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Nigeria is confronted with two major crises: the angry anti-government protests sparked by fuel price hikes and the Islamic extremist terror attacks by Boko Haram. Together the problems threaten to pull the country apart. President Goodluck Jonathan warns of civil war. Yet many say the cause of the problems is bad government. A look at the root causes of Nigeria's troubles and the way forward for Africa's most populous country.

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President Jonathan needs more than good luck to pull Nigeria off the brink.

ABUJA — Nigeria is at the brink, confronted by the double crises of angry protests against fuel price hikes and a deadly wave of Islamic extremist terrorism.

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