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BBC E-mail: African view: Obama snubs Nigeria?

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** African view: Obama snubs Nigeria? **
In our new series of weekly viewpoints from African journalists, Sola Odunfa considers President Barack Obama's forthcoming visit to Ghana in a letter from Lagos.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/africa/8096002.stm >


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