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What links Nigeria and Norway?

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 The fishing industry It is hard to think of two countries more diverse than Nigeria , and Norway ; what could link the frozen Arctic to the heat of equatorial Africa ? There is a long-standing business deal between the countires that goes back to the late 1960's when Nigeria was in the throes of a Civil War . Government troops cut off the routes to the cities, forcing the people to seek other ways to get food; this they did by signing a deal with Norway to have salted Cod shipped to the ports. This cod is ideal; it is frozen, the smoke dried to preserve it, so it has a long-life as a food source.