Daily Archives: February 8, 2013
By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The Founder and leader of Glorious Word Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, is in the news again for the wrong reason. He is reported to have predicted that President Mahama will die this year … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor
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Tagged Aliu Mahama, Ghana, God, IndepthAfrica, Mahama, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Owusu Bempah, Supreme Court of the United States
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Boko Haram Republic of Kano, Boko Haram Republic of Borno, Boko Haram Republic of Yobe, Boko Haram Republic of Minna, Boko Haram Republic of Arewa and Sharia Republic of Nigeria are all possible names for the new extremist Islamic Republic. … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe
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Tagged Boko Haram Republic, bokoharam, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Kano Emirate, Katsina, Koboko, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Sharia
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One in every five military prison inmates is of Ethiopian descent. A new Israeli military unit will work on integrating Ethiopian recruits, who account for 50 percent of all army prison inmates. Army Radio reported that Brig.-Gen. Eli Shermeister, who … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Ogaden, Prison, Soviet Union, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, United States
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Burkina Faso’s Jonathan Pitroipa has been cleared to play in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Nigeria on Sunday after his ban was rescinded. Referee Slim Jdidi admitted that he mistakenly