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.

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

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

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

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