LAGOS, Nigeria - An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of military-grade weapons including mortar rounds into West Africa.]]>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:50:27 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3bb79694a17b4bafb7dc9c3e20f21bf0/AF--Nigeria-Flamboyant-Publisherhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3bb79694a17b4bafb7dc9c3e20f21bf0/AF--Nigeria-Flamboyant-Publisher

LAGOS, Nigeria - Known for bringing in celebrities and smiling in photographs next to former Western leaders, a flamboyant Nigerian newspaper publisher now faces a challenge from his most vocal critics - his own employees.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:52:10 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4d21ece0a1c148af8ecb7b9651741617/AF--Books-Adichiehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4d21ece0a1c148af8ecb7b9651741617/AF--Books-AdichieLAGOS, Nigeria - Modern life in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, has become almost a character itself in novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's new book, "Americanah."]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:22:19 -0400