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 Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling
| DAKAR (Reuters) - Street protests spread through towns across Senegal overnight on Saturday after a top legal body said President Abdoulaye Wade had the right to run for a third term in elections ne... (photo: AP) The Star
Abdoulaye Wade Photos Protests Senegal Wikipedia: Abdoulaye Wade |
 Egypt’s Assault on Civil Society
| Post-Mubarak Egypt is facing profound challenges with its unfinished revolution and looming economic crisis. The last thing it needs is to pick a fight with the United States. Yet the military ruler... (photo: Creative Commons / Sherif9282) The New York Times
Egypt Photos Protests Society Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution |
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 Jonathan urges Boko Haram to state demands
| Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged Boko Haram to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks. | "If they clearly identify ... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Al Jazeera
Boko Haram Nigeria Photos Violence Wikipedia: Boko Haram |
 QPR seal loan deal for Taiwo January 24, 2012
| AC Milan left-back Taye Taiwo has completed his loan move to QPR for the rest of the season. | GettyImagesTaye Taiwo joins from AC Milan | Taiwo, 26, joined the Rossone... (photo: AP / Daniela Santoni) ESPN
Football Marseille Milan Photos Wikipedia: Taye Taiwo |
 Nigeria stunned by Kano attacks that killed more than 150
Reporting from Kano, Nigeria, and Johannesburg,— | A militant Islamic group whose almost daily attacks have put Nigerians on edge left the country stunned Saturday ... (photo: AP / Salisu Rabiu) The Los Angeles Times
Bombings Nigeria Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: January 2012 Nigeria attacks |
 Death toll in Nigeria attack rises to 143
| -- The number of people killed by a coordinated attack by a radical Islamist sect in north Nigeria's largest city is at least 143, a hospital official said Saturday, re... (photo: AP / Salisu Rabiu) Newsday
Boko Haram Nigeria Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Boko Haram |
 Optimistic investors tiptoe towards risk exposure
While the UN warns of a second recession, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has a very upbeat view of the world. | Its January fund manager survey, released yesterday, said: ... (photo: AP / Chuck Burton, file) Independent online
Banking Economy Photos US Wikipedia: Merrill Lynch |
 UniCredit Gaining Investor Support for $9.6 Billion Rights Issue
| LONDON — Aabar Investments, an investment vehicle for Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, said on Tuesday that it would increase its stake in Italian bank UniCre... (photo: AP / Antonio Calanni) The New York Times
Financial Investments Photos UniCredit Wikipedia: UniCredit |
 Colbert for president!
| The New York Times, in its wisdom, remains irony-challenged and doesn't know what to think about satirist and Comedy Channel host Stephen Colbert's decision to run - fo... (photo: Creative Commons / webrageous) Al Jazeera
Comedy Photos President US Wikipedia: Stephen Colbert |
 Is the S.E.C. Getting Tougher?
| One of the criticisms that has been leveled against the Securities and Exchange Commission is that even when it has pursued cases it has not been tough enough in seekin... (photo: AP) The New York Times
Financial Photos Securities US Wikipedia: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
 I Can't Come Out of Retirement - Okocha
Leadership (Abuja)-Former Super Eagles midfielder, Austin Okocha has debunked any plan to come out of retirement. Okocha, who quit active football in 2006 after helping H... (photo: AP Photo / Dusan Vranic) All Africa
Midfielder Nigeria Photos Retirement Wikipedia: Jay-Jay Okocha |
 More strikes and unrest in Nigeria after fuel price talks break down
| A statement from the Nigeria Labor Congress and the Trade Union Congress came as confusion remained over whether a threatened shutdown of oil production will occur in A... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The Independent
Economy Nigeria Photos Unrest Wikipedia: Occupy Nigeria |
