Daily Archives: October 14, 2012
By Hassen Hussein MINNEAPOLIS — No sooner had Somalia’s clan-appointed legislators elected a president, the first in more than 42 years in this Horn of Africa nation, than Kenyan troops dislodged the Islamist military group Al-Shabab from its last stronghold, … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Nelson Mandela, Somalia
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by Wondimu Mekonnen Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam On 10th October 1991, few months after the TPLF/EPRDF led rebel (terror[i]) group took over the power in Addis Ababa, Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam, a retired Professor of Addis Ababa University saw how the new … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University, Amnesty International, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopian Teachers Association, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Mesfin Woldemariam
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by Professor Jonathan Moyo If there is one truth about Morgan Tsvangirai’s taking into account his recent public display of his open-zip-shut-mind sexual orientation and his open-mouth-shut-mind policy disposition – that have combined to make him more of a national … read more »
Posted in Article, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Jonathan Moyo, March 2013, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Tsvangirai, Welshman Ncube, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Pyotr ISKENDEROV Now that the agenda of the upcoming “high-level” talks between Belgrade and Pristina is gradually taking shape, it becomes clear that the dispute is not going to be limited to the Kosovo problem. Rather, the Kosovo Albanians intend … read more »
Cape Verde held on against Cameroon to make their first Africa Cup of Nations as Ethiopia qualified for the first time in 30 years. Star striker Samuel Eto’o may have been back in the side but Cameroon still failed to … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Soccer, South Africa, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Achille Emana, Africa Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Emmanuel Adebayor, IndepthAfrica, Samuel Eto'o
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Runners of all ages and skill levels raced through Toronto’s streets Sunday to compete in the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon. More than 24,000 runners participated in the run, which organizers said raised $3.7 million for 167 charities. Ethiopian runner Sahle Warga … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Other Sports
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Tagged Agnes Kiprop, Canada, Canadian Press, Ed Whitlock, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica news, Kenya, Marathon, Mary Davies, toronto
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BILL CORCORAN ANALYSIS: Zimbabwe’s ageing president has little traction with the vital youth demographic ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s appearance last week in a new music video is one of many recent indications that his Zanu-PF party views the youth vote as … read more »
Ghana’s former first lady Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has been nominated as a candidate for the December presidential poll. She cut ties with the ruling party, founded by her husband, in order to run. Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, the wife of Ghana’s ex-president, Jerry … read more »
By Gracian W. Masiyiwa, zimeye.org The Zimbabwean nation is rocking at a standstill as multiple cases of corruption continue rip the country apart in what can only be the savage work of a vicious beast. Several news leads dominated the … read more »
The Democratic Republic of Congo qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of nations despite losing 2-1 to Equatorial Guinea in their second leg qualifier played the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo on Sunday night. Javier Balboa and Ben Konate scored for … read more »
Posted in DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Soccer
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Tagged 2013 africa cup of nation, Claude Le Roy, Democratic Republic Congo, Equatorial Guinea, IndepthAfrica, Javier Balboa, Kinshasa, Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Youssouf Mulumbu
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A goal each from Wome Dove and Emmanuel Adebayor helped Togo to a 2-1 win and most importantly a 3-2 aggregate scoreline over Gabon at the Stade de Kégué in Lome on Sunday evening. The result enabled them to qualify … read more »
Posted in Gabon, Soccer, Togo
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Daniel Cousin, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gabon, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Libreville, South Africa, Stade de Kégué, Togo
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Result: Ethiopia 2-0 Sudan – Addis Ababa Aggregate: Sudan 5-5 Ethiopia Ethiopia win on away goals Result: Cameroon 2-1 Cape Verde Islands -Yaounde Aggregate: Cape Verde 3-2 Cameroon Result:Angola 2-0 Zimbabwe – Luanda Aggregate Zimbabwe 3-3 Angola Angola win on … read more »
Posted in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Africa Nations Cup, Austin Ejide, Ghana, Greenwich Mean Time, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, sport, Zambia
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The tiny Cape Verde Islands eliminated former World Cup quarterfinalists Cameroon on Sunday to win a place at the African Nations Cup soccer finals for the first time despite losing 2-1 in the second leg of their final-round qualifier. A … read more »
Ethiopia advanced to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals on the away goals rule after beating Sudan 2-0 in Adis Ababa on Sunday. The Walya Antelopes needed to overturn a 5-3 defeat from the first leg and they did … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Soccer
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Tagged 2013 africa cup of nation, Adane Girma, Addis Ababa, Black Lions, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Khartoum, South Africa, Sudan
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Gunmen opened fire on Muslim worshipers on Sunday as they were leaving a mosque in northern Nigeria, killing at least 20 people, a local official said. The attack happened in a remote village called Dogo Dawa, in Kaduna state, said … read more »
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has been shot and wounded in what officials say was an accident. He has undergone a successful operation on his arm and is travelling abroad soon for further treatment, they say. Earlier, Communications Minister Hamdi … read more »
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