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No matter how many times Olusegun Obasanjo speaks of his plans to retire to his chicken farm after stepping down as president of Nigeria, millions still wonder whether he really means to relinquish power. Many Nigerians suspect the 70-year-old retired general intends to continue dominating the affairs of Africa's most populous nation and biggest oil exporter.
Big crowds lined the route of London's mass road race to cheer on 36 000 runners, may of whom wore black ribbons to honour the dead and wounded.
The Economic Community of West African States called for innovative solutions to unblock the stalled peace process in Côte d'Ivoire as heads of state launched talks on Friday aimed to map a new route to elections in the world's top cocoa grower. Time is running out in the war-divided country to decide a new transition arrangement.
Nigerian kidnappers have released all 24 Filipino seamen they had been holding captive in the creeks of the oil-producing Niger Delta since January 20, the men's employer, German shipping firm Baco-Liner, said on Tuesday. The kidnappers said they had freed the men "on humanitarian grounds" without receiving any ransom.
Big crowds lined the route of London's mass road race to cheer on 36 000 runners, may of whom wore black ribbons to honour the dead and wounded.
No matter how many times Olusegun Obasanjo speaks of his plans to retire to his chicken farm after stepping down as president of Nigeria, millions still wonder whether he really means to relinquish power. Many Nigerians suspect the 70-year-old retired general intends to continue dominating the affairs of Africa's most populous nation and biggest oil exporter.
The Economic Community of West African States called for innovative solutions to unblock the stalled peace process in Côte d'Ivoire as heads of state launched talks on Friday aimed to map a new route to elections in the world's top cocoa grower. Time is running out in the war-divided country to decide a new transition arrangement.
Nigerian kidnappers have released all 24 Filipino seamen they had been holding captive in the creeks of the oil-producing Niger Delta since January 20, the men's employer, German shipping firm Baco-Liner, said on Tuesday. The kidnappers said they had freed the men "on humanitarian grounds" without receiving any ransom.
