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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 10, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigerian First Lady on the Campaign Trail
First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan has a big personality and is a powerful political figure. She holds multiple Nigerian university degrees. She has been the permanent secretary in the Bayelsa state g…
December 19, 2016
Development
Women Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering from December 11 to December 19, was comp…
April 21, 2017
Nigeria
High Ranking Nigerian Officials Linked to Mysterious $43 Million
On April 12, Nigeria’s principal anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), announced that it had found $43.4 million stashed in a vacant apartment in Lagos. The cas…
January 28, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Catholics Suspend National Activity In the Christian Association of Nigeria
The Roman Catholic Church has suspended its participation in meetings at the national level of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The Catholic bishops stated that “CAN is being dragged into …
May 1, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kidnapped Girls Galvanize Nigerian Public
The kidnapping of more than two hundred schools girls, and the security services’ inability to find and free them, appears to have engaged Nigerian opinion nationwide, far more so than any other atro…
