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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
Residents walk past a burnt car in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. More than 200 people, most of them Christians, were slaughtered on Sunday in central Nigeria, according to residents, aid groups and journalists. The local government gave a figure more than twice that amount, but offered no casualty list or other information to substantiate it.
Nigeria   Photos   Religious   Violence   Woman  
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer | JOS, Nigeria March 9, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | A woman cries during a funeral for victims in the Dogo Nahawa village, about 15 km (9 miles) to the... ... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
ABC News
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   President   US  
Hillary Clinton seeks Nigeria trial for Jos massacres
| Mark Lipdo of the Stefanos Foundation said he witnessed the massacre | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for killings hundreds of people nea... (photo: Creative Commons / U.S. Department of State)
BBC News
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton calls for restraint in Nigeria
| WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday urged all the parties in Nigeria to show restraint in response to the killings of some 500 people in the recent sectarian violence... (photo: Creative Commons / US Mission Canada) China Daily
Nigeria   People   Photos   Politics   US  
In this image taken from TV showing the bodies of victims of inter-faith violence as a crowd gathers around, in the town of Dogo Nahawa, Nigeria, about three miles (five kilometers) south of the city of Jos, Sunday March 7, 2010. Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say
| DAKAR, Senegal — Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos, considerably more than what ha... (photo: AP / NTA TV) The New York Times
Nigeria   Photos   Police   Religion   Violence  
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Bayern Munich's coach Giovanni Trapattoni gestures , jsa1 Giovanni Trapattoni: Nigeria? I Prefer Ireland
The Ireland boss admits he would prefer to stay with Ireland... | By Salvatore Landolina | Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni has distanced himself from reports linking hi... (photo: AP / Winfried Rotherme) Goal
Ireland   League   Nigeria   Photos   Soccer  
Togo security forces block off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters in Lome, Togo, Monday March 8, 2010. Togo security blocks opposition headquarters
| LOME, Togo-Security forces on Monday blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters a day after the group had staged protests claiming presiden... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The Boston Globe
Elections   Photos   Protests   Security   Togo  
The remains of a burnt pharmacy smolder following days of clashes in Jos, Nigeria Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Troop reinforcements on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared Sunday to have quelled two days of ethno-religious violence that left more than 300 people dead in Jos, apparently ending the worst violence in the West African nation since 200 Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
| JOS, Nigeria - Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence ... (photo: AP) Houston Chronicle
Nigeria   Photos   Religion   Rioters   Violence  
International Women's Day 2010 - Cagayan de Oro NETRIGHT reminds gov't of promise to women
As we mark International Women's Day (IWD), the Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) would like to congratulate all women in Ghana for their contributions towar... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Joy Online
Equality   Gender   Photos   Rights   Women  
Teacher and owner of the Goodness Mercy school, Julliana Aunie inspects the damage to her school, that was destroyed during violence over the past few days in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009. Nigeria: More than 200 dead in religious violence
| JOS, Nigeria-Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence in... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The Boston Globe
Dealth   Nigeria   Photos   Religion   Violence  
Congo Cameroon
Women Team Lose to DRC
UN and Aid Partners Call for U.S.$60 Million to Help 110,000
Rape as a Weapon of War
SOUTH AFRICA: Rift Valley Fever reported in two provinces
An Iraqi family returns to their village in Burah, Diyala Province, after being displaced for months by insurgents
IRAQ: IDPs returning to Diyala Province in increasing numbers
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Cameroon goalkeeper Bekono sacked by CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia sack former Cameroon goalkeeper Bekono
Promoting Research in Education
Wum - FCFA 60 Million Hall Project inaugurated
 Egypt´s al-Zamalek players Hazem Imam, left, and Khaled el-Ghandour, second right, receives the cup of the African Champions League from the president of the African football union, Issa Hayato, right, and Egyptian youth minister Ali Eddin Hilal, c
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Liberia Sierra Leone
NIGERIA: Violence delays polio vaccinations
Amorin - Adriano must change
EXCLUSIVE: AIK's Liberian International Dulee Johnson Gr
IRAQ: IDPs returning to Diyala Province in increasing number
An Iraqi family returns to their village in Burah, Diyala Province, after being displaced for months by insurgents
IRAQ: IDPs returning to Diyala Province in increasing numbers
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NIGERIA: Violence delays polio vaccinations
Amorin - Adriano must change
Forum Condemns Violence Against Young Girls
Maternal Care Made Simple
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks to the media during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, unseen, after their talks in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
China defends growing links with Africa
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Nigeria Ghana
Nigerian Christian villagers flee threats of fresh attacks b
Rights Officials Call for Justice in Nigeria Massacre
Senseless 12 Wise Men.
African Leagues Team Of The Week: Jean-Patrick Abouna Ndzana
Residents walk past a burnt car in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. More than 200 people, most of them Christians, were slaughtered on Sunday in central Nigeria, according to residents, aid groups and journalists. The local government gave a figure more than twice that amount, but offered no casualty list or other information to substantiate it.
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
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African Leagues Team Of The Week: Jean-Patrick Abouna Ndzana
Ghana loses $3m monthly over exclusion of sachet water from
Ghana Independence Day
Tema School Children Celebrate 6th March
International Women's Day 2010 - Cagayan de Oro
NETRIGHT reminds gov't of promise to women
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Mauritania Senegal
 Four Mauritanian female prisoners pardoned
WHO: 85 million African children to get polio shot
Mauritanian army kills 3 in attack on armed convoy
Mauritanian army kills 3 in attack on armed convoy
Mothers and babies aged between 0 and 5 years are lining up in a Health Post at Begoua, a district of the Central African Republics capital Bangui, waiting for the two drops of the oral polio vaccine that will prevent paralysis and death, 15 May 2008. UNICEF supplies all vaccines for routine immunization as well as for National Immunization Days. UNICEF and partners assist with social mobilization, communication and some operational costs.
WHO: 85 million African children to get polio shot
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Senegalese filmmaker, festival founder Mahama Johnson Traore
NIGERIA: Violence delays polio vaccinations
Premier League - Diouf 'could face jail'
Muslim-Christian violence brings horror to Nigeria
In this image taken from TV showing the bodies of victims of inter-faith violence as a crowd gathers around, in the town of Dogo Nahawa, Nigeria, about three miles (five kilometers) south of the city of Jos, Sunday March 7, 2010.
Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say
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