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Fumi Akande washes plates for a restaurant in the street as her child plays nearby, in Lagos, Nigeria Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. In the first two months of his office, the shy, aristocratic new president of Nigeria has faced a national strike, continued violence in the country's oil region and criticism over his timidity _ he only announced a Cabinet last week. But these problems pale compared to the jaw-dropping corruption, decay of infrastructure and widespread poverty that 140 million Nigerians are expecting President Umaru Yar'Adua to tackle. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)