Word: nigerias
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tribes, whom he regards as his enemies. There were reports of house-to-house searches and sweeping arrests. Among the prominent Ugandans who "disappeared" last week were Byron Kawadwa, who had led the Uganda troupe to the recent Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture in Nigeria, and Tucker Lwanage, chief librarian at Makerere University. A student who fled after his uncle was seized by police said he had heard that between 1,000 and 1,500 Lango and Acholi soldiers had been killed in recent skirmishes at army barracks in the towns of Mubende and Mbarara...
...Yoruba, semi-official language in western Nigeria, having abundant modern literature, spoken by more than five million people...
...semi-official language of eastern Nigeria, spoken by more than three and a half million people...
...Hausa, official language of northern Nigeria, lingua franca and commercial language of western Africa, significant literature (some older) written in Arabic and Latin script...
...Nigeria, a country he had visited twice before, Young seemed to gain assurance. He was received with surprising warmth by General Obasanjo, who had refused to meet with Henry Kissinger last year, but promised Young his support "in his great task of bridging the wide gulf between the U.S. and Africa." Explaining the Nigerians' warmth toward him, Young said with a grin: "Nigeria is arrogant and Kissinger is arrogant, and so there was a clash. I may be just as arrogant, but I can control it better." Later he added, "They're anxious for a new start...