Daily Archives: February 2, 2013
press release On-going armed conflicts and insurgency make Syria and Somalia the world’s most dangerous places for journalists, according to the annual figures on journalist deaths compiled by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Sixty-eight journalists and … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Press Releases, Somali
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Tagged Brazil, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Journalist, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria
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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir held talks with his Eritrean counterpart Issaias Afeworki on Saturday, official media reported, on a visit to Asmara just days after a protest by mutinous soldiers there. Troops demanding political reform briefly seized the information ministry … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, Asmara, Eritrea, eritrea rthiopia, Horn of Africa, Isaias Afewerki, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan
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Cristiano Ronaldo sensationally scored in his own net as Real Madrid slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat away to Granada on Saturday night. In trying to head clear a corner from Nolito, the Portugal international inadvertently deflected the ball past … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Granada, Granada Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, La Liga 2013, madrid, Real Madrid CF, Ronaldo, Sami Khedira
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Mali reached the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the second year running after edging out hosts South Africa on penalties. Bafana Bafana missed three of their spot-kicks, with Lehlohonolo Majoro firing wide to give Mali victory. The … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports, Zambia
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Tagged AFCON 2013 Result, Africa Nations Cup, Bafana, bafana bafana, bafana bafana afcon, bafana mali result, Itumeleng Khune, Lehlohonolo Majoro, Mali, Seydou Keita, South Africa, South Africa national football team
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(Reuters) – Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia demonstrated on Saturday in support of soldiers who forced state media in the Eritrean capital Asmara to call for all political prisoners to be freed. Dissident Eritrean soldiers with tanks stormed the information ministry … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean ethiopia, Eritrean refugees protest, eritreans in ethiopia, ethio media oromo, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Isaias Afewerki, news about ethiopia, news for ethiopia, news from ethiopia, news in ethiopia, news of ethiopia, news on ethiopia, North Korea, Political prisoner
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Penalty- AFCON 2013: Bafana 2 -4 Mali That’s it! Mali go through and South Africa go out! Composed penalties from Mali pay dividends, as they netted all three of their spot-kicks! That’s it SOUTH AFRICA MISS AGAIN! MALI … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports
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Tagged 10 things Bafana must get right to beat Mali, 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, african cup, African Nations Cup, bafana bafana, bafana bafana squad, Bafana Mali live score, Bafana v Mali live, Bafana v Mali live online, Bafana v Mali online, Bafana v Mali Preview, Bafana v Mali Preview live streaming, Bafana v Mali result, Bafana v Mali score, cup of nations, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gordon Igesund, Lehlohonolo Majoro, Mali, Mamadou Samassa, nations cup 2013, Patrice Carteron, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, South Africa
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Ghana ended Cape Verde Islands’s fairytale run in the African Nations Cup with a 2-0 quarter-final victory on Saturday. Mubarak Wakaso struck twice in the second half, once from the penalty spot, as Ghana clinched a semi-final meeting with Burkina … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, AFCON 2013 Result, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, Africa Match, african cup, African Nations Cup, Cape Verde, cup of nations, ghana cape verde result, Ghana Football Players, Ghana Soccer News, ghana v cape verde highlights, ghana v cape verde islands, Ghana v Cape Verde live, ghana v cape verde live score, ghana v cape verde live stream, ghana v cape verde result, ghana v cape verde score, ghana v cape verde time, live football, nations cup 2013, South Africa
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AFCON 2013: Ghana 2 v 0 Cape Verde Live And that’s game over here at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Mubarak’s second half double enough to see them into the semi final of the African Cup of Nations 90′ +6 … read more »
Posted in Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Live, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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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, Cape Verde, cup of nations, Ghana Football Players, Ghana Soccer News, ghana v cape verde highlights, ghana v cape verde islands, Ghana v Cape Verde live, ghana v cape verde live score, ghana v cape verde live stream, ghana v cape verde result, ghana v cape verde score, ghana v cape verde time, live football, nations cup 2013, South Africa
