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Cassava drying in the sun
Agriculture - Nutrition

Nigeria farmers double cassava yields

afrol News - Nigerian farmers have more than doubled the yield of cassava, thanks to new varieties and a little bit of "juju" delivered to the Oyo state after a food crisis in 2008.

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and First Lady Patience
Politics

Finally credible elections for Nigeria?

afrol News - Will the upcoming general elections in Nigeria become a repetition of the 2007 sham, or can the country finally organise a credible poll? There are both good and bad signs.


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Mangroves in the Casamance (Senegal)
Environment - Nature | Science - Education

The Mangroves
an undervalued ecosystem


afrol News - Historically classified "unhealthy wastelands" or "useless swamps" by development-eager authorities and businesses, the mangrove forests actually are one of the most fascinating resources in tropical Africa. The trees manage to live on the edge between flooding rivers, tidal waves intruding with salt water and the drylands, where they create new land and environs rich in fish, birds, wood and other resources. Finally, their value is being discovered.

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Garoua: Resident's residence (approx. 1909)
Society | Culture - Arts

Rise and Fall of the Adamawa Emirate

afrol News - The ancient Emirate of Adamawa was a part of the Sokoto Caliphate, the politically dominant empire of the Central Sudan in the 19th century. Adamawa was known as "The wild east" of the Caliphate, were Fulbe settlers occupied the vast highlands of Northern Cameroon and provided slaves for the empire from the neighboring areas.

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