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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 03:00
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Conflict & emergencies [2]
Issue Number: 
250 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Corruption and inequality have fed insurrection among impoverished youth in Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer. The tension is rising in the period before next year’s presidential election; at the same time, the oil from new wells is beginning to flow, reports this Le Monde Diplomatique article.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/33383 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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