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From Our Own Correspondent: Nigeria and Mozambique

01/05/2013

Nigeria and Mozambique

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Nigeria and Mozambique

Glamour, glitz and gangsters in the Niger Delta and rebuilding the city of Quelimane

An Africa special with reports from Yenegoa and Quelimane. On the trail of rebels who extort the Nigerian oil industry, Will Ross experienced an unusual mix of glamour and gangsters in the Niger Delta. First he celebrated Nollywood's international success at the glitzy AMAAs film awards until the small hours. Next, with very little sleep, it was straight into a military gunboat to investigate whether a new strategy really has bought off the local kidnappers and extortionists. 

In Mozambique, Leo Johnson meets a much more low-key character who's still changing the urban landscape: Manuel de Araujo, inspirational mayor of the once-elegant city of Quelimane. He wants to bring it back from the ruins - but how to keep up the impetus for improvement, with so little revenue?

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