The Indigo Dye Pits in Kano, northern Nigeria.

NIGERIA - WHAT YOU COULD DO IN 6 WEEKS IF YOU WERE BROKEN DOWN

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January 28th 2008
Referring to the title - well, you could first of all get yourself and your mode of transportation to somewhere in Nigeria where you can fix it.....lets try the capital city of Abuja. After spending the night in Ekom I got up on my Birthday before 5am and walked to the bus/taxi stop (they call them Parks here, i.e. Taxi Park) to organise transport to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Still with no ... read more

Africa » Nigeria » Yankari

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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