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Nigeria: Shock doubling of fuel price is a call for anarchy, labour unions say
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Author: Francis Okeke
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Date Written: 2 January 2012
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Primary Category:
Western Region
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Document Origin: Daily Trust (Nigeria)
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Secondary Category:
Resource Extraction
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Source URL:
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng
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Key Words: Nigeria, natural resources, subsidy, labour, protest
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Summary & Comment:
"Labour unions yesterday(Jan 1/12)reacted angrily to the Federal Government’s announcement of ending petrol subsidies, saying it was a callous and insensitive move that must not be allowed to stand. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trades Union Congress said the policy which sent petrol price up by more than 100 per cent would worsen the se . . .
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Africa: Continent’s impressive growth looks likely to continue
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Author: The Economist, Lagos
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Date Written: 13 December 2011
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Primary Category:
Western Region
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Document Origin: The Economist
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Secondary Category:
Economic Justice
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Source URL:
http://www.economist.com/
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Key Words: Africa, economic justice, development, growth
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Summary & Comment:
From Ghana in the west to Mozambique in the south, Africa’s economies are consistently growing faster than those of almost any other region of the world. At least a dozen have expanded by more than 6% a year for six or more years and the world’s richest black person is African, a Nigerian investing in Africa. JMPA
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Ivory Coast : Three opposition journalists detained without charge
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Author: Press Release
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Date Written: 28 November 2011
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Primary Category:
Western Region
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Document Origin: Committee to Protect Journalists
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Secondary Category:
Media
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Source URL:
http://cpj.org/
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Key Words: Ivory Coast, media freedom, human rights
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Summary & Comment:
"The administration of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has detained without charge three journalists from an opposition newspaper since Thursday, in violation of the country’s own press law and constitution, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today." JMPA
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West Africa: Consensual rape in the Françafrique currency markets
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Author: Dr. Gary K. Busch
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Date Written: 22 November 2011
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Primary Category:
Western Region
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Document Origin: the frontier telegraph
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Secondary Category:
Economic Justice
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Source URL:
http://www.thefrontiertelegraph.com/
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Key Words: West Africa, CFA franc, economic justice, France
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Summary & Comment:
France seems to have overspent its funds and bitten off more than it could chew in European debt and Libyan destruction. Now it seems to be putting the job of paying for this aberrant behaviour on West Africans by devaluing the CFA franc according to several reliable sources. JMPA
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Equatorial Guinea: Vote discredited by irregularities
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Author: Human Rights Watch
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Date Written: 15 November 2011
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Primary Category:
Western Region
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Document Origin: Human Rights Watch
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Secondary Category:
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Source URL:
http://www.hrw.org/news/
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Key Words: Mbasogo, referendum, electoral, democracy
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Summary & Comment:
A recent referendum in Equatorial Guinea has been rejected as a "sham" due to irregularities such as harrassment of opposition supporters and intimidation of the electorate. The referendum was held to make changes to the constitution that would strengthen the near-absolute powers of the President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. CJW
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Nigeria: Azazi - America’s unhealthy warning is creating tension
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Author: Ike Abonyi & Yemi Akinsuyi
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Date Written: 8 November 2011
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Primary Category:
Western Region
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Document Origin: This Day
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Secondary Category:
Media
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Source URL:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/news/
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Key Words: Nigeria, human rights, media, peace, security
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Summary & Comment:
The warning by the United States Mission in the country about impending attacks in luxury hotels in Abuja has incurred the wrath of the Nigerian intelligence community, which has described the American statement as "insulting". Nigeria says they have been watching the said locations "for months", meaning their inteligence is way . . .
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Aliyu decries U.S. advise to citizens
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Author: Aisha Wakaso & Christopher Isiguzo
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Date Written: 8 November 2011
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Primary Category:
Western Region
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Document Origin: This Day
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Secondary Category:
Human Rights
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Source URL:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/news/
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Key Words: Nigeria, peace, security
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Summary & Comment:
Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum has seriously condemned the United States alert urging their citizens to avoid luxury hotels and some identified areas in Abuja, due to possible Boko Haram attacks. This U.S alert is described by several analysts as a show of disrespect towards an entire nation. JMPA
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