Daily Archives: September 3, 2012
The roasted chickens had an unusual stuffing – $150,000 worth of cocaine, according to Nigerian police. A Nigerian mechanic who struggled in Brazil for more than six years had hoped the drugs would buy him a life of luxury in … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Baba Suwe, Brazil, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Latin America, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria, Sao Paulo, United States
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By Abdi Aynte For the first time in four years, the militant group al-Shabaab is not the center of attention in Somalia. Since the fighters were ejected from the capital Mogadishu a year ago by the African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, AMISOM, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, somali government, Somali people, Somalia
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By Aaron Leaf Two years ago during my first month living in Liberia, my colleague Lamii took me to the annual Press Union retreat in the city of Buchanan. It was a chance for journalists from across the country to … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Americo-Liberian, Central African Republic, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Liberia, Mads Brügger, Monrovia, Varney Sherman
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Thisday Abuja — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has declared 13 out of the 27 Nigerians, who were deported from Madrid, Spain, and received on August 10, 2012, at the International wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ikeja, IndepthAfrica, Inspector General, Inspector-General of Police, Lagos, madrid, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force
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Thomas Sowell After reading Barack Obama’s book “Dreams from My Father,” it became painfully clear that he has not been searching for the truth, because he assumed from an early age that he had already found the truth — and … read more »
P. David Hornik The Jerusalem Post’s Herb Keinon notes: When Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy blasted Syria’s government at the Non-Aligned Movement Conference in Tehran on Thursday, his comments prompted Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem to storm out. But when Iranian … read more »
President Obama has nominated a former union organizer with a disturbingly radical background to a vitally important federal office that could manipulate unemployment figures for the Obama administration’s benefit. The nominee in question is central banker Erica L. Groshen, an … read more »
Originally published in the Jerusalem Post. By Tuesday, 50 Israeli families will have been tossed out of their homes in their village of Migron, which is set for destruction. They will not be dispossessed because they unlawfully squatted on someone else’s property. … read more »
It has been common knowledge over a period that results of our first cycle education tests have been abysmal and this should underline the fact that Ghana is at moment non-competitive as a nation. And these low levels of educational … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged Bexley College, Education, Ghana, High school, indepthafria, Kent, London, Prempeh College, University of Ghana
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By Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam It is time to bury the hatchet and move forward in Ethiopia! Nelson Mandela taught that “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, Good governance, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Nelson Mandela, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement, Oromo Liberation Front, Unity for Democracy and Justice
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by Ogbuefi Blogs Be patient with me, Jonathan tells Nigerians, but someone should tell him that we cannot be his wife patience, and are tired of waiting for PDP to deliver. President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged Nigerians to give … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bamanga Tukur, Chairman, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, National Council on Privatisation, Nigeria, PDP, Peoples Democratic Party
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“He took a leading role on Africa’s negotiations on climate change, in peacemaking in Sudan and in the fight to bring stability back to Somalia.” Zuma was speaking at Zenawi’s funeral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Indeed, his legacy is defined … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, New Partnership for Africa Development, Somalia, South Africa
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Tapiwa Gomo, newsday South Africa is a very fast country. A week that started with the Marikana Mine shooting and the death of dozens of people ended with headlines on the death of Solly, the hippo. How the death of … read more »
Posted in Article, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress Youth League, Cape Town, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, Marikana, South Africa
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Ethiopians in Toronto, Sunday September 2nd paid tribute to their late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi during a memorial service at Dominion Ballroom, Sheraton Hotel, Downtown Toronto. The memorial service at Sherraton centre included among others, songs about commendable deeds of … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Hottest News, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Downtown Toronto, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, State funeral, toronto
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However, his first priority will be to see a return to form of both of them when Newcatle entertain Aston Villa on Sunday, after somewhat underwhelming starts to the Premier League season. “I think both Cisse and Ba have been … read more »
Posted in News, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Alan Pardew, Aston Villa, Aston Villa F.C., Cisse, Daily Mail, Paul Lambert, Premier League, Senegal
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Ghana will open camping on Monday ahead of Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash with Malawi in Accra. Majority of the Black Stars players are expected to arrive in Monday night having played for their clubs in Europe on … read more »
KANO Pillars central defender, Papa Idris was the biggest casualty at the weekend as the national team’s technical crew headed by Stephen Keshi gradually zeroes in on a final list of players that will tackle Liberia in this weekend’s Nations … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, Emmanuel Emenike, Ikechukwu Uche, Liberia, Nigeria national football team, Nosa Igiebor, Obiora Nwankwo, Stephen Keshi
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