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• Business
  

  Beyond the Nigeria fuel subsidy crisis

  One would think that being a citizen of a country with the second-largest oil reserves in Africa came with some perks.
• Politics
  

  SIERRA LEONE: "Now we can move on”

  DAKAR, 26 April 2012 (IRIN) - Sierra Leoneans are relieved that former warlord and President of Liberia Charles Taylor has been convicted by the Special Court of Sierra Leone on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• Arts & Entertainment
  

  NIGERIA: Emmah Mbanefo Holds Historic Solo

  ‘Ambivalence’, a historic solo exhibition of the renowned artist, Emmah Mbanefo, will open at Nimbus Art Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos, on April 20, 2012. ‘Ambivalence’ will feature paintings, etchings, sculptures and installations.
• Sport
  

  GAMBIA: Silver for Mensah Elliott in World Masters Athletics Indoor Championship

  Gambian athlete Mensah Elliott has returned from the World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships with a silver medal for Gambia in the 60mH, an event held in Jyväskylä, Finland.
• Technology
  

  NIGERIA: Industry Report Forecasts Enormous Growth in Mobile Market by 2016

  Business Monitor International report reveals 3.3% growth in Nigeria's mobile market in 2011.
• Environment
  

  KENYA: Flash Floods Wreck Havoc as Goverment is Urged to Increase Safety

  Reuben Omondi is a frustrated man; last year, his son was swept away by floods when River Awach in Nyando District burst its banks after heavy rains hit the country.
• Only in Africa
  

  KENYA: Kisumu Impala Sanctuary offers Tourists a lifeline

  It is one of the tourist destination under the western Kenya tourist circuit, boasting of an array of impalas and zebras.
• Development
  

  KENYA: University Student Breaks Unemployment Trend

  In a country where unemployment among young people is on the rise, joining criminal gangs always come in handy as an alternative source of income.
• Health and Medicine
  

  KENYA: Late Mary Onyango Fought Ethnicity and Cancer

  Before her death, the life journey of Mary Onyango had been that of peace and reconciliation, which is much needed at a time when Kenya is headed to another general election with political contenders arousing the demons of ethnicity.
• Opinion
  

  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Not Fit for the World Bank top Job

  At the risk of being labelled an anti-Nigerian element, I dare say that, in my opinion, the Finance Minister is not the right person for the World Bank top job.
• Education
  

  KENYA: Minister Releases 2011 KCSE Results

  Education Minister Professor Sam Ongeri on Wednesday released the results of the 2011 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations with a low performance by girls. However, there was a significant drop in exam cheating.
• Media
  

  IQ4News = Innovation, Incisive, Inspiring

  When the founder and editor-in-chief of IQ4News, Dr Yemisi Akinbobola, floated the idea of a collaborative platform for news on Africa, three years ago, little did she think it was going to attract so much a followership