigners hostage in Nigeria Canberra Times
Democracy
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe greets Myanmar school children as he visits Lat Yat San Friends Elementary School in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Japan's Abe in Myanmar on landmark visit Al Jazeera
UN Chief Promotes Gender Empowerment in Mozambique UN Chief Promotes Gender Empowerment in Mozambique Scoop
UN chief promotes education, gender empowerment during final day of Mozambique visit UN chief promotes education, gender empowerment during final day of Mozambique visit United Nations
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