MJ Smith

Africa MJ Smith - 17 Apr 2013

A campaign to stamp out the spreading of rumours in Bayelsa, the home state of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, is now underway.

Article MJ Smith - 5 Mar 2013

Economists expect Nigeria, already the continent's most populous nation and largest oil producer, to soon overtake South Africa in terms of GDP.

Article MJ Smith & Aminu Abubakar - 28 Jan 2012

Boko Haram has killed hundreds in attacks that authorities have been unable to stop, prompting calls for talks to bring an end to the bloodshed.

Article MJ Smith - 30 Oct 2011

Nigeria is the continent's most populist country with around 160-million people, and the UN estimates it could grow to around 400-million by 2050.

Article MJ Smith - 29 May 2011

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in on Sunday following an election seen as the fairest in two decades.

Article MJ Smith - 23 Feb 2010

Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced out of Haiti, but the suffering wrought by last month's earthquake has intensified calls for his return.

Article MJ Smith - 19 Feb 2010

Haitians who survived last month's devastating earthquake that killed more than 200 000 now face a fear: rain.

Article MJ Smith - 12 Feb 2010

Haiti on Friday marks the one-month anniversary of the devastating quake that killed more than 210 000 people.

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