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Surveying his Kingdom

I took this on the road north - there was a sort of shanty town built around the "motorway" it was full of rubbish and there were loads of women and children washing in puddles in the middle of the two roads. I managed to take this traveling at about 60mph.
Nigeria - Driving Licence Optional!

June 4th 2011
I’ve now been in Africa for 26 hours and already I think I can understand why people are enchanted by the place. I'm not sure if I'm just being incredibly nieve or if it’s because we are being really well looked after but all the worry and doubt I had before I left the UK seems to have dissolved away in the heat. People are so nice and friendly here. Their greeting and general way of dealing w ... read more
Africa » Nigeria

Nigerian Flag 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 bee... ... read more
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