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...tougher. In the wake of the first African summit on HIV/AIDS, which took place in Nigeria in late 2000, Nigeria's President, Olusegun Obasanjo, held photo ops in which he hugged HIV-positive people, one of whom was Ishaya. Weeks later, she was horrified when posters, newspaper ads and giant billboards appeared all over the country, showing her embracing the President. A rumor began circulating that he had given her half a million dollars--not entirely preposterous, given the corruption in Nigeria's government. Beggars besieged her, and relatives, among them those who had shunned her, began demanding help, even...
They do need her. Although most of Nigeria's estimated 4 million HIV/AIDS victims live in remote places like Biliru, "the fight against HIV/AIDS is being fought in big cities, expensive hotels, huge jeeps and office buildings," Ishaya says matter-of-factly. "The people who desperately need help in rural areas are not getting anything. I can't stand it and will speak the truth...
...Fela Kuti, he’s from Nigeria. He was one of the most energetic performers and band leaders of all time. He had his own genre, I guess you’d call it Afro-beat. That’s what he called...
...President Abdulaye Wade suggested that his country should buy its own ferry to use on the River Gambia - or even tunnel under its neighbor. There are many longer tunnels in the world, Wade said, and China had already offered to help dig one here. Earlier this month, regional power Nigeria stepped in to end the impasse. Gambia agreed to scale back ferry fees and Senegal said it would reopen its borders. "The stupid thing is, we are the same people," says money changer Fall. "Our problems come between the authorities, not the people." In Africa, though, the dream...
...successful real estate agent. The show is apolitical to a fault: President Allen is an Independent and has a knack for taking tough, principled stands almost no one could disagree with. She's against the repression of journalists in Russia and the stoning of women for adultery in Nigeria, and dammit, she doesn't care who she offends! "I'm the first to admit that in some ways, this is a fantasy President," says Davis. "We want and dream of a President who will make the right choices for the right reasons and not based on pleasing factions of their...