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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Begins &#039;Massive&#039; Operation against Boko Haram Islamists]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Provinces bordering Cameroon, Chad and Niger focus of offensive.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:50:25 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Analysis - Nigeria faces long, bumpy road to making the lights work]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In an unwanted daily routine lasting 17 years, Phillip Cleatus sits in the dark doorway of his shoe-making shop in Nigeria&#039;s northern city of Kaduna, waiting for the lights to come back on.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 22:14:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria faces long, bumpy road to making the lights work]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In an unwanted daily routine lasting 17 years, Phillip Cleatus sits in the dark doorway of his shoe-making shop in Nigeria&#039;s northern city of Kaduna, waiting for the lights to come back on.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:42:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Firefight between Troops and Islamist Militants Kills 185 Villagers]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Two thousand homes believed to have been damaged in intense fighting in northern fishing town of Baga.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:46:14 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[African Literary Icon Chinua Achebe Dies At 82]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist and an African literary icon, widely referred to as "grandfather of modern African literature," died Friday aged 82.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/449484/20130323/chinua-achebe-dies-82-african-literature-icon.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:27:29 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Briton among 7 Hostages Killed by Islamist Group in Nigeria]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Seven hostages from Greece, Italy and Lebanon who were kidnapped by militants are said to have been executed.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:39:56 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigerian Forces Say They Killed 52 Islamists, Arrested 70]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nigerian security forces said on Saturday they had killed 52 Islamist militants over 10 days of fighting in the northeasterly Borno state, at a cost of only two of their own men, with no civilian deaths.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:00:09 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Eko Atlantic Project Reclaims 5,000,000 Sq m Land From Sea]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Eko Atlantic, a new face in impressive urban construction in Nigeria, set records when it recently, announced the successful reclamation of 5,000,000 square metres of land  from the sea through its project. The interesting Eko Atlantic land reclamation project initiated in February 2008, with a 7-year unearthing operation planning to re-create 8,000 square metres of new land every day.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:27:46 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S., Africa say Mali action counters growing Islamist threat]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The United States and African leaders threw their full diplomatic weight on Wednesday behind a campaign to expel Islamist rebels from Mali, as French air strikes harried the al Qaeda-allied fighters in their strongholds.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:28:02 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chadians advance in Mali troop moves against Islamists]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chadian forces advanced towards the Mali border on Tuesday as an African troop deployment and a U.S. military airlift swelled international support for French operations against Islamist rebels occupying the north of Mali.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:49:02 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mali Conflict: Ground and Air Onslaught Make Islamists Retreat]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Malian and French forces recapture key towns of Konna and Diabaly.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:50:44 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Analysis: After Algerian Incident, West Africa Fears Mali Spillover]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[By seizing hundreds of hostages at a gas plant in the Algerian desert, al Qaeda-linked militants angry at French intervention in Mali sent a clear message: they could strike anywhere in the Sahara.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:38:29 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mali army retakes town, Islamists flee French air raids]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Islamist rebels in Mali abandoned the central town of Diabaly on Friday after fleeing a French air strike, military sources said, while West African troops arrived in Bamako to take on the insurgents in Mali&#039;s north.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:28:02 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[French, Malian forces retake front-line town from Islamists]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[French and Malian soldiers wrested control of the central town of Diabaly from Islamist rebels on Friday, its mayor said, and West African reinforcements arrived in Bamako to take on the insurgents dominating the north of Mali.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:35:02 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ghana opposition boycotts president&#039;s inauguration]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ghana&#039;s opposition boycotted the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, ignoring his appeals to end a dispute over last month&#039;s election in the West African state seen as a model democracy in the coup-prone region.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:00:03 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria president says floods won&#039;t cause hunger]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan sought to allay fears on Friday that the nation&#039;s worst floods in at least five decades would trigger a food crisis because of damage to crops.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:28:02 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria president calls floods a "national disaster"]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday visited some of the hundreds of thousands of people made homeless by the country&#039;s worst flooding in at least five decades, calling it a &#039;national disaster&#039;.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/393322/20121012/nigeria-president-calls-floodsnational-disaster.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:00:04 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Exclusive - Obama, Romney to speak at Bill Clinton&#039;s philanthropic summit]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are expected to set aside their political differences later this month to speak at Bill Clinton&#039;s eighth annual philanthropic summit.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/382608/20120911/exclusive-obama-romney-to-speak-at-bill-clintons-philanthropic-summit.htm</guid>
