Daily Archives: January 22, 2013
Remarks by General Muhammadu Buhari at the Inauguration of the CPC Merger Committee at the CPC National Secretariat Utako on Wednesday, January 16,2013 – I would like to welcome all of you to this very important gathering , and would … read more »
By Matthew Schofield McClatchy Newspapers The war rages about cities with names such as Bamako and Timbuktu, in a sparsely populated, mostly flat, dusty and landlocked country in northwest Africa. The combatants include a nomadic Berber people known as Tuareg, … read more »
Posted in Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Benghazi, French Foreign Legion, IndepthAfrica, Maghreb, Mali, mali news, malian news, Osama bin Laden, United States
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By Daniel Greenfield France took the lead in pushing for military intervention to overthrow Gaddafi. Now it’s fighting Islamists, many of them from Libya, armed with weapons that France airdropped to them, that Qatar smuggled to them or weapons from … read more »
Tunisia’s Youssef Msakni settled a drab North African derby against Algeria when curling home in stoppage time to earn a crucial 1-0 win in Rustenburg. The Carthage Eagles join Ivory Coast, who beat Togo 2-1 earlier, at the top of … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, North Africa, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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Kano, Nigeria: Gunmen believed to be from Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have opened fire at a market in volatile northeastern Nigeria, killing 18 people, a local official said on Tuesday. “Some gunmen came into the market yesterday afternoon and opened … read more »
Egyptian president to meet officials from Nile Basin states on sidelines of this year’s African Summit; Leaders expected to discuss Mali crisis, Nile water. President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday is scheduled to arrive in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, where … read more »
Another protester was shot and killed allegedly by police during violent protests in Zandela, Sasolburg on Tuesday, Free State police said. The incident happened at the Zandela police station where conflict broke out between police and protesters. Protesters threw stones … read more »
“Of course we want to win but 15 other teams want to win as well,” Drogba told reporters at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace. “It’s going to be hard, like today. It was very difficult and all we can do … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Togo, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, Africa Match, african cup, African Nations Cup, cup of nations, Drogba, Football Games, Football Scores, Ivory Coast, Ivory Coast Embassy, live football, nations cup 2013, Ticket to South Africa, Togo
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Paul Rogers The seizure of an international gas-plant in Algeria follows closely the escalation of conflict in Mali. The response of western states to both reinforces the worldview of their Islamist adversaries. The combination of France’s armed intervention against Islamist … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Mali, North Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Algeria, Christopher Stevens, France, In Aménas, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Patrick Cockburn
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David Smith, guardian.co.uk, Zimbabwean president claims a continental bloc united under one figurehead is needed to move Africa into global superleague. The muscular display of power and pageantry at the inauguration in Washington may be watched by envious eyes around … read more »
Presidential contender Musalia Mudavadi of the Amani coalition has named outgoing Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni his running mate for the March 4 general election. Mudavadi says arrived at the decision after painstaking reflection from an initial list of 100 people. … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Amani, Amani coalition, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya election, Kioni, Mudavadi, Musalia Mudavadi, Running mate, Uhuru Kenyatta
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The UN is trying to pressure the Somali government to halt the criminal activity by their troops and pro-government militias. These men have been more frequently caught by journalists robbing, raping, and killing civilians. The deaths of children are particularly … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, Al-Shabaab, Hammami, IndephtAfrica, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Puntland, Shabaab, somali government, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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GENERAL Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has deplored the legal backing for same sex marriage in some countries, describing it as evil, capable of wiping out human race in 20 years of its … read more »
There is yet another Islamist-backed war going on, this time in Mali. While it has a faction seeking to impose Sharia law, and whose leader is a cousin of the head of Al Qaeda in the region, it also is … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, German, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Mali, Niger, Sharia, Tuareg, Tuareg people, Volkswagen
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By Luk Kuth Dak Believe it or not, experts, pundits and political scentriec see it that the illegal influx of illegal immigrants into the Republic of South Sudan (RSS) is nothing less than a time bomb. Occasionally, I am painfully … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Juba, Ohio, RSS, Somalia, SouthSudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, United States, Washington DC
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Here is what Pastor Tunde Bakare said on January 20, 2013. “I am of the firm belief and conviction that there will be no election in 2015. I am of the firm belief that this house of cards will collapse before … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bakare, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian news nigeria news, South Africa
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If President Goodluck Jonathan was truly jolted by his “shocking discoveries” during his unscheduled visit last Friday to the Police College, Ikeja, then he is truly out oftouch with events in Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force and the Ministry of Police Affairs. … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Aso Rock, GoodluckJonathan, Ikeja, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria Police Force, nigeria president, Nigerian news, Police College
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Algeria head coach Vahid Halilhodzic has identified Tuesday’s African Nations Cup encounter with Tunisia as a must-win game. The north African nations go head to head at Rustenburg’s Royal Bafokeng Stadium knowing all too well that the inclusion of Ivory … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, North Africa, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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Tagged africa cup nations, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, IndepthAfrica, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Sami Trabelsi, Sierra Leone, Sofiane Feghouli, Tunisia, Tunisia Algeria, Tunisia v Algeria Preview
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Ethiopia goalkeeper Jemal Tassew found out just how swift and severe karmic retribution for a nasty challenge can be in his side’s Africa Cup of Nations match against defending champions Zambia. In the 35th minute, with the score still 0-0, … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Adane Girma, Africa Cup of Nations, Chisamba Lungu, Collins Mbesuma, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Lungu, news ethiopia, Tassew, Zambia
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How things can change in the space of 12 months. Zambia have gone from kings of a continent to being shown up by a side that was last involved in the African Nations Cup 30 years ago but who have … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, Adane Girma, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, africa cup nations, african cup, African Nations Cup, Collins Mbesuma, cup of nations, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian football, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Kennedy Mweene, latest ethiopian news, nations cup 2013, news ethiopia, South Africa, Zambia, Zerihun Tadele
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Millions of voters have registered in Ethiopia to take part in upcoming local and Addis Ababa City Council elections due to be held in April this year. According to sources from the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), over 19.4 … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, EPRDF, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, European Union, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, List of political parties in Ethiopia, NEBE, news ethiopia, Opposition (politics)
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