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Nigeria: Anxiety Over Mend Fresh Attack in Bayelsa

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:02:24 +0000

[The Moment]
Lagos -
THERE are fears in Bayelsa State by residents over fresh attack on oil pipelines which the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), yesterday, claimed responsibility for.

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Nigeria: Niger Delta Militants Blow Up Pipeline, Threaten South African Firms

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:02:04 +0000

[Vanguard]
Warri -
AFTER cessation of hostilities for some months in the Niger Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, weekend, threatened to bomb telecommunications giant MTN, SACOIL and other investments by South Africans in Nigeria over alleged interference of President Jacob Zuma in its struggle for justice in the oil producing communities.

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Kenya: Diaspora Cash Hurts Economy, Study Shows

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:02:24 +0000

[Nation]

Kenyans received Sh75.7 billion in remittances from abroad last year, but experts warn that if not managed properly, such income could end up harming the country’s economy.

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Nigeria: MEND Attacks Agip Facility, Threatens MTN, SacOil

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:02:34 +0000

[This Day]

After almost a year of silence, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) rose from the ashes and struck Saturday night in Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, leading to the destruction of a crude oil trunk line belonging to Italy’s oil multinational subsidiary in Nigeria, Agip.

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Nigeria: Mass Spam Declines, Targeted Attacks On the Rise – Report

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:02:19 +0000

[Daily Trust]
Lagos -
After the 2010 cybercrime turning point, when spam levels started to decline for the first time, this trend continued throughout 2011, a trend that can be explained mainly by several key botnet takedowns throughout the last two years.

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Nigeria: MEND Resumes Hostilities

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:02:48 +0000

[Vanguard]

After cessation of hostilities for some months in the Niger Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, weekend, threatened to bomb telecommunications giant MTN, SACOIL and other investments by South Africans in Nigeria over alleged interference of President Jacob Zuma in its struggle for justice in the oil producing communities.

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Tanzania: Government in Cash Crisis, Says Kikwete

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:02:47 +0000

[Nation]
Dar es Salaam -
President Jakaya Kikwete has said Tanzania’s government has experienced serious financial difficulties in the recent past, revealing it was overwhelmed by debts.

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Cameroon: Govt Wants Chad Oil Contract Renegotiated

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:02:08 +0000

[Nation]
Yaounde -
Cameroon wants a new contract with Chad over transportation of oil.

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Africa: Companies Lining Up to Explore Oil Prospects

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:02:44 +0000

[African Arguments]

If 2011 was a record year for elections in Africa, it was also the year frontier exploration for oil and gas came of age.

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Kenya: Obama’s Grandmother Injured in Road Accident

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:02:01 +0000

[Nation]
Kisumu -
US President Barack Obama’s grandmother, Mama Sarah Obama, sustained bruises during a road accident at Otonglo on the Kisumu-Busia highway at the weekend.

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