Subscriptions Central AfricaEast AfricaHorn of AfricaIndian OceanNorth AfricaSouthern AfricaWest AfricaAfrica / World Agriculture - NutritionCulture - ArtsEconomy - DevelopmentEnvironment - NatureGay - LesbianGender - WomenHealthHuman rightsLabourMediaPoliticsScience - EducationSocietyTechnologyTravel - Leisure From Behind By Country By Topic Chronological Press Releases Partner Media Contact Us
  Vea esta sección en español  

afrol Nigeria pages:
Nigeria News 
Nigeria Archive 
Nigeria Index (links) 


 

Feature articles
 
The Mangroves <br><i>an undervalued ecosystem</i>
Rise and Fall of the Adamawa Emirate

Nigeria documents
 


Technology | Economy - Development

Nigerian satellite in trouble

afrol News - Africa's and Nigeria's first geosynchronous communication satellite NigComSat-1 may have been lost for ever, although operators hold it only suffers from a flat battery, which can be fixed. The Chinese-build satellite had cost at least US$ 340 million.

Read more


Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development

Seven new US-Africa flight routes planned

afrol News - The Atlanta-based US airliner Delta Air Lines today announced it is planning to launch seven new flights connecting North America and Africa. New connections from Atlanta will go to South Africa, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal and Cape Verde. New York is to be connected with South Africa and Nigeria.

Read more


» Lebanese hostage rescued in Nigeria
» Hostage killed in failed rescue operation
» Nigeria cuts oil production
» Nigeria suspends $8.3 billion railway project

More Nigeria news?

Our Nigeria News Page contains more features about Nigeria - latest news, in depth features and all the latest articles.

  GO!    


 

 

Nigeria features
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.

Read more

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.

Read more


Current afrol News Top Stories
» Guinea is Africa's worst union oppressor
» Kenya, Rwanda go bilateral, ignore EAC failure
» 3,000 more peacekeepers to DR Congo
» EU "plans to dump" milk, butter in Africa
» Rebels will not go unpunished - ICC
» Police and Judiciary most corrupt institutions in Uganda
» SA cabinet disappointed by Zimbabwe
» Investments pour into Sierra Leone mining
» Seychelles starts negotiating with creditors
» "Swaziland is now officially a military state"

    Recommend this page to a friend

top of page about afrol News | news | countries | archive | services | feed back | español 

© afrol News. Reproducing or buying afrol News' articles.

   You can contact us at mail@afrol.com