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In this photo taken with a mobile phone, Tuesday, May. 7, 2013, soldiers and journalist looks at bodies of prison officials killed by Islamic extremist during heavy fighting in Bama, Nigeria.
Military   Nigeria   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Boko Haram  
 BBC News 
Nigeria army's offensive to continue "as long as it takes"
Nigeria's army has vowed to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes" to achieve its main objectives. | Brig Gen Chris Olukolade told the BBC the ... (photo: AP / Abdukareem Haruna)
In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, a police officer armed with an AK-47 rifle walks past pedestrians as he patrols a major road in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The radical sect Boko Haram, which in August 2011 bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, is the gravest security threat to Africa's most populous nation.
Military   Nigeria   Photos   Rebels   Wikipedia: Nigerian Sharia conflict  
 The Star 
Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
LAGOS (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 Isla... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
File - In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo taken with a mobile phone, a police officer walks past a burnt out shopping mall in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Nigerian soldiers angry about the killing of an officer razed buildings and shot dead more than 30 civilians Monday in a northeastern city long under siege by a radical Islamist sect.  Mail Guardian South Africa 
Boko Haram holds Nigeria to ransom
The aftermath of fighting between Boko Haram and the Nigerian military in the remote fishing village of Baga. (AFP) | Our Coverage | More Coverage | The road to Baga in Nigeria is littered with burnt-... (photo: AP / Abdulkareem Haruna)
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram  
File - A bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) on the ice in the Arctic Ocean, September 2006.  Al Jazeera 
China angles for Arctic power as ice melts
Ice is melting away at a record-breaking rate in the Arctic, exposing valuable natural resources and opening up new shipping routes. Measurements taken last August found levels of Arctic sea ice were ... (photo: NOAA / Mike Dunn, NC State Museum of Natural Sciences)
China   Climate   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Climate change in the Arctic  
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File - In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo taken with a mobile phone, a police officer walks past a burnt out shopping mall in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Nigerian soldiers angry about the killing of an officer razed buildings and shot dead more than 30 civilians Monday in a northeastern city long under siege by a radical Islamist sect. Mail Guardian South Africa
Boko Haram holds Nigeria to ransom
The aftermath of fighting between Boko Haram and the Nigerian military in the remote fishing village of Baga. (AFP) | Our Coverage | More Coverage | The road to Baga in N... (photo: AP / Abdulkareem Haruna)
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram  
Donor conference amasses 3.25 bln euros for rebuilding Mali CNTV
Donor conference amasses 3.25 bln euros for rebuilding Mali
BRUSSELS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The international donors made a decision to mobilize 3.25 billion euro in supporting Mali's reconstruction, said a press release issue by the... (photo: European Community / EC)
Brussels   Conference   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Mali  
Mali offered more than 3bn in aid  with strings attached The Guardian
Mali offered more than €3bn in aid – with strings attached
EU-led conference agrees aid lifeline, but Europeans insist Mali must fulfil pledges to carry out democratic and social reforms | A German soldier instructs Mali troops i... (photo: European Community / EC)
Conference   Mali   Photos   Pledges   Wikipedia: Mali  
Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named UN Mali envoy, say diplomats Business Day
Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named UN Mali envoy, say diplomats
Related articles | Donors pledge billions of euros to aid Mali recovery Barroso hails progress in Mali as EU pledges aid | NEW YORK — Former Dutch development minister ... (photo: European Community / EC)
Diplomats   EU   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Mali  
3.25 billion euros pledged to Mali at Brussels conference Deutsche Welle
3.25 billion euros pledged to Mali at Brussels conference
International donors have pledged more than 3.25 billion euros in aid to help convert the West African state of Mali into a viable nation rather than a terrorist haven. |... (photo: European Community / EC)
Brussels   Conference   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Mali  
File - A bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) on the ice in the Arctic Ocean, September 2006. Al Jazeera
China angles for Arctic power as ice melts
Ice is melting away at a record-breaking rate in the Arctic, exposing valuable natural resources and opening up new shipping routes. Measurements taken last August found ... (photo: NOAA / Mike Dunn, NC State Museum of Natural Sciences)
China   Climate   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Climate change in the Arctic  
Aid Economy
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- Rebuilding of Mali Faces Daunting Obstacles, Despite Outside
Mali offered more than 3bn in aid  with strings attached
Mali offered more than €3bn in aid – with strings attached
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A Malian special forces soldier stands guard in front of a French Mirage fighter jet on the military side of Bamako's airport Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, during a joined visit to French and Malian troops by Mali's President Dioncounda Traore and French Ambassador to Mali Christian Rouyer. French troops pressed northward in Mali toward territory occupied by radical Islamists on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat "within hours."
EU to pledge 520m euros for Mali reconstruction
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Environment Travel
- Once Beaten, Twice Shy
- A Seasoned Enterpreneur Comes On Board At CAC
- Heavy Rains Alert - Our Plan to Combat Killer-Floods - Nema
- Erosion Sacks Two Communities, Threatens Seven in Enugu
File - A bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) on the ice in the Arctic Ocean, September 2006.
China angles for Arctic power as ice melts
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- Funmi Olawumi, The Queen of Lagos!, York Theatre Royal, May
- Ghana's Tourism Industry Under Threat!
- Ghana’s Tourism Industry Under Threat! - CODGHA
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Health Education
- No new H7N9 cases in China for a week
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- Health Sector Managers Can Now Benefit from Online Diploma
- Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospita
Real Madrid's President Florentino Perez pauses during a press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Monday May 20, 2013.
Mourinho and Real Madrid Parting Ways
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- KNUST inaugurates Fire Station
- Ayim, Ibe Read for the Abuja Literati
- Bumper Week for Nigerian Literature
- Ayim, Ibe to Thrill Abuja Literatti
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