Furthermore, not only is education succeeding admirably, these actions will almost certainly reduce state budgets even further in the future.

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One of Muhammad VI's first acts after succeeding his father seven years ago was to end that ostracism with a long state visit to the Rif.

ECONOMIST: Why it is hard to stop Moroccans growing a lucrative crop

According to some press reports the attack at Abiteye in Delta State was carried out by oil thieves angry that the military Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta is succeeding in its effort to stop illegal oil bunkering in the area, thereby jeopardising the livelihood of local bandits who often masquerade as militants.

ECONOMIST: A big rebel group in the Niger Delta calls off its ceasefire