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...pathetic that nobody can openly oppose him. My heart goes out to the good people of Zimbabwe. Other African leaders need to come together and find a way to help Zimbabweans and their beloved country. Mugabe should be made to pay for his atrocities. Agbonma Nzerue, Abuja, Nigeria...
...three years ago Nigeria became only the second country in sub-Saharan Africa (after South Africa) to launch its own satellite. NigeriaSat-1 took off from Russia but is controlled by Nigerian scientists and engineers from a ground station in Abuja. The satellite, which was built in Britain, is part of a network called the Disaster Monitoring Constellation. Its job includes keeping an orbiting eye on Nigeria's vanishing forest resources and often vandalized oil pipelines. It also watches for impending disasters such as fires and floods and shares the information with a consortium that includes Algeria, China, Thailand, Turkey...
...still a leader on the continent. Remember that Africa cherishes Nkrumah's overarching dreams, despite his errors. Africa is now on more solid ground, not only because Africans have been dreaming but also because we have been conscientiously and systematically working. You'd better believe it. Tordue Salem, ABUJA, NIGERIA...
...religious strife that has by now taken thousands of lives on both sides. That experience, combined with his naturally combative and entrepreneurial nature, made him a fearless herald of Christ. Starting when he became a bishop in 1989, Akinola developed Nigeria's hewn-from-the-forest capital, Abuja, into a great Anglican center. Later, he habitually sent bishops to non-Christian areas to preach the Gospel. Muslims sometimes responded violently, but the church gained a presence in the north. Notes the Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner, a well-connected Episcopal rector who counts Akinola as a friend: "They give witness...
...wealth, the more the better. Stephen Odili London The profiles in "60 years of heroes" proved that no matter where you are on the planet, you can positively change the course of the future. The odds stacked against you do not matter. Thanks for the inspiring stories. Deinde Falase Abuja, Nigeria Raise a Glass As someone who likes good food and wine, I was delighted to read about how a substance called resveratrol in red wine proved to have a terrific health benefit in tests with mice [Nov. 13]. Then I read, "You would need to drink more than...