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In this photo taken Sept. 15, 2009, a woman carries a buckets of water home in the mining town of Cerro de Pasco, Peru. As the government continues its aggressive push to extract the country's vast mineral and oil reserves, communities such as Cerro de Pasco show the conflict Peru faces between environmental contamination and jobs that is fueling violent protests, some deadly, from the Andes to the Amazon.
Emergency   Lima   Peru Amazon   Photos   Wikipedia: Pastaza River		  Huffington Post 
Peru Declares Oil Contamination Emergency In Remote Amazon Region
Tue 26 Mar 2013
LIMA, Peru -- Peru's government declared an environmental state of emergency on Monday in a remote Amazon jungle region it says has been affected by years of contamination at the country's most... (photo: AP / Martin Mejia)
Swimming Pool in Water Park Tembesi - full attraction for visitors with various water games and also provide gymnastic room and free internet (WIFI)
Lifestyle   Nigeria   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Swimming pool		  The Guardian 
The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna
Sat 16 Mar 2013
General Idris Yakuba Haruna is in expansive mood, recounting the ups and downs of his career as the Nigerian Minister of Water Resources in this short story from Jekwu Anyaegbuna 'They put up an... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi)
Militants wearing black masks, military fatigues and carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria.  Canberra Times  Wed 20 Feb 2013
Pirates take six foreigners hostage in Nigeria
A tanker. Photo: Reuters LAGOS: Armed pirates who stormed an oil service ship off Nigeria have kidnapped six foreigners and demanded a $US1.3 million ($1.26 million) ransom for their release, the... (photo: AP / George Osodi,)
Kidnapping   Nigeria   Photos   Piracy   Wikipedia: Conflict in the Niger Delta
In this Saturday, April 14, 2012 photo, fighters from the Ansar Dine group, flying the group's black flag, instruct local residents in how to follow Shariah, as they stop in a market area of Timbuktu, Mali. West Africa's regional bloc is recommending the deployment of a regional force to Mali after Tuareg rebels declared an independent state, dubbed Azawad, following a military coup last month. The fighters are divided between a secular group and an Islamist faction that wants to impose Shariah law in Mali's moderate north.  IRINnews  Mon 18 Feb 2013
The regional threat posed by Mali’s militants
FEEDBACKEMAILPRINTREADER MODE DAKAR, 18 February 2013 (IRIN) - Militant Islamists fleeing northern Mali under pressure from French forces could undermine security in neighbouring countries from where... (photo: AP)
Africa   Dakar   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mali
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Locals collect oil from an oil polluted stream in Oshie near Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Tuesday, Oct. 31 2006. South China Morning Post Wed 30 Jan 2013
Nigerian farmers lose key Shell case at The Hague
A Dutch court rejected a bid by Nigerian farmers to hold Shell responsible for oil damage to their villages, in a case that environmental groups had hoped would set a... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Hague   Nigeria   Photos   Pollution   Shell   Wikipedia: Royal Dutch Shell
Oil - Gasoline - Fuel Star Tribune Tue 20 Nov 2012
Official: Nigeria owes its state-run oil firm and only gasoline importer $8.1B in subsidies
LAGOS, Nigeria - An official says the Nigerian government owes its state-run oil firm more than $8.1 billion in gasoline subsidy payments. The... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Economy   Market   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Gasoline
Britain's business secretary, Vince Cable, right, and Nigerian billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, left, attend a global business environment meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Business Insider Wed 24 Oct 2012
Nigeria Has Lost An Absolutely Staggering Amount Of Oil Money To Corruption
Wall Street edges up on China, Boeing after Tuesday drop New home sales jump to near 2-1/2 year high in September Ford to scrap Belgian plant to stem Europe losses... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Corruption   Nigeria   Oil   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Corruption in Nigeria
Locals collect oil from an oil polluted stream in Oshie near Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Tuesday, Oct. 31 2006. France24 Thu 11 Oct 2012
Nigerian farmers sue Shell in Dutch case with global reach
AFP - Four Nigerian farmers take on Shell in a Dutch court, accusing the oil giant of destroying their livelihoods in a case that could set a precedent for global... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Nigeria   Oil   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Environmental issues in the Niger Delta
Africa innovations: 15 ideas helping to transform a continent Mail Guardian South Africa Sun 26 Aug 2012
Africa innovations: 15 ideas helping to transform a continent
Though illegal, the burning of hardwood forests is common in Zambia, a country with few jobs and resources. (Sydelle Willow Smith) Our Coverage... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti)
Africa   Aid   Photos   Wikipedia: Africa   Zambia


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File - Workers drilling for oil on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Fuelling geopolitics: The oil saga Al Jazeera
Iran's Minister of Petroleum Rostam Ghasemi, center, gestures as he speaks to journalists prior to the start of the meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The meeting of the 12 oil ministers of the OPEC focuses on price and production targets. Iran sees no need for OPEC emergency meeting over drop in prices Middle East Online
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, July 23, 2009 in New York. Stocks End a Four-Day Advance as Energy Slides The New York Times
In this Feb. 28, 2012 photo, a pair of specialists work at heir post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets were resilient Thursday, March 1, 2012, despite ongoing concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may be turning a bit more hawkish and figures in Europe showing an unappetizing brew of rising unemployment and inflation A weak start on Wall Street; energy stocks slide The State
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AIDAdiva in Izmir, Cruise ships are organized much like floating hotels, with a complete hospitality staff in addition to the usual ship's crew. Seychelles and South Africa in joint cruise ship marketing talks Nation
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, 14 May, 2013. US navy launches carrier-borne drone Al Jazeera
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaking to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Cameron: Britain won't succumb to terror Newsday
Chinua Achebe Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral The News Tribune
Suspected members of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, are detained by the military, in Bukavu Barracks in Kano state, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Nigeria: Islamic extremist inmates to be released San Francisco Chronicle
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