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Nigeria News: State of emergency declared in 4 states

President Goodluck Jonathan vows to crush Islamic extremists Boko Haram

Nigerians plan mass strike as fuel subsidy ends

Senegal music icon Youssou N’Dour to run for president (VIDEO)

Somalia News: Al Shabaab pushed out of Beledwayne

Burkina Faso News: Customs chief is sacked

Swaziland activists accuse Coca-Cola of supporting King Mswati III

Activists accuse Coke of propping up Swaziland’s regime.

Nigeria News: Fuel price chaos, terror threats begin 2012

As Nigerian authorities declare a state of emergency in parts of the north, protests break out across the country, demanding the government reinstate a decades-old fuel subsidy.

South Sudan News: 130 Doctors Without Borders staff missing

Medical staff flee South Sudan clinic attacked by armed youths.

Kenya News: Press covers Somalia conflict

Kenyan papers write lots of stories about the army in Somalia but only have 1 source: the military.

Kenya News: Twitter updates on Somalia conflict

Kenyan military spokesman and the Shabaab press office draw attention as they tweet war updates.