Daily Archives: January 25, 2013
West Brom forward and QPR target Peter Odemwingie has released a lengthy statement pleading with the Baggies to accept his transfer request. The Premier League’s bottom side QPR had a bid for the 31-year-old turned down earlier this month but … read more »
Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor knows Saturday’s Group D encounter with Algeria will be “tough” as both sides look for their first points in this year’s African Nations Cup. Both teams went down to late goals in their opening games with … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Togo
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Ivory Coast and Tunisia are level at the top of Group D, after both won their opening ties on Tuesday. The Carthage Eagles have since suffered a setback, with experienced striker Issam Jemaa ruled out for the rest of the … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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FORM SINCE 2012 SIX NATIONS v New Zealand (Auckland) – Lost 42-10 v New Zealand (Christchurch) – Lost 22-19 v New Zealand (Hamilton) – Lost 60-0 v South Africa (Dublin) – Lost 16-12 v Fiji (Limerick) – Won 53-0 v … read more »
Posted in Rugby
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Tagged 2013 six nations, 2013 Six Nations: Team IRELAND, Argentina, Brian O'Driscoll, Cardiff, Christchurch, Dublin, England, england six nations, New Zealand, rugby, rugby six nations, six nations 2013, six nations fixtures, six nations live, six nations score, six nations tickets, South Africa
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FORM SINCE 2012 SIX NATIONS v South Africa (Durban) – Lost 22-17 v South Africa (Johannesburg) – Lost 36-27 v South Africa (Port Elizabeth) – Drew 14-14 v Fiji (Twickenham) – Won 54-12 v Australia (Twickenham) – Lost 20-14 v … read more »
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Tagged 2013 six nations, 2013 Six Nations: Team England, Dublin, England, england six nations, Media Wales, New Zealand, Port Elizabeth, rugby, rugby six nations, six nations 2013, six nations fixtures, six nations live, six nations score, six nations tickets, South Africa, Twickenham, Western Mail
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FORM SINCE 2012 SIX NATIONS v Barbarians (Cardiff) – Won 30-21 v Australia (Brisbane) – Lost 27-19 v Australia (Melbourne) – Lost 25-23 v Australia (Sydney) – Lost 20-19 v Argentina (Cardiff) – Lost 26-12 v Samoa (Cardiff) – Lost … read more »
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Omar Hammami, an American former al-Shabaab member who has used Twitter to publicise a falling-out with the group. Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Twitter has suspended an account used by Somalia‘s al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabaab after the insurgents used the site … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, Al-Shabaab, Kenya, Kenyan, Shabaab, Somalia, Somalia's Al-Shabaab’s Twitter, Somalia's Al-Shabaab’s Twitter account ‘suspended’, Somalia's Al-Shabaab’s.Twitter account, Twitter, Youtube
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A Malian soldier checks two civilians riding on a motorcycle in the recently liberated town of Diabaly January 24, 2013. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters) During the course of the intervention in Mali led by France and members of the Economic Community of … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Benjamin Wittes, Economic Community of West African States, France, guantanamo bay, IndepthAfrica, Mali, mali news, malian news, Map of Angola, Third Geneva Convention, United States
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We call on the UK Government to promote real democratic change in Ethiopia. Source: gadaa
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, United States
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On January 24 Morocco like the rest of the Muslim world is celebrating Eid Al Mawlid Nabawi, the Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (12th of Rabî’ al-Awal), an important religious holiday for all Moroccans. Unlike other muslim countries Moroccan shrines mark … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Indonesia, Islam, Mawlid, Morocco, Muhammad, Muslim world, Salé, Sufism
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by Ayo Olukotun The country is still reeling from the shock of the exposure of the horrible and dehumanizing condition of the Ikeja Police College. So frighteningly degraded is the shape of the college that the President following his unscheduled … read more »
AFCON 2013 Result: Burkina Faso 4 – 0 Ethiopia Rank outsiders, Burkina Faso have jumped to the top of the Group C of the Africa Nations Cup after posting a ruthless 4-0 victory over Ethiopia in Nelspruit. Burkina Faso keeper, … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Zambia
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Zambia secure a late 1-1 draw with Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday Reuters, Friday.
