Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators protecting against the removal of government subsidies on fuel. Fuel prices have doubled since the removal of the subsidies on Sunday. Here's Tomi Oladipo.
Nigerians have reacted angrily to the increase of the price of petrol following the removal of the fuel subsidy. Police fired tear gas to disperse a group of about 200 protesters in the capital Abuja. Trade Unions say they will carry out mass demonstrations in the coming days. The removal of the fuel subsidy has led to a sharp increase in transport costs. And analysts fear that this will make life more expensive and tougher for the average Nigerian. Despite being an oil-producing nation, Nigeria does not have functioning
refineries
. The country export crude oil and import refined petrolium products.
The head of the Arab League says the Syrian army has
pulled out of
residential areas but has warned that snipers remain a threat a week after Arab League monitors began their peace mission. Nabil Al-Araby said gunfire continued in some parts of the country and
appealed for
all shooting to stop. Mr Al-Araby's remarks follow a combine Arab League advisory body for the monitors to be withdrawn from Syria. World news from the BBC.
In the United States contenders for the Republic nomination to run against president Barak Obama in Novermber are making their last appeals to voters in Iowa. In what's the first major test of the 2012 presidential election campaign, Iowans will cast their