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Background: Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement, and institutionalizing democracy. In addition, the OBASANJO administration must defuse longstanding ethnic and religious tensions, if it is to build a sound foundation for economic growth and political stability. Despite some irregularities, the April 2003 elections marked the first civilian transfer of power in Nigeria's history.

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By Viajerong Pinoy
January 21st 2008

A BRIEF LUXURY AT THE ABUJA SHERATON Africa » Nigeria » Calabar

ABUJA

Overshot the border as there were no signposts, we got to Nigeria without getting stamped so we had to go back. This is in Ilara, a border town, while our passports are being processed we had truck lunch, once through we tried to change money in town but wont change dollars for us so we moved on, Not one minute later we got stopped by Immigration checkpoint and there will be 8 more that afternoon, unbelievable, most of the time we have to show our passports and officials going up the back of the truck to check us out, Sometimes we [View Full Entry]

By renewablenigeria
May 28th 2007

What's new in Calabar Africa » Nigeria » Calabar

I'll never take street signs for granted again.

OK, I'm posting this really late so some of these aren't terribly new, but here in Calabar 'tigs dey happen-o!' While most outgoing governors here are busy planning to leave the country, there is some nontrivial stuff being unveiled as Mr Duke prepares to leave office. Well done! [View Full Entry]

By AnneMarie
May 23rd 2007

Mali to Nigeria Africa » Nigeria » Calabar

Grinding millet

Well, this isn’t exactly how I’d planned to write my blog, but unfortunately it’s the way it’s panned out! Lack of internet access, lack of bandwidth when you do have the internet (one dial-up connection shared between four people anybody??), and lack of electricity through constant power cuts over the last 6 weeks or so mean that its been impossible to keep up to date with this blog. So rather than try and kill myself writing up entry after entry now that I’ve eventually found an internet café, I’m going to scrap the hurried bits and pieces I’ve sta [View Full Entry]

By Donny
May 22nd 2007

Was it The Worst Boat Trip in The World or The Best? Africa » Nigeria » Calabar

There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cow

It is not a fair reflection on Nigeria that the subject I choose to write about for this particular blog is how I left the country. Yet leaving was the most entertaining part of an entertaining couple of weeks crossing this big bewildering nation. Nigeria was never a country high on my list of places to visit. It has even less tourist sights than its neighbouring West African countries, and even they don’t have many. But the highlight, as for all of Africa, and the reason why I keep coming back, is the people. Travelling through Africa you get used [View Full Entry]

By renewablenigeria
February 20th 2007

First time in the village Africa » Nigeria » Calabar

Linus Ita

Linus Ita is an incredibly determined person. I certainly did not meet him by chance. This strongly built man with steadfast demeanor was attending every meeting related to renewable energy he could, committed to figuring out how to bring it to his un-electrified village. He had been doing so long before I came to this country. In 1998, Linus founded a community-based conservation society to promote practices that increase the quality of life in his village while preserving the rainforest that surrounded and sustained it. In this manner, they had implemented sustainable methods of organic [View Full Entry]

By twotravelbugs
February 6th 2003

Friendly people - and our first wildlife Africa » Nigeria » Calabar

Chimp, Drill Ranch, Calabar

From Benin we crossed into Nigeria and we have spent the past few days driving almost non stop to Abuja, stopping only for eating, sleeping and buying food. It was a long few days! Nigeria has been great so far, not that we've seen much. The people are awesomely friendly, especially the kids, but the adults too, shouting and waving whenever we drive past, kids jumping up and down, its great!! The kids would stop whatever they were doing and run to the side of the road, screaming and waving at us. We stopped in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, stuck [View Full Entry]

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