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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 04:00 UTC

Polio endgame? Bill Gates enlists funding from Islamic nations for final push to eradicate the crippling disease

At a summit in Abu Dhabi, Bill Gates and other leaders push for $5.5 billion to wipe out polio by 2018.

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BBC World News, 23.04.13 16:42 UTC

Baga clashes: Nigeria army seizes heavy weapons

Nigeria's army has said it seized rocket-propelled grenades during last week's fighting in Baga - believed to have been one of the first times Boko Haram has used heavy weapons.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 16:45 UTC

Red Cross: At least 187 killed in Nigeria violence

The Nigerian Red Cross says at least 187 people have been killed in fighting between soldiers and Islamic extremists in a fishing community in northeast Nigeria.

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Reuters - Top News, 22.04.13 15:45 UTC

Nigeria says heavy fighting in northeast, no word on casualties

ABUJA | Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:28am EDT ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities said on Monday there had been heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in a remote part of the ...

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 15:33 UTC

Number-saving comes to Nigeria mobile phone market

Mobile phone users in Nigeria can now keep their old number when switching services, a major shakeup in the West African nation's lucrative telecommunications market where customers often complain of poor service.

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Telegraph, 22.04.13 15:09 UTC

Nigeria accused of killing 185 during assault

Nigeria's army has been accused of killing perhaps 185 people during an assault on a remote stronghold of Boko Haram, a radical Islamist movement linked to al-Qaeda.

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BBC World News, 22.04.13 02:07 UTC

Nigeria fighting 'kills scores' in Baga

Intense fighting between the military and Islamist militants in north Nigeria is reported to have killed at least 185 civilians and destroyed 2,000 homes.

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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 23:11 UTC

Major attacks by Islamic extremists in Nigeria

A look at recent major attacks attributed to the radical Islamic extremist network known as Boko Haram:

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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 22:26 UTC

Officials: At least 185 killed in Nigeria attack

Officials say fighting between Nigeria's military and Islamic extremists in a town in the nation's northeast has killed at least 185 people.

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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 17:25 UTC

Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown

The documentary on a massive strike that paralyzed life in Nigeria features newspaper headlines, television news footage and other information widely known about a government gasoline subsidy that saw billions of dollars stolen by greedy companies and the nation's elite.

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