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WASHINGTON, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCNovember 27, 2013On behalf of the American…

Nigeria is to revert to paper banknotes, the country’s central bank has announced, in a policy switch bucking a growing trend around the world for tougher polymer-based currency. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) signed a deal in 2006 with Australia…

Gunmen in central Nigeria’s Plateau state killed 37 people in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, the military said, the latest unrest to hit the area gripped by a decade-long sectarian conflict. “At about 2:00 am (0100 GMT) unknown gunmen carried out an attack…