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Politics | Society Nigeria Senate leader calls Gaddafi "mad man" afrol News - David Mark, President of the Nigerian Senate, calls the Libyan leader a "mad man" over the latter's proposal to split Nigeria into a Christian and a Muslim state. Religious leaders call the proposal "evil". And today, Nigeria recalled its ambassador to Libya. Read more

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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. Read more

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. Read more