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Video + Dance Competition: Paul Play – We Are Nigerians ft. Tunde (Styl-Plus)

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:30:40 +0000

In what you might call a come-back attempt by the former Styl-Plus group member, he has been featured in a new song/video by veteran singer — Paul Play. In the midst of terrorist attacks and sectarian violence in Nigeria and the protests to #BringBackOurGirls alive, Paul Play Dairo and Tunde of Styl-Plus) have decided to [...]

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Chad closes border to conflict-torn Central African Republic

Adewale A. — Mon, 12 May 2014 18:15:25 +0000

Chad announced it is closing its border with the Central African Republic on Monday, saying it wants to stop violence spilling over from the sectarian conflict next door. "We will not allow the Chadian territory to be used by one side or the other to…

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20 years after sectarian killings, Algeria welcomes Catholics

Ade Adewale — Fri, 09 May 2014 07:51:41 +0000

Twenty years ago, Islamists shot dead a Roman Catholic brother and nun as they helped young Algerians prepare for exams, the first of 19 Christians murdered during the country's devastating civil war. But members of the small religious community insist…

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UN mulls drone use to monitor Central African Republic conflict

Ade Adewale — Sun, 04 May 2014 05:33:02 +0000

The United Nations is considering the use of unarmed drones to monitor sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, a UN official said, ahead of the deployment in September of 12,000 peacekeepers in the restive nation. UN under-secretary-general…

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Ban returns to airwaves in Central African Republic to call for end to fighting

UN News — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:35:42 +0000

17 April 2014 – On the heels of his recent visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), where the deadly rift between Christians and Muslims continues to widen, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today in a radio message appealed to all Central Africans to build a unified country through peace. “Your future is not partition and bloodshed. [...]

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Violence, rains stoke food supply fears in Nigeria

Ade Adewale — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:10:12 +0000

Nigeria is facing a possible food supply crisis this farming season, traders say, as the agricultural sector grapples with a predicted shorter rainy season, sectarian violence and greater demand from Niger. Food experts have raised the alarm after the…

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Attack in central Nigeria kills 13, including 9 children

Ade Adewale — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:13:11 +0000

Gunmen killed 13 people, including nine children, in a raid on a village in central Nigeria on Thursday, an official said, the latest violence to hit a region wracked by years of sectarian conflict. "The attack took place around 1:00 am (0000 GMT) and…

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