04:40 GMT 21st December 2011
Two years on, the Federal Government's historic Niger Delta amnesty programme is helping to reintegrate former militants into society and paving the way for sustainable development of the region.
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03:12 GMT 21st December 2011
Drought-hit Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, has cut its planned 2012 budget expenditure, saying it wants to avoid the fate of euro zone countries struggling with excess debt.
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