Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, has dissolved the country's cabinet.Mr Jonathan became acting president in February amid the continuing illness of President Umaru Yar'AduaMr Yar'Adua went to Saudi Arabia for treatment in November last year and, despite returning to Nigeria recently, has not been seen in public.
Haiti will need $11.5bn (£7.5bn) to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January, the country's government estimates.The amount is a rough estimate of money required for a complete overhaul of the impoverished country, officials say.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has called for the United States to share responsibility in the battle against drug traffickers in the two countries.His comments came on a one-day visit to the border city of Ciudad Juarez where three people connected to the US consulate were killed on Saturday.
