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Posted: 3/8/2012 5:34:48 AM EST
A protester shouts slogans on the second day of a protest against a removal of fuel subsidies in Lagos in this January 10, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/Files
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Posted: 3/8/2012 4:58:55 AM EST
A protester shouts slogans on the second day of a protest against a removal of fuel subsidies in Lagos in this January 10, 2012 file photo. In January, hundreds of thousands of Nigerians took part in the biggest protests in the history of Africa's most populous nation. Sparked by a hike in state-subsidised petrol prices, they were fuelled by anger at the graft that has for decades channelled oil wealth into the pockets of its elites. Those who have grown rich on Nigeria's oil usually avoid talking about graft, let alone tackling it. But sometimes the anger of a public impoverished by decades of malfeasance forces action. Responding to a public outcry, the government has in recent weeks announced a raft of measures to address corruption in the oil sector, an issue that may come to define Goodluck Jonathan's presidency almost as much as the Islamist insurgency in the north. To match Insight NIGERIA-CORRUPTION/OIL REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/Files (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS
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Posted: 3/8/2012 12:57:24 AM EST
A protester is detained by riot police while protesting in Santiago March 7, 2012. Members of social organizations from Aysen are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries, according to local media. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS ENERGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 10:09:43 PM EST
An inhabitant of the southern Aysen region, some 1,682 km (1,045 miles) south of Santiago, shows a shotgun shell he said was fired by riot policemen during a rally against the government, March 6, 2012. Several people have been injured during recent clashes between riot policemen and social organizations from Aysen, which are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries among a series of requests, according to local media. Picture taken March 6, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 10:07:58 PM EST
Raul Mancilla, an inhabitant of the southern Aysen region, some 1,682 km (1,045 miles) south of Santiago, shows a wound he said was inflicted by baton police during a rally against the government, March 5, 2012. Several people have been injured during recent clashes between riot policemen and social organizations from Aysen, which are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries among a series of requests, according to local media. Picture taken March 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 10:01:52 PM EST
Hector Santana, an inhabitant of the southern Aysen region, some 1,682 km (1,045 miles) south of Santiago, shows a wound he said was inflicted by a pellet fired by riot policemen during a rally against the government, March 6, 2012. Several people have been injured during recent clashes between riot policemen and social organizations from Aysen, which are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries among a series of requests, according to local media. Picture taken March 6, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 9:54:14 PM EST
Inhabitants of the southern Aysen region, some 1,682 km (1,045 miles) south of Santiago, show pellets that they said were fired at them by riot policemen during a rally against the government, March 6, 2012. Several people have been injured during recent clashes between riot policemen and social organizations from Aysen, which are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries among a series of requests, according to local media. Picture taken March 6, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 9:47:27 PM EST
Julio Cesar Ramolcoi Mariman, an inhabitant of the southern Aysen region, some 1,682 km (1,045 miles) south of Santiago, shows one of six wounds he said was inflicted by riot policemen during a rally against the government, March 6, 2012. Several people have been injured during recent clashes between riot policemen and social organizations from Aysen, which are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries among a series of requests, according to local media. Picture taken March 6, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 9:44:39 PM EST
Sergio Antonio Pacheco Ojeda, an inhabitant of the southern Aysen region, some 1,682 km (1,045 miles) south of Santiago, shows a wound that he said was inflicted by a tear gas canister fired by riot policemen during a rally against the government, March 3, 2012. Several people have been injured during recent clashes between riot policemen and social organizations from Aysen, which are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries among a series of requests, according to local media. Picture taken March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 7:04:04 PM EST
An anti-riot police uses a baton to hit a protester during a demonstration in Santiago March 7, 2012. Members of social organizations from Aysen are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries, according to local media. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS ENERGY)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 7:03:47 PM EST
A protester is detained by riot police while demostrating in Santiago March 7, 2012. Members of social organizations from Aysen are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries, according to local media. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS ENERGY)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 7:01:13 PM EST
A protester is detained by riot police while protesting in Santiago March 7, 2012. Members of social organizations from Aysen are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries, according to local media. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 7:00:35 PM EST
A demonstrator, being sprayed with water released by police to disperse protesters, holds a sign reading "Force Aysen" in Santiago March 7, 2012. Members of social organizations from Aysen are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries, according to local media. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS ENERGY)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 7:00:08 PM EST
A protester is detained by riot police while protesting in Santiago March 7, 2012. Members of social organizations from Aysen are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries, according to local media. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS ENERGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 6:57:50 PM EST
A protester is detained by riot police while protesting in Santiago March 7, 2012. Members of social organizations from Aysen are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries, according to local media. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS ENERGY)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 9:31:25 AM EST
An employee of a petrol station fills a car tank in Cairo March 7, 2012. Egypt is pinning its hopes on natural gas to help it reduce energy subsidies that are eating up 20 percent of its state budget and are likely to continue growing if measures aren't taken soon. For years, the government has resisted cutting subsidies for fear of igniting inflation and the wrath of its citizens. It is now under renewed pressure to tackle the issue as it negotiates a $3.2 billion emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund to avert a balance of payments crisis; the IMF is expected to require a commitment from Cairo to reform its finances. To match Analysis EGYPT-SUBSIDIES/ REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 9:29:25 AM EST
An employee of a petrol station fills a car tank in Cairo March 7, 2012. Egypt is pinning its hopes on natural gas to help it reduce energy subsidies that are eating up 20 percent of its state budget and are likely to continue growing if measures aren't taken soon. For years, the government has resisted cutting subsidies for fear of igniting inflation and the wrath of its citizens. It is now under renewed pressure to tackle the issue as it negotiates a $3.2 billion emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund to avert a balance of payments crisis; the IMF is expected to require a commitment from Cairo to reform its finances. To match Analysis EGYPT-SUBSIDIES/ REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 9:28:04 AM EST
An employee of a petrol station fills a car tank in Cairo March 7, 2012. Egypt is pinning its hopes on natural gas to help it reduce energy subsidies that are eating up 20 percent of its state budget and are likely to continue growing if measures aren't taken soon. For years, the government has resisted cutting subsidies for fear of igniting inflation and the wrath of its citizens. It is now under renewed pressure to tackle the issue as it negotiates a $3.2 billion emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund to avert a balance of payments crisis; the IMF is expected to require a commitment from Cairo to reform its finances. To match Analysis EGYPT-SUBSIDIES/ REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
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Posted: 3/7/2012 9:26:56 AM EST
An employee of a petrol station fills a car tank in Cairo March 7, 2012. Egypt is pinning its hopes on natural gas to help it reduce energy subsidies that are eating up 20 percent of its state budget and are likely to continue growing if measures aren't taken soon. For years, the government has resisted cutting subsidies for fear of igniting inflation and the wrath of its citizens. It is now under renewed pressure to tackle the issue as it negotiates a $3.2 billion emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund to avert a balance of payments crisis; the IMF is expected to require a commitment from Cairo to reform its finances. To match Analysis EGYPT-SUBSIDIES/ REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
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Posted: 3/3/2012 9:59:28 AM EST
Demonstrators use the frame of a car to block a road covered with fuel during a protest at Aysen region, some 1682 km (1045 miles) south of Santiago March 3, 2012. Members of social organizations from Aysen are demanding fuel subsidies and special regional minimum salaries, according to local media. REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS)