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The most bizarre incident of the transfer window took another twist today when a picture emerged of a QPR shirt with Peter Demwingie’s name printed on the back. The West Brom striker turned up at Loftus Road on Thursday ready … read more »
Brazilian wife accused of planting toxic substance on her genitals before luring her husband to bed Getty A woman is being sued by her husband for allegedly trying to kill him by putting poison in her genitals and then asking … read more »
Wales will take on Ireland at the Millennium Stadium this afternoon in the opening game of RBS Six Nations 2013. Wales won the Grand Slam last year and began with a win over Ireland in Dublin, but have struggled since … read more »
Posted in Rugby, Sports
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Tagged 2013 six nations, 2013 Six Nations live online, 2013 Six Nations live streaming, BBC One, Brian O'Driscoll, Ireland, Jamie Heaslip, Jason Mohammad, Keith Wood, Martyn Williams, Millennium Stadium, six nations 2013, Wales v Ireland Live
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By MICHAEL LEV / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER No one playing in Super Bowl XLVII has had a more improbable journey than Baltimore’s special-teams standout. But his story doesn’t stop there NEW ORLEANS – He has appeared in 14 playoff games … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Ayanbadejo, Baltimore Ravens, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Chris Culliver, Ex-Bruin Ayanbadejo is a person of interest, Miami Dolphins, National Football League, NFL, super bowl 2013, Super Bowl XLVII
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Atletico Madrid vs. Real Betis is the best match-up in terms of potential story lines this week as the Spanish Primera Division rolls on in to February. Can Atheltic Bilbao continue their apparent revival? Has Real Betis finally hit the … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Deportivo de La Coruña, IndepthAfrica, La Liga, La Liga 2013, La Liga 2013: Week 22 Preview and Fixtures, madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis, real madrid
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(AP) -Sam Edgerley scored a try in extra time to give England a 24-19 win over Kenya on Saturday in the final of the Wellington Sevens, the fourth round of the International Rugby Board’s World Series. England turned around a … read more »
Posted in Kenya, Rugby, Sports
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Tagged Dan Norton, England, Fiji, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, New Zealand, Saturday, United States, Wellington Sevens
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By Allison Martell and Teresa Carson REUTERS Squamish Elder Eugene Harry blesses photos of women missing from Vancouver’s downtown eastside, prior to the start of a commission of inquiry into their disappearance, many of them victims of serial killer Robert … read more »
South Africa and Mali meet in the last eight in a re-run of the quarter-final tie in the Eagles’ back yard in 2002 – when the Malians emerged victorious. Gordon Igesund’s side hope to have striker Lehlohonolo Majoro back from … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, african cup, African Nations Cup, Bafana Mali live score, Bafana v Mali live, Bafana v Mali live online, Bafana v Mali online, Bafana v Mali Preview, Bafana v Mali Preview live streaming, cup of nations, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gordon Igesund, Lehlohonolo Majoro, Mali, Mamadou Samassa, nations cup 2013, Patrice Carteron, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, South Africa
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French President Francois Hollande arrived in central Mali Saturday, three weeks after French forces launched their intervention against Islamist militants in the African country. Mr. Hollande, accompanied by the defense and development ministers, flew into the town of Sevare, and … read more »
Underdogs Cape Verde take on Ghana in the first Africa Cup of Nations quarter final on Saturday 2 February, from 2.30pm. Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has warned his side against complacency when they face Cape Verde in the African Nations … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, AFCON 2013: Ghana v Cape Verde, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, africa cup nations, african cup, African Nations Cup, Cape Verde, cup of nations, Ghana, Ghana Football Association, Ghana national football team, Ghana v Cape Verde live, Ghana v Cape Verde live streaming, Ghana v Cape Verde Preview, Kwesi Appiah, Mubarak Wakaso, nations cup 2013, Portugal
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By Chika Oduah, for CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — A Shabbat service is underway at the Ghihon Hebrew Research synagogue in the Jikwoyi suburb of Nigeria’s federal capital territory. Fourteen year-old Kadmiel Izungu Abor heads there with his family. They … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Igbo, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Israel, Jew, Judaism, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Shavei Israel
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TIMBUKTU, Mali — Zahby Ould Ibrahim’s general store was looted to the studs this week. The horde that descended upon it took not just the shop’s stock of pots, pans and bedding but the electric sockets, the light bulbs and … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Dioncounda Traoré, France, François Hollande, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Timbuktu, Tuareg, Tuareg people
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