    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/382608/20120911/exclusive-obama-romney-to-speak-at-bill-clintons-philanthropic-summit.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:14:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Stirrings Of Hope: Nigeria Starts ‘Back-Channel’ Talks With Boko Haram Insurgents]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Nigerian government has announced "back-channel" talks with terrorist group Boko Haram, but whether this will actually accomplish anything remains to be seen.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:08:41 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria’s Hunger Games: Corrupt Government To Invest In Olympic Training Program]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has plans to invest heavily in the country&#039;s future Olympians -- even though most of the population still lives in poverty.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/374726/20120817/nigeria-goodluck-jonathan-olympic-training-hunger-games.htm</guid>
    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/374726/20120817/nigeria-goodluck-jonathan-olympic-training-hunger-games.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:21:27 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria: Boko Haram Says Government Killed Civilians, not Terrorists, in Maiduguri Raid]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Joint military-police force kills 20 people in shoot-out in tip-off about Boko Haram meeting]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/373069/20120814/boko-haram-civilians-terrorists-killed-nigerian-security.htm</guid>
    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/373069/20120814/boko-haram-civilians-terrorists-killed-nigerian-security.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:45:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gunmen Kill 19 in Church Attack in Central Nigeria]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Kalashnikov-wielding assailants storm Otite town&#039;s Deeper Life Bible Church service and open fire on worshippers and pastor.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/371163/20120807/gunman-kills-19-people-church-attack-central.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:18:29 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Boko Haram: Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan Should Quit and Convert to Islam]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Wide-ranging video by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed by Jonathan as blackmail.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/370695/20120806/boko-haram-nigeria-president-goodluck-jonathan-resign.htm</guid>
    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/370695/20120806/boko-haram-nigeria-president-goodluck-jonathan-resign.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:52:47 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Boko Haram Kills Two Indian Workers in Factory Raid]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Jihadist terror group storms factory and police station in Nigerian city of Maiduguri.]]></description>
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    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/367188/20120727/boko-haram-kills-two-indians-factory-raid.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:53:05 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gates Foundation To Pledge Funds For Contraception]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[According to United Nations figures, about 220 million women in the developing world who do not want to get pregnant, cannot get reliable access to contraception.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/361863/20120711/gates-foundation-contraception-birth-control.htm</guid>
    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/361863/20120711/gates-foundation-contraception-birth-control.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:59:06 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Inks $4.5 Billion Refinery Deal With US Firm]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The refineries are aimed at replacing Nigeria&#039;s decaying refining infrastructure, which has turned the country into a net importer.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/359073/20120703/vulcan-petroleum-nigeria-refinery-u-s.htm</guid>
    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/359073/20120703/vulcan-petroleum-nigeria-refinery-u-s.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:45:29 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Boko Haram Must be Stopped before Ramadan, Says Nigeria&#039;s Goodluck Jonathan]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Sambo Dasuki takes on national security adviser role with three-week deadline by president to finish off Islamic terror group.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/358012/20120630/nigerian-president-tells-advisor-stop-boko-haram.htm</guid>
    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/358012/20120630/nigerian-president-tells-advisor-stop-boko-haram.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:02:35 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Urges Family Planning: Why Legislation Would Be A Bad Idea]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In Nigeria, overpopulation is a definite problem. Cutting down on fertility rates would help, but the government must choose the right plan of attack.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/357581/20120629/nigeria-goodluck-jonathan-birth-control-fertility-population.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:23:44 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Death Toll Rises to 27 in Nigeria as Boko Haram Gunmen and Police Clash]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Death toll rises to 27 in the latest incidents of clashes between the security forces and Islamic militants in the northern parts of Nigeria.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/357385/20120628/nigeria-boko-haram-islam-explosives-religion.htm</guid>
    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/357385/20120628/nigeria-boko-haram-islam-explosives-religion.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:26:33 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigerian Population Explosion Must be Contained, Warns President Goodluck Jonathan]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Birth control legislation may be brought in as Africa&#039;s most populous country faces demographic nightmare of 400 million by 2050.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:12:18 +1000</pubDate>
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