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Double disaster
BBC Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:48:38 GMT
Sounds and images of suffering in Niger, as floods follow drought
Nigeria warns of cholera threat
BBC Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:44:59 GMT
Health authorities in Nigeria warn that the entire country is threatened by an outbreak of cholera.
Floods compound Niger's food crisis
BBC Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:50:26 GMT
Recent floods have brought a fresh round of problems for Niger, a country already struggling to grown crops because of severe drought.
'Double disaster' Niger warning
BBC Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:52:43 GMT
Niger is being hit by a "second emergency" as recent floods compound an existing food crisis, UK aid agency Oxfam warns.
Deadly blaze on Nigeria motorway
BBC Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:56:01 GMT
Up to 40 people are believed to have been killed on a Nigerian motorway when a lorry loaded with sugar crashed into a police checkpoint and burst into flames.
Niger hunger 'worse than 2005'
BBC Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:59:08 GMT
Niger faced the worst hunger crisis in its history, the UN's World Food Programme says, with almost half the population - 7.3 million people - in desperate need of food.
Ex-leader of Niger to remain in prison
PRESSTV Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:14:52 GMT
Niger's military junta says it will not release ex-president Mamadou Tandja and the former interior minister, Albade Abouba, who are accused of embezzling public funds.
Booby-trap bomb in Nigerian city
BBC Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:03:02 GMT
Nigerian police are searching the troubled city of Jos after a booby-trap bomb was found in a house abandoned during recent clashes.
Nigeria gunmen free foreign hostages
PRESSTV Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:28:24 GMT
The Nigerian military has confirmed the release of a dozen foreign sailors who were seized on a German-flagged vessel off the coast of the oil-rich Niger Delta.
12 foreign sailors kidnapped in Nigeria
PRESSTV Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:35:30 GMT
Gunmen have attacked cargo vessels off the coast of the oil-rich Niger Delta, kidnapping 12 foreign sailors and killing one crewmember, Nigerian navy officials say.
Diet of leaves and lizards in hungry Niger
BBC Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:38:32 GMT
In Niger, Chris Stewart finds drought and crop failure is leading to growing crisis in the country.
Aid agencies launch Niger appeal
BBC Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:03:07 GMT
Two major aid agencies launch appeals for seven million people facing food shortages in Niger after crop failures.
Libyan executions are condemned
BBC Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:06:21 GMT
Human rights campaigners condemn the Libyan execution of 18 people, mostly foreigners from Nigeria and Egypt.
Nigeria calls for electoral reform
PRESSTV Sun, 30 May 2010 04:10:52 GMT
Nigeria's new President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to ensure free and fair elections for next April and has called for the passage of electoral reforms by the end of the year.
Nigeria knocks foreign firms for graft
PRESSTV Wed, 26 May 2010 08:40:46 GMT
The head of Nigeria's anti-corruption agency accuses foreign companies of bribery and the spreading of corruption in the country.
3 Muslim nomads killed in Nigeria
PRESSTV Sat, 22 May 2010 23:25:44 GMT
Three nomadic herdsmen from Nigeria's Muslim Fulani community have been killed in a Christian village near the city of Jos.
Nigeria vice-president confirmed
BBC Tue, 18 May 2010 12:12:09 GMT
Nigeria's parliament confirms the appointment of Kaduna state governor Namadi Sambo as the country's vice-president.
Nigeria militant backs Jonathan
BBC Mon, 17 May 2010 08:54:41 GMT
Nigeria oil militant leader says President Goodluck Jonathan is the best person to solve the crisis in the Niger Delta.
Nigerian airport named Yar'Adua
BBC Thu, 13 May 10 10:01:07 BST
A road and and an airport in Nigeria are to be named after late President Umaru Yar'Adua, who died last week.
Nigeria leader 'chooses deputy'
BBC Thu, 13 May 2010 08:07:36 GMT
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan nominates Kaduna state governor Namadi Sambo as vice-president, sources say.
Death of Nigerian leader exposes 'sham' democracy
BBC Mon, 10 May 10 11:40:31 BST
The death last week of the Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has exposed popular anger over the nature of the country's power politics, writes the BBC's International Development correspondent, Mark Doyle.
Oil war threat for new Nigerian leader
PRESSTV Mon, 10 May 2010 04:47:23 GMT
Militants in the Niger Delta have given the newly-installed president weeks to deal with their demands, threatening him with fresh attacks on Nigeria's oil industry, if he fails to do so.
Nigeria's real presidential race is now on
BBC Thu, 6 May 10 10:52:19 BST
Umaru Yar'Adua was hand-picked by his predecessor, what does his death mean for Nigeria's political process?
