Daily Archives: September 18, 2012
[View the story "2012/13 UEFA Champions League Day2 Live Blog" on Storify] 2012/13 UEFA Champions League Day2 Live Blog Follow IndepthAfrica Match Preview, Live Scores and Video Highlights of Manchester United vs. Galatasaray and Chelsea vs Juventus. Storified by … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2012/13 UEFA Champions League Day 2, manchester, Manchester United, Manchester United F.C., Manchester United vs. Galatasaray, Old Trafford, Rio Ferdinand, Robin van Persie, Ryan Giggs, Uefa Champions League
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It is time for Chelsea to go about defending their European Crown, they begin their campaign at home to Italian Champions Juventus. Now, without the talismatic striker Didier Drogba, who played a pivotal role in winning them their first UEFA … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2012/13 UEFA Champions League, Andrea Pirlo, Chelsea, Chelsea v Juventus Preview, Eden Hazard, IndepthAfrica, John Obi Mikel, Juventus, Serie, Stamford Bridge, Uefa Champions League
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The Red Devils welcome Champions League football to Old Trafford once more after crashing out of the group stages last time out. Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson’s men come into the game with a fine weekend win over Wigan Athletic … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Alex Ferguson, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Manchester United F.C., Old Trafford, Patrice Evra, Robin van Persie, Shinji Kagawa, Uefa Champions League, Wayne Rooney
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By Bright Simons So let’s assume for one moment that you are an international corporate executive responsible for your company’s emerging market strategy. You are hearing a lot more about Africa of late, and feel strongly that your organisation needs a well-researched … read more »
By Simon Freemantle and Desné Masie On 16 August 2012, 34 miners were killed and nearly 80 injured in confrontations with police, while scores more were arrested and allegedly tortured during a wildcat strike at Lonmin PLC’s Platinum Mine in … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, Marikana, South Africa, South African National Defence Force, Steven Friedman, Trevor Manuel
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By Sally Healey The election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud by Somalia’s Transitional Parliament is an unexpected success for the hugely discredited political process in the country. It could prove to be a turning point in Somalia’s recovery. With twenty five … read more »
By Kiflu Hussain Twelve days later after the state funeral of one of Africa’s ruthless and cunning strongman, Meles Zenawi, the ruling party in Ethiopia dominated by the deceased’s minority ethnic liberation front grudgingly decided on the chairmanship of Hailemriam … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain
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Tagged Anwar Sadat, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hailemariam, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Meles Zenawi, United States, Wolayita
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Suspected members of Boko Haram killed the attorney general of the state of Borno in northeastern Nigeria overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, a day after a security source said the military had killed the Islamist sect’s spokesman. Unknown attackers on … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bauchi State, bokoharam, Borno State, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Islamism, Kano, Monday, MTN Group, Nigeria
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Real Madrid 3 – 2 Manchester City ิปแอิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิ… by footyroom Montpellier 1 – 2 Arsenal M-A footyroom.com by footyroom Paris Saint-Germain 4 – 1 Dynamo Kyiv P Vs D 4-1 by futbolsapiens Borussia Dortmund 1 – 0 Ajax D1-0A www.fasthighlights.com … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2012/13 UEFA Champions League, arsenal fc, Borussia Dortmund, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, IndepthAfrica, Manchester City F.C., Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Real Madrid C.F, Uefa Champions League
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Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Simon Allison, dailymaverick. You wait ages for a new leader in the Horn of Africa, and then two of them come along at once. SIMON ALLISON reports on Ethiopia’s new prime minister and Somalia’s new president, and the daunting challenges … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Meles Zenawi, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somalia
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The Sharjah Police recently arrested 36 maids who had allegedly absconded from their sponsors from a traditional Arab house. They include 33 Ethiopians, one Indian, one Sri Lankan and one Indonesian. It was found out that they had been using … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Criminal Investigation Department, Domestic worker, Ethiopia, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Maid, Sponsor (commercial), Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan
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DUBAI: A maid wrongly stood trial for murder at the Dubai Criminal Court on Monday. The Ethiopian maid, ET, 27, accused of theft mistakenly responded when the name of a female Ugandan visitor, EK, 28 — accused of murdering her … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Dubai, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Maid, Meles Zenawi, Refugee, Uganda
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Kabul – A female suicide car bomber attacked a van in Kabul on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including eight South Africans, in an assault insurgents said was in revenge for an anti-Islam film made in America. The bombing on a … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, Afghanistan, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, NATO, Politics of Afghanistan, United States
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By Magdi El Gizouli Hassan al-Turabi, the veteran chief of the Sudanese Islamic Movement turned opponent to the long reign of his disciples under President Bashir, appeared yesterday on al-Jazeera to celebrate the rise of Islamic forces to power in … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, Sudan
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Tagged Bashir, Cairo, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Khartoum, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan
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North West – Julius Malema was sent packing under police escort from strife-torn Marikana on Monday, and threatened with arrest if he didn’t leave the area at once. Malema and his entourage had arrived in two cars at Wonderkop stadium … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress Youth League, Holiday Inn Express, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Jeff Radebe, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Police, South African National Defence Force
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Johannesburg – A Swaziland court on Monday sentenced a South African man to 85 years in prison for high treason and terrorism over a botched bomb attack against King Mswati III, but will effectively jail him for a total of … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Swaziland
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Tagged African National Congress, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mswati III, People's United Democratic Movement, South Africa, South African Communist Party, Swaziland, Umkhonto we Sizwe
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An Ethiopian maid, who allegedly asphyxiated her newborn by locking her in a bag, was charged with murder in the Court of First Instance on Monday. According to court records, she had become pregnant following an illicit relation with a … read more »
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