Transcript: In the second part of the Africa series, Linda Wertheimer examines Nigeria's...

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April 18, 1994
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LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: In the last few years much of the news from Africa has been dominated by scenes of starvation, of people buffeted by civil strife, pushed out of their homes and away from their farms, unable to feed themselves or find food. Tonight we're continuing with a series of reports of Africa produced by NPR and Africa News Service, and a different kind of story of food from Nigeria.

Nigeria can feed its people. Thirty years ago Nigeria produced its own food and exported pineapples and cocoa. It was the world's leading exporter of peanuts. But then oil was discovered.

ROBERT SIEGEL, Host: In the oil boom years, many Nigerians moved ...

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