Nigeria swears in new president
BBC Thu, 06 May 2010 08:51:49 GMT
Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan is sworn in as head of state following the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Nigerian President Yar'Adua dies
BBC Thu, 06 May 2010 06:58:26 GMT
Nigeria announces seven days of mourning for President Umaru Yar'Adua, who has died following a long illness.
Yar'Adua 'dead': Your comments
BBC Thu, 06 May 2010 01:14:30 GMT
Readers react to the Nigerian state TV announcement that President Umaru Yar'Adua died at his presidential villa on Wednesday.
Nigerian denies child bride claim
BBC Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:11:55 GMT
A Nigerian senator denies reports he has married an Egyptian girl aged 13 but refuses to reveal his bride's age.
Nigeria's election chief sacked
BBC Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:10:55 GMT
Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan orders the much criticised election chief to step down ahead of next year's polls.
Two Germans abducted in Nigeria
BBC Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:22:28 GMT
Gunmen abduct two German men from a beach in Nigeria's oil-producing south-east, where kidnappings are rife.
Local pirates hijack Nigerian boat
PRESSTV Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:47:56 GMT
Local pirates hijack a Nigerian boat off the coast of Cameroon in east Africa, while Somali pirates hijack a ship off the Gulf of Aden on the opposite side of the continent.
Nigerian oil workers protest killing of colleagues
PRESSTV Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:20:53 GMT
Nigeria's oil sector employees have given the government an ultimatum to crack down on those behind the killings of two oil workers in the Niger Delta.
Nigeria leader sacks cabinet
ALJAZEERA Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:21:23 GMT
Acting president Goodluck Jonathan dismisses ailing president's ministers.
Nigeria village in machete attack
BBC Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:35:02 GMT
At least 10 people are killed in an attack on a mainly Christian Nigerian village in the violence-hit Jos area, officials say.
US seeks Nigeria massacre trial
BBC Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:06:27 GMT
Hillary Clinton urges Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for killings hundreds of people near the city of Jos.
Nigeria violence death toll stands at 500
PRESSTV Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:58:21 GMT
Nigeria has sent troops to the violence-hit central city of Jos, where officials say clashes have left more that 500 people, mostly women and children, killed
'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack
BBC Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:23:37 GMT
About 500 people were killed in a revenge attack after religious clashes near the Nigerian city of Jos, local officials say.
Nigeria head puts forces on alert
BBC Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:33:13 GMT
Nigeria's president puts security forces on alert after at least 100 are reported killed in suspected communal violence.
'Dozens killed' in Nigeria riots
BBC Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:55:06 GMT
Dozens of people are reported killed in clashes near the central Nigerian city of Jos.
Niger transitional government named
ALJAZEERA Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:37:36 GMT
Coup leaders name five soldiers to 20-member provisional cabinet.
Coup leader warns Niger is facing famine
PRESSTV Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:16:55 GMT
Niger's new military ruler Salou Djibo says that millions of his countrymen are threatened by famine.
Niger junta bars itself from poll
BBC Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:49:01 GMT
Niger's new military rulers will not be allowed to run future democratic elections, the junta says.
Nigeria's ailing leader flies back under cover of darkness
INDEPENDENT Thu, 25 Feb 2010
Nigeria is facing a new period of uncertainty after the sudden and secretive return of its seriously ill President cast doubt over who is charge of Africa's most populous country.
Nigerian VP to stay in charge
ALJAZEERA Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:13:01 GMT
Goodluck Jonathan to remain acting head of state despite ailing president's return.
Nigerian president 'recuperating'
BBC Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:21:19 GMT
Nigeria's acting leader will run state affairs while President Umaru Yar'Adua recovers after three months medical treatment abroad, the presidency says.
Nigerian President Yar'Adua returns: Your comments
BBC Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:25:23 GMT
Your comments as Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua returns from three months' treatment in Saudi Arabia.
Profile: President Umaru Yar'Adua
BBC Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:23:25 GMT
The BBC News website profiles Umaru Yar'Adua, Nigeria's president.
Niger ex-leader 'must face trial'
BBC Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:51:30 GMT
A rights group calls for Niger's ousted President Mamadou Tandja to be tried for violating the constitution.
Nigeria protest arrests condemned
BBC Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:35:15 GMT
A rights activist criticises his arrest during a protest against the visit of Tony Blair and George W Bush to Nigeria.
Bush, Blair not welcome in Nigeria, protesters say
PRESSTV Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:57:20 GMT
Nigerian police have arrested around 100 people protesting the presence of former US President George Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in their country.
Gunfire heard near Niger palace
BBC Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:22:43 GMT
Gunfire has been heard coming from the direction of Niger's presidential palace, sparking rumours of a coup.
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