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...Obasanjo has given the country some stability, pushing through profound economic reforms, achieving an $18 billion debt cancellation deal and taking on some of Nigeria's most corrupt politicians. More than $380 billion has been stolen by Nigeria's rulers over the past five decades according to the government. One military ruler alone stole some $6 billion. Obasanjo set up the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (efcc), which says it has recovered $5 billion of stolen assets, going after ministers and governors, and even prosecuting the chief of police, who served six months in jail...
...show’s many central characters is King Paramount the First (Jonathan M. Roberts ’09). As ruler of the fictional island nation Utopia, King Paramount champions the radical Anglicization of his country. Though Paramount is a pushover throughout the show, he’s never one that you’ll feel bad laughing at, and Roberts’ voice is the best in the whole show...
...afternoon, the tour takes in the mausoleum of 18th century ruler Timur Shah, as well as the Shah-do-Shamshira Mosque. En route to the tour's last stop-the renovated gardens and tomb of Babur, who asked that his remains be buried in his favorite city-Rahimi points out the stadium where the Taliban beheaded murderers and stoned adulterers. Violent, summary justice is what many people would think of when it comes to this city. But these days, Rahimi says, the stadium is used for sports once more, and is where the country's 2008 Olympic athletes are being...
...decade ago, Dubai was a relatively sleepy sheikhdom - one of seven that make up the United Arab Emirates - known for being a trading hub due to its ports, rather than the oil output that enriches its neighbor, Abu Dhabi. But the ambitious Sheikh Mohammed, who formally became its ruler in 2006, implemented a vision that combined Dubai's international trade links with a CEO-management style rare in Middle East governance, transforming Dubai into a global business center and tourist destination...
...other global service companies making Dubai their Middle East hub. At present, oil provides only 3% of Dubai's GDP, with services accounting for three-quarters. As Sheikh Mo noted when he unveiled his government's new Strategic Plan last month, Dubai has no intention of slowing down. The Ruler vowed to pursue 11% annual growth through 2015 to realize Gross Domestic Product of $108 billion and an average personal income of $44,000 a year. That's pretty big talkin', even by Texas standards...