Daily Archives: December 31, 2012
Chelsea forward, Victor Moses, has said that he does not have any regrets after chosing to play for Nigeria over England. The striker, who joined the London side from Wigan this season, said he made the right choice to play … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, England, London, Moses, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, super eagles, Victor Moses
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Dear Mr. President, I wish you and your family, fellow Nigerians, and my readers at home and abroad a Happy New Year. It is heartening to note that you have reflected on public perception of your administration in the last … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, bokoharam, Costa Rica, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, United Nations General Assembly, United States
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In his meeting with news editors recently, the Special Assistant to the President on Media, Dr Doyin Okupe unveiled the determination and what he termed the commitment of President Goodluck Jonathan to fix Nigeria and deliver on his electoral promises … read more »
By Alemayehu G. Mariam 2012 is gone. 2013 is on the way. Let us ring in redress to all humankind. I wish a happy and prosperous new year to all of my readers throughout the world. To those who have … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Eskinder Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Martin Luther King, Meles Zenawi, Richard Nixon, Serkalem Fasil
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By Tagel Getahun, Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia has lots of unfinished dealings originating from the national election, held incorrectly, in 2005, even after nearly eight years. The election was a process that began with undivided national optimism, but ended in … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Democracy, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Politics, United States
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The Federal Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission of Ethiopia (FEACC) officially launched its new webportal on December 23, 2012. The webportal was developed by Africom Technology Plc at a cost of 254,000Br. The unveiling took place at the Ghion Hotel in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Addis Fortune, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Sudan, World Bank
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By Getachew T. Alemu, column A social structure that inculcates mediocrity always settles for the little achievements of individuals, regardless of their social status. My close friend, a language teacher by profession, dubs this, ‘the culture of living for clapping’. … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu, Mengistu Hailemariam
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Estranged Super Eagles attacker Osaze Odemwingie has said he regrets his abusive Twitter comments. He claimed they were made because coach Stephen Keshi was not fair to him. The West Bromwich striker had in the wake of the release of … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria national football team, Peter Odemwingie, Samson Siasia, Stephen Keshi, Twitter
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Jonathan, speaking after 15 Christians had their throats slit last week in the country’s northeast, also suggested Islamist extremist group Boko Haram aimed to take over the Nigerian capital Abuja, but vowed the group would be defeated. During comments Sunday … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, bokoharam, Central African Republic, Christian, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigerian news
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By Stephen Hayes Stephen Hayes is president and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa. Boko Haram, a major language and tribe of northern Nigeria, which loosely means “Western education is forbidden” in Hausa, has emerged as a major threat … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, bokoharam, Corporate Council on Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mohammed Yusuf, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Northern Nigeria, Pentagon, Western world
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has likened attacks by a radical Islamist sect in his West African nation to the ongoing civil war in Syria, an unlikely acknowledgment from the seat of power about the violent unrest gripping the country. Jonathan’s … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Associated Press, bokoharam, Central African Republic, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Sunday
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Ethiopia and Sudan are in negotiations to balance the revenues earned from Ethiopia’s sale of electric power to Sudan with the equivalent expenditure of oil imported from Sudan to Ethiopia, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Addis Ababa. … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Blue Nile, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nile, Sudan
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Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs, according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by Islamic extremists. The nun said taxi driver Andrei Arbashe, 38, was kidnapped after his brother … read more »
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MAHAMA – WISDOM FROM THE NORTH Your Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, It is often said by elders that those who pay respect to the great, paves their own way to greatness. It is in the … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama, Kwame Nkrumah, Nana Akufo-Addo, NDC, President of Ghana, Rawlings
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Mathew Nash Congo DR, Ghana, Mali and Niger are in Group B of the African Cup of Nations and their involvement has either directly or indirectly affected teams such as Bristol City, Arsenal, Leicester City, Birmingham City, West Ham, Fulham, … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, Somali, South Africa, Sports, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Africa Nations Cup, African Nations Cup, Confederation of African Football, Emmanuel Frimpong, Indepth Africa Magazine, Jacques Maghoma, Zambia
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Maiduguri – Suspected Islamist extremists have killed 15 Christians by slitting their throats in an attack on a village in Maiduguri , residents and a relief source said on Sunday. “From the information we gathered, the attackers broke into selected … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Friday, IndepthAfrica, Islamic terrorism, Islamism, MAIDUGURI, Musari, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news
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By Barr. Sani Ibrahim Since the demise of president Umaru Musa Yar’adua, Nigeria as a country began to witness a retrogressive devlopment in terms of leadership, intellectual man power and economic development. After almost three years of being the president … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Aso Rock, bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, President of Nigeria, Sani Abacha
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Controversies have continued to trail the death of Azazi and Yakowa in what many informed sources believe to be premeditated and President Jonathan’s safety is now a big worry to close associates. Some Christian northern governors are afraid that it … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, West Africa
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Tagged Ado Bayero, bokoharam, God, Goodluck, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, President of the United States, Tunde Idiagbon
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By Prof. Wani Tombe Official death squads (ODS) are invariably, the characteristics of those human societies, in which, their mode of governance is riddled with unconstitutionalism to the extent that, the peoples are no more the sovereign. These are societies … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Dinka people, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Juba, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, Wau, Wau South Sudan
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After the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in late-August, the comments sections of articles discussing his 21 years in office became a digital shouting match between Ethiopians who had different views of his legacy, and the current political … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African diaspora, American Civil Liberties Union, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Diaspora, Ethiopia, ethiopian news ethiopia news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, sub-Saharan Africa, United States
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The armed men dragged Musa Muhammad out of his house and ordered him to lie face down on the ground. Then they grabbed his son. After asking his name, the men issued their judgment. “I heard three … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, bokoharam, Christian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, MAIDUGURI, Muhammad, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news
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Nigeria football federation have not received any communication from Chelsea regarding the release of players John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses. Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez was quoted as saying that he will delay the duo till January 9, when their … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Chelsea FC, FA Cup, IndepthAfrica, John Obi Mikel, Nigeria, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Rafael Benítez, Swansea, Victor Moses
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Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed optimism about the ability of the country to rank among the greatest in the world in the nearest future. Obasanjo, who addressed newsmen in Abeokuta,capital of Nigerian state of Ogun, said it … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abeokuta, God, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Obasanjo, Ogun, Ogun State, Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria
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President Goodluck Jonathan, Sunday, said but for the effective role of the security agencies, the Boko Haram sect would have carried out deadly bombings during the Christmas celebration. Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan, Sunday, said but for the effective role … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, bokoharam, God, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Sunday, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly
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Gag order lifted 10 days after man allegedly repeatedly raped an elderly woman near the Central Bus Station in south Tel Aviv. Photo: Ricardo Mallaco An 83-year-old woman was raped for hours in the courtyard of her apartment building near … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Eli Yishai, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, IndepthAfrica, Israel, London, Monday, Petah Tikva, Sudan, tel aviv
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By Samuel Yeshiwas Ethiopia hosted Niger on Sunday in an international friendly in preparation for the 2013 African Cup of Nations. The game played at the Addis Ababa Stadium saw the hosts beat visitors Niger one goal to nil. Coach … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Adane Girma, Addis Ababa Stadium, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Guinea, Niger, Saladin
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Two young suspects were arrested for raping an Ethiopian maid in Fujairah during the past week. The arrested duo had recently been released after serving a jail term for stealing contents of 30 cars in Fujairah. The details in the … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged arrest, Delhi, Ethiopia, ethiopia maids, Ethiopia news, ethiopian maids, ethiopian news, Facebook, Fujairah, Maid, Police, Rape
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