Nigeria's acting president dissolves cabinet

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Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday dissolved the cabinet a little over a month after taking power, asserting his authority over the government in Africa's most populous nation.

No explanation was given for the move and a new cabinet had not been named by Jonathan, who took over last month after parliament voted to force ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua to step aside until he is well enough to return.

The decision comes at a tense time for one of Africa's top oil producers, following Muslim-Christian violence in the country's north and renewed unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta in the south.