ABUJA (Reuters) – West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS agreed on Sunday to commit 3,300 troops to help recapture northern Mali, part of battle plans that will be sent for United Nations approval by the end of November, the group’s chairman said.
West Africa bloc plans Mali intervention
ECOWAS leaders meet in Abuja to plan military strategy to recapture northern Mali from grip of Islamist fighters. … Read More
Nigeria floods kill 363 people, displace 2.1 million: agency
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s worst flooding in at least half a century has killed 363 people since the start of July and displaced 2.1 million people, an emergency agency said on Monday.
Nigeria president says floods won’t cause hunger
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan sought to allay fears on Friday that the nation’s worst floods in at least five decades would trigger a food crisis because of damage to crops.
Insight: Murky deals cast doubt over Nigeria’s power sell-off
ABUJA (Reuters) – For decades Nigeria has failed to fix chronic electricity shortages that stifle growth and help keep millions in poverty.
Nigeria president faces showdown over 2013 budget
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday presented a 4.92 trillion Nigerian naira ($31.3 billion) budget to parliament for 2013, but lawmakers disputed it, calling for a formula that would put less oil cash in the savings pot.
Nigeria president delivers disputed 2013 budget
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday presented a 4.93 trillion naira ($31.35 billion) budget to parliament for 2013, increasing spending but shrinking the deficit and cutting the share taken by recurrent expenditure.
