Daily Archives: January 2, 2013
Here is a look at the life Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda. Personal: Birth Date: 1944 Birth Place: Ntungamo, Uganda Birth Name: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Father: Amos Kaguta, a cattle keeper Mother: Esteri Kokundeka Marriage: Janet (Kataaha) Museveni (1973 – … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Uganda
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Front for National Salvation, George W. Bush, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, Milton Obote, President of Uganda Yoweri K Museveni, Tito Okello, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
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Central African Republic President Francois Bozize has fired his son as defense minister and fired the army chief of staff, after a string of victories by rebel forces. The firings were announced in a decree read over state radio Wednesday. … read more »
Nigeria have overlooked Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi for their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations squad after he failed to answer their telephone calls. Ameobi was named in the preliminary squad by coach Stephen Keshi. But it was later announced by … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Alan Pardew, Burkina Faso, Danny Shittu, Nigeria, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria soccer, Nigerian news, Shola Ameobi, Stephen Keshi, Zambia
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On november 6, 2012 in his speech to commemorate the 37th anniverssary of the Green March, King Mohammed presented guidelines that were the first phase in the process of elaborating the new economic and social development model for the Moroccan southern provinces. The … read more »
Posted in Columnist, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Casablanca, Chakib Benmoussa, Green March, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Politics of Morocco, Rabat, Social Council
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A DARK cloud seems to be hanging over Nigeria–trained doctors desiring to practise in the United Kingdom. Report by The Guardian Nigeria Figures released under the Freedom of Information Request by a British tabloid, the Daily Mail, reveal that three-quarters … read more »
Nigeria’s Super Eagles held hosts Catalonia to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly played at the Cornelia El-Prat Stadium in Barcelona. The Catalonians drew first blood as early as the third minute courtesy of a penalty kick neatly taken … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Africa Nations Cup, Barcelona, Bright Dike, Cape Verde, Catalonia, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Nigeria news
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(CNN) — It could be the spartan living environment, or perhaps growing up in the thin air nearly 3,000 meters above sea level — or maybe it’s the influence of a legendary local coach. Whatever its secret, a remote mountain … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Bekoji, CNN, Derartu Tulu, Dibaba, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Olympic, Tirunesh Dibaba
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Ethiopia have included Swedish-born midfielder Yussuf Saleh in their 23-man squad for this month’s African Nations Cup in South Africa. The 28-year-old, who is on loan with Swedish top-flight side Syrianska, was one of a trio of foreign-based players named … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, East Africa, Ethiopia, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Adane Girma, Africa Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, Dedebit, Degu Debebe, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Saint George, Yussuf Saleh
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Ethiopian police have arrested 15 suspected militants allegedly trained by Islamist rebels in neighboring Somalia and who were plotting attacks in Ethiopia, the country’s intelligence agency said on Wednesday. The arrests were the latest in a crackdown on what senior … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kemise, Kenya, Somalia
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By Anthony Chuka Konwea, P.E. And so it is now official. Contrary to the thinking of a majority of local and foreign observers, the principal problem of Nigeria is not corruption but attitude. According to our President, what Nigeria requires … read more »
Posted in Anthony Chuka Konwea, Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Federal Road Safety Corps, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, National Security Advisor (United States, Nigeria, Nigerian, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Sigmund Freud
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Hero or fall guy? Donkey or destroyer? When it comes to dividing opinion and causing debate amongst the St James’ Park faithful, there have been very few players who have split opinion the like our Shola. After recently celebrating his … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Alan Pardew, Alan Shearer, Bobby Robson, Dennis Wise, IndepthAfrica, Newcastle, North-East derby, Shola, Shola Ameobi
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Algeria, Ivory Coast, Togo and Tunisia are in Group A of the African Cup of Nations and their involvement has either directly or indirectly affected teams such as Manchester City, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Soccer, Sports, Togo, Tunisia
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, African Nations Cup, Demba Ba, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Premier League, South Africa, West Ham United F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C.
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Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Nigeria and 2012 champions Zambia are in Group C of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and their involvement has either directly or indirectly affected teams such as Southampton. Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Everton, West Brom, Blackburn Rovers … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Zambia
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, African Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Premier League, South Africa, Zambia
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles held hosts Catalonia to a 1-1 draw Head Coach of Catalonia side, Johan Cryuff, has listed 10 players from Spanish La Liga leaders Barcelona for the international friendly against Nigeria’s Super Eagles this evening. He has also … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Barcelona, Carles Puyol, IndepthAfrica, Jordi Alba, La Liga, Marc Bartra, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Sergio Busquets, Sergio Tejera, Stephen Keshi
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Prime Minister Hailemariam on January 1st, 2013 responded to questions raised by MPs’ in a special Parliamentary question and answer session. Questions covered a wide variety of subjects including the performance of the Growth and Transformation Plan, transport problems in … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Al-Jazeera, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Prime minister, Somalia, Sudan
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A Kenyan Airways plane with 56 passengers on board made an emergency landing in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after an engine caught fire, witnesses said on Wednesday. Nobody was hurt, but the incident on Tuesday night left passengers stranded in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Cairo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenyan Airways flight, Khartoum, Nairobi, Reuters, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nation
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Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has warned Super Eagles stars that the technical bench will not tolerate late arrivals as the team sets up base in Portugal on January 5 to prepare for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, Emmanuel Mayuka, Ikechukwu Uche, IndepthAfrica, John Mikel Obi, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Stephen Keshi
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For most Nigerians, the year 2012 has been a year of disappointment and unfulfilled promises from the leaders of the nation. Right from the beginning of the year when the price of petrol was increased which was followed by nationwide … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Catholic Church, GoodluckJonathan, Jonathan, new year, Niger State, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news
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KUWAIT CITY,: An Ethiopian woman died when she fell from the window of a domestic employment agency in Hawally three days ago. According to security sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information from the building guard … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Employment agency, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Hawalli Kuwait, Hawally, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Kuwait City, Operations room, United States
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KUWAIT : Police have arrested an Ethiopian guard for stabbing to death a 33-year-old compatriot guard inside a camp in Wafra, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily. According to security sources the victim was stabbed in the stomach and bled to … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Arabic language, Ethiopia, Forensics, Kuwait, Kuwait City, Middle East, Stabbing, Wafra
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My dear friends on facebook, as we enter a new year, I want to assure Nigerians that the future of our nation is better than its past. We have had some challenges and together, we have either overcome them or … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Clinton Foundation, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Economic growth, GoodluckJonathan, International community, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor We have had good cause to posit arguments that the NPP’s lawsuit at the Supreme Court won’t be determined solely on the figures and documents that are contained in the petition filed by the party’s … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Electoral Commission, ghana election, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, Mahamudu Bawumia, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Petitioner, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States
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The setting up of local public administration in the regions of Gedo, Lower Jubba and Middle Jubba yet to be entirely liberated from the Al Qaeda affiliated Al Shabab has generated passionate debate for four reasons. First, as result of … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Mohamud M Uluso, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kismaio, Kismayo, Somali, Somali Diaspora, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, Somaliland
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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, said most of the notable terror suspects in the country have been arrested and were in the custody of security agencies. He, therefore, expressed confidence that the security situation of the country would continue to … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Anglican Communion, Catholic Church, GoodluckJonathan, Nicholas Okoh, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, United Nations
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In July 2012, Ethiopia imposed a ban on its female citizens from applying for domestic jobs in the United Arab Emirates. It cited employer abuse, recruitment agencies abuse and human trafficking as reasons for the suspension. The ban came after … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Domestic worker, Dubai, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian maids, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Meron Abate-Former Domestic, persian gulf, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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