Ugandan bank disappears – BBC NEWS

Has the Nigerian 419 expanded their operations to East Africa?
Excerpt via BBC NEWS | Africa | Ugandan shock as bank disappears.
Scammers have targeted a town on the Uganda-Kenya border with an elaborate fraud – setting up a fake bank and taking deposits, before fleeing.
The bank opened an office in Malaba town, advertised on radio and took $100,000 [...]

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China alert over ‘al-Qaeda threat’ – Al Jazeera English – Asia-Pacific

So the plot thickens…
Reminds me of a quote I once came across.
Now, I’ll admit that I am neither in the heat of a battle nor have I lost a loved one at the hands of an oppressive agent thus making me not qualified to pass judgement on those who have been personally [...]

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Nigeria ‘ready for 10,000 rebels’ – BBC NEWS | Africa |

Some 10,000 militants could benefit from an amnesty in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta region, a military official has said.
Air-Vice Marshal Lucky Ararile said militants who disarmed would be paid a monthly allowance while being reintegrated into civilian life.
The disarming militants would be paid 20,000 naira ($135) per month while in the centres, along with 1,500 [...]

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Sahara gas pipeline gets go-ahead – BBC NEWS | Business |

Nigeria, Niger and Algeria have signed an agreement to build a multi-billion dollar pipeline to take Nigerian gas across the Sahara to the Mediterranean.
The giant project, which will cost an estimated $13bn (£8bn), aims to deliver up to 30 billion cubic metres of gas per year for the European market.
France’s Total, Anglo-Dutch firm Shell, and [...]

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