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Ghana hopes to shield economy from African oil curse
Reuters* Economists cite risks of fiscal laxity, Dutch disease * Nigeria saw agricultural sector ravaged, corruption soar * Ghana wants to increase investment in cocoa sector * Ghana has strong democratic institutions, oil wealth funds By Matthew Mpoke...Tags: Marketing, Gross Domestic Product, Politics, Economic Indicator, Elections
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Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
Reuters* Nigeria in fiercest anti-Islamist offensive in four years * Niger cooperated with Nigeria in raid on Boko Haram last month * West African nations alert to cross-border jihadi threat By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria has...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Chad, Armed Forces
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Dead monkey, elephant meat and reptile purses seized at LAX
In what even U.S. Customs officials are describing as a “weird” week of sorts, border protection officers seized nearly half a pound of exotic meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made with reptile skin coming in from Nigeria....
Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Los Angeles International Airport
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INTERVIEW-Nigeria says switching to foreign debt to lower costs
Reuters* Nigeria says to cut domestic debt over 3-5 years * Says foreign borrowing 800 bps cheaper than local debt * Targets Debt/GDP ratio of 17 pct by 2018 (Adds analyst comment, details) By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS, May 20 (Reuters) - Nigeria will increase...Tags: Central Bank, Finance, Credit Ratings, Credit and Debt, Economy, Business and Finance
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Nigeria eases curfew in northeast, fights on against Boko Haram
ReutersMAIDUGURI, May 20 (Reuters) - Nigeria relaxed a curfew on Monday in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram. The Nigerian military has sent thousands of extra...Tags: Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Politics, Justice and Rights, Chad
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Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive
ReutersMAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants' activities had been stifled by nearly a week of attacks on their bases. Military officers in...Tags: Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Politics, Justice and Rights, Chad
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Reuters World News Highlights 1000 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON - The world's diplomats will make a major new push in the coming days for negotiations to end Syria's civil war, but their chances of achieving a peace deal look as remote as ever. - - - - SEOUL - North Korea fired its fifth short-range...Tags: Washington, DC, Egypt, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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FUTBOL-México define convocatoria para eliminatoria a Mundial y Confederaciones
ReutersMEXICO DF, 19 mayo (Reuters) - México definió el domingo la lista de jugadores que disputarán los partidos correspondientes a la eliminatoria de la Concacaf para el Mundial de Brasil y la Copa Confederaciones. En la lista de 23 jugadores que publicó... -
Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast. In their...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Justice and Rights, Chad
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'Britain's Obama' urges stronger economic ties with West Africa
Associated PressACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. During a trade mission to...Tags: David Cameron, Labour Party (UK), United Kingdom, Media Industry, Politics
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Nigeria military says 10 insurgents killed, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS, May 18 (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to...Tags: Rebellions, Goodluck Jonathan, Petroleum Industry
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Justice and Rights, Military Equipment
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