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Nigeria leader to go on 8-week medical trip: paper Friday, 16 Jan 2009

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's presidency declined to comment on a newspaper report on Friday that President Umaru Yar'Adua would spend eight weeks abroad having medical checks from January 26.  Full Article

 

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The global financial crisis has hit world economies hard and governments have been forced to roll out rescue packages. Is Africa, so dependent on foreign aid, responding appropriately?   Blog 

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