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Zambia
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, african cup, African Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Ethiopia, Football Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, nations cup 2013, news ethiopia
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Teams for the African Nations Cup Group C match between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia at Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium on Friday Burkina Faso:16-Abdoulaye Soulama; 5-Mohamed Koffi, 4-Bakary Kone, 8-Paul Koulibaly, 12-Mady Panandetiguiri; 6-Djakaridja Kone, 18-Charles Kabore, 11-Jonathan Pitroipa, 10-Alain Traore, 20-Wilfried … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia
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Tagged Adane Girma, Burkina Faso, Degu Debebe, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan Pitroipa, latest ethiopian news, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, news ethiopia, Wilfried Sanou
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Johannesburg – Tickets for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) match between Bafana Bafana and Morocco on Sunday are sold out, the SA Football Association (Safa) said on Friday. Safa president Kirsten Nematandani, speaking in Johannesburg, urged those with tickets … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco, Soccer, South Africa, Sports
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, Angola, Bafana, bafana bafana, Bafana v Morocco, Cape Verde, Durban, Morocco, Moses Mabhida Stadium, South Africa national football team
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Ethiopian Muslims have been protesting the government’s interference in religious affairs since last year. ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia Muslim students at Bahardar University have been forced to stop their education and vacate the campuses after the university decided to deny … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Al Ahbash, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Islam, latest ethiopian news, Majlis, Muslim, news ethiopia, Politics of Ethiopia
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A Nigerian court convicted Edmund Ebiware today on three counts of treason and terrorism and sentenced him to life in prison for twin car bombings on Oct. 1, 2010, in Abuja that killed 12 people. Ebiware was found guilty of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, Henry Okah, IndephtAfrica, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news
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Egypt’s emergency services say 110 people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters during rallies marking the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak’s regime. The two sides clashed throughout the day Friday in Cairo, Alexandria, … read more »
Posted in Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged alexandria, Cairo, Egypt, egypt revolution, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Revolution, Suez, Suez Canal, tahrir square
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AFCON 2013 Result: Zambia 1 – 1 Nigeria Champions Zambia saved themselves from defeat and possible elimination from the African Nations Cup when goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene scored an 85th minute penalty to give them a 1-1 draw with Nigeria at … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Zambia
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray has beaten Roger Federer for the first time in a Grand Slam event to advance to the Australian Open final against top-ranked Novak Djokovic. Murray, who became the first British man to win a major … read more »
Belay Berhanu Wmariam Let me start by introducing myself. I immigrated to U.S. in 1988 for political reasons and I have been living in New York City for several years. Repression, imprisonment, and forced exile-this is a common story of … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Boris Yeltsin, Derg, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, New York City, news ethiopia, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Lelisa Desisa was not far away from the world record in his debut race as Ethiopia swept the men’s and women’s podium at the Dubai Marathon on Friday. Desisa, 23, clocked 2 hours 4 minutes 45 seconds over the 42.195-kilometres … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged AFCON 2013, African Nations Cup, Amane Gobena, Can Ethiopia, Desisa, Dubai Marathon, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, Ethiopia First, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, Lelisa Desisa, news ethiopia, South Africa, Tadese Tola, Tirfi Tsegaye
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 25, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Statement by Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA 24 January 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Mr. Nassirou Bako Arifari, Chairperson of the Executive Council; Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson … read more »
President Mwai Kibaki arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday afternoon for a three day official visit. The plane carrying the President and his delegation touched down at Bole International Airport shortly after 12:00 noon. On arrival, the President was received … read more »
President Michael Sata is today (Friday) expected to arrive in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia for the 20th ordinary session of the African Union summit which takes place on January 27 to 28. Zambia’s envoy to Ethiopia Francis Simenda revealed President Sata … read more »
ZAMBIA skipper, Christopher Katongo, said that he was ready to lead his team to its first victory over Nigeria in 19 years when they meet today in their second group game of this competition. Katongo, who was inspirational as the … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Zambia
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, Africa Nations Cup, african cup, African Nations Cup, Christopher Katongo, cup of nations, Ethiopia, Hervé Renard, Libreville, Mbombela Stadium, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Zambia
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Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara is scheduled to leave for Addis-Ababa on Friday to take part in the 20th African Union (AU) Summit of the heads of state and government, an official source said on Thursday. The Malian crisis will … read more »
Ian Birrell, The Guardian Malians wave to French soldiers as a convoy of armoured vehicles leaves Bamako on January 15 for deployment in the north of Mali as part of operation Serval. Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images For 10 months the … read more »
SINGAPORE: The government has appointed Mr Vanu Gopala Menon as Singapore’s first Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union. He will reside in Singapore and continue to be Deputy Secretary (Southeast Asia and International Organisations) in the Ministry of Foreign … read more »
mirror.co.uk Evil: Mugabe’s secret police are “thugs and murderers” ONE of murderous dictator Robert Mugabe’s senior henchmen lives in the UK and landed a top NHS job – but the government is powerless to deport him. A Mirror investigation has … read more »
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