Daily Archives: February 4, 2013
Most champions receive a trophy – or a cash bonus. But at the African Cup of Nations, an international soccer tournament featuring the continent’s top 16 teams, at least one the nations has been offered something it’s much more difficult … read more »
Posted in Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, Africa Nations Cup, african cup, African Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Durban, Mali, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, South Africa
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Former Nigeria Central Bank Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, while a reasonably well educated man, is often ambitious in his utterances using numbers. In a recent write up, he said Nigeria may be losing value of its 17m Diaspora population. While … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, OKPA, West Africa
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Tagged Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Chicago, Nigeria, Nigeria Central Bank, Nigerians, San Diego, San Francisco, Soludo
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Togo’s icon Emmanuel Adebayor criticises coach Didier Six finding him primarily responsible for team’s exit from Nations Cup Despite guiding Togo for their first Africa Cup of Nations’ quarter ever, coach Didier Six was severely criticised by striker Emmanuel Adebayor … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccer, Sports, Togo
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, africa cup nations, african cup, African Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Didier Six, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kossi Agassa, nations cup 2013, Radio France Internationale, Sunday, Togo
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Police in Abuja this afternoon detonated a time bomb dropped at the entrance to the Area 8 Abuja office of NIPOST. Eye witnesses told Daily Times that the parcel containing the expolsive device has been at the gate since last … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Daily Times, Delta State, Friday, IndepthAfrica, local Nigerian newspaper, news about Okonjo Iweala, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Nigerians, Okonjo-Iweala, Police
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By Olusola Daniel A critical look at the composition of the present cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan may make one question the criteria used in selecting the persons for the different portfolios. Whilst majority of the officials have been dubbed … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Olusola Daniel, West Africa
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Tagged Finance Ministry, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigerian news, Northern Caribbean University, World Bank
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Unedited note sent to IndepthAfrica by one of our Ethiopian readers. Teklit Adhanom This country once was among the few superpowers of the world, its civilizations dates up to 3000 years . This country passes through so many ups and … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Sudan, World Bank
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Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has opened a new Twitter account in English, less than two weeks after its previous account was suspended. A senior al-Shabab official told the BBC that the new account was genuine. Al-Shabab’s previous English-language account was … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, bbc, English language, Foreign hostages in Somalia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, somali news, Somalia, Twitter
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A study conducted by the Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission of Ethiopia (FEACC) reveals that the amount of money paid for the compensation and relocation of residents reached 15pc of the projected cost of the projects due to corruption. The … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Addis Fortune, Anti-Corruption Commission, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian birr, ethiopian news, FEACC, Federal Ethics, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica
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By Yacob Haile-Mariam,Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) column The question “Who is more Ethiopian?” which appeared in a viewpoint article published on January 27, 2013, poses an obsolete question, which most Ethiopians have moved beyond. Such a question, in fact, is … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged CUDP, EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Mesfin Woldemariam, United States, Yacob Haile-Mariam
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OHANNESBURG — Julius Malema, the expelled leader of the ruling ANC’s Youth League in South Africa, is homeless, penniless and a pedestrian after all his cars, properties and valuables were taken this week to repay his tax debt. It is … read more »
The vice chancellor of the University of Northampton has met with the deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia to discuss how the institution could help support the leather industry in the African country. Professor Nick Petford travelled to the Ethiopian Embassy … read more »
Barcelona: Lionel Messi extended his record streak by scoring in his 12th consecutive Spanish league game to give leader Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Valencia, while Atletico Madrid remained perfect at home through 20 games in all competitions. Midfielder Ever … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Barcelona, Carles Puyol, David Villa, Éver Banega, IndepthAfrica, Lionel Messi, madrid, Roberto Soldado, Valencia
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Milan – Mario Balotelli scored twice, including a hugely-controversial penalty three minutes into stoppage time, on his AC Milan debut to give them a 2-1 win over Udinese on Sunday, three days after completing his move from England’s Manchester City. … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged AC Milan, Daniele Padelli, Giampaolo Pazzini, Giampiero Pinzi, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica ghana news, Italy, Mario Balotelli, Milan, Udinese Calcio
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Over the past few days, after the alleged failed “coup d’etat” attempt on 21st of January 2013 at the Eritrean Ministry of Information which resulted the National to be off from the air one day, a series of raids and … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Special Reports, Theodros Arega
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Tagged Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, London, People's Front for Democracy & Justice, Saudi Arabia, Sweden
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FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo Sunday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The visit was an obvious rapprochement between President Goodluck Jonathan and Obasanjo, who has repeatedly not been happy with the President’s handling of state affairs. Obasanjo was in the State … read more »
By Audrey Charowa, zimeye.org President Robert Mugabe’s “super pampered” son Chatunga Mugabe’s expulsion from St Georges College allegedly due to gross indiscipline and insubordination has far reaching implications. Reports state that Chatunga had numerous clashes with School authorities and he had been given … read more »
Posted in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bachelor of Arts, Catholic school, Chatunga, Indept Africa, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Jabulani Sibanda, Robert Mugabe, University of London, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Jacob Rasmussen Mungiki was one of the key protagonists in the post-election violence (PEV) of 2008 and has for years been perceived and presented as one of the principal internal security threats to Kenya. Taking into consideration the violent … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged IndepthAfricaUganda, International Criminal Court, Kalenjin, Kenya, Kikuyu, Mungiki, Nairobi, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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The top United Nations official in Libya Tarek Mitri, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefed the UN Security Council on January 29th regarding the situation in that beleaguered country. He provided a mixed report. He … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan, Mali, Mitri, Muammar Gaddafi, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
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Reuters – The Security Council should consider lifting an arms embargo on Somalia to help rebuild the country’s security forces and consolidate military gains against al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon suggested in a report Friday. The council … read more »
By Kris Berwouts The civil war in Burundi now lies several years behind us. Since November 2003, when the CNDD-FDD integrated the transitional institutions, the rebels and the regular armed forces integrated their troops into a new national army. The … read more »
Posted in Article, Burundi, East Africa
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Tagged Arusha, Arusha Agreement, Burundi, Bururi, Hutu, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Lake Tanganyika, Rumonge, Tanzania
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By Paul D. Williams After years of dominating the headlines as Somalia’s public enemy number one, al-Shabaab is in trouble. Last week, the insurgent’s Twitter account was suspended after it was used to disseminate threats to kill Kenyan hostages held … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Elliott School of International Affairs, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Shabaab, Somali, Somalia
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By Luka Biong Deng As expected, the summit between presidents Salva Kiir and Omar el-Bashir on January 25 did not produce any results. The term summit, which usually refers to a high-level meeting, is losing its meaning in the context … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, African Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica news, Khartoum, National Congress Party, Omar al-Bashir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, SouthSudan, Sudan
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Mohammed Nassir MUCH has been said about Ethiopia’s astounding economic development registered in the past ten years. While the vast majority of Ethiopians and many of the country’s development partners in the international community have acknowledged the nation’s economic transformation, … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, Human Development Index, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Multidimensional Poverty Index, news ethiopia, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, Politics of Ethiopia, World Health Organization
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Repercussions of Algerian gas field attack Al-Qaeda linked extremists carried out a deadly attack against the Algerian Amenas gas filed on 16 January. Reportedly, the strike was conducted in retaliation for the military intervention France has initiated in its former … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Mali, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Middle East, NATO, North Africa, Pakistan
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OPINION The former prime of Somalia, Omar Arteh Qalib, had a habit of saying “ Somalis will sort out their differences under a tree”, in reference to the traditional shir ( meeting ) to which disputes are referred for adjudication … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali Civil War, Somali National Movement, Somali Patriotic Movement, Somali Salvation Democratic Front, Somalia, United Somali Congress
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By Tim Flatman In continuing to endorse Thabo Mbeki’s proposal to resolve the status of Abyei, but deciding not to follow through on its earlier commitment to refer it to the UN Security Council, the African Union has effectively declared … read more »
America’s 26th President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “to announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zambia
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Tagged Emirates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Michael Sata, President Sata, Rupiah Banda, Sata, Theodore Roosevelt, Zambia
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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa – Ghana’s players may change their opinion about South Africa being their “second home” when they see the sandy, bumpy field they have to play on in the African Cup of Nations semifinals this week. Four-time … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghana, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, Asamoah Gyan, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Togo
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By Gideon U Gideon This Is A Breaking News And Am Writing This To My Fellow Nigerians Back In Nigeria With Tears To Let The Nigeria Government Know That All Nigerians In India Are Planning To Destroy Nigeria Embassy In … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, Mumbai, Mumbai City India, Nigeria, Nigeria Government, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigerian news, Train Station
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By Alemayehu G Mariam All dictators on the African continent have sought immortality by leaving a legacy that will outlive them and endure for the ages. But all have inherited the wind. Kwame Nkrumah led the first sub-Saharan African country … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lake Tana, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, Mobutu Sese Seko, news ethiopia, Uganda
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