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State of emergency declared in Nigeria
16/05/2013 - African news explained

State of emergency declared in Nigeria

The Nigerian army says it has started deploying extra troops in the northeast of the country after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three states worst hit by increasing ...

10/05/2013

African press review 10 May 2013

The African press is dominated by a massacre of policemen in northern Nigeria by a new cult that has brought a new dimension to the spiral of violence that has rocked the nation.

22/04/2013

African press review 22 April 2013

The situation in Darfur, corruption in Nigeria, and Africa's bright economic outlook are all subjects in today's African press...

05/04/2013

African press review 5 April 2013

Zuma's government is under fire over CAR intervention. Does Kenyatta have new laws up his sleeve? Will Jonathan amnesty Boko Haram? And how many Nigerians have accounts in tax havens?

15/02/2013

African press review 15 February 2013

African newspapers are reporting on the murder charge against South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, Kenya's upcoming elections, and a Nigerian civil servant accused of corruption.

25/01/2013

African press review 25 January 2013

Masked gunmen hold a Nigerian judge hostage for six hours. UK-Kenya relations are under strain because of a British soldier accused of killing a Kenyan. Austerity hits Rwanda.

16/11/2012

African press review 16 November 2012

Zuma defends his home improvements. Can Motlanthe save SA? A serial rapist has no comment on Aids infection. A diamond smuggler has an original hiding place for 1.7 ...

11/11/2012 - Mali - Ecowas - France

Hollande pledges support as Ecowas meets to endorse Mali intervention force

A west African summit opened in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Sunday, set to agree a plan for military intervention in northern Mali.

02/11/2012

African press review 2 November 2012

A charm-wearing hit squad tries to assassinate a Kenyan minister. Raila Odinga hits the campaign trail. One in four South Africans is unemployed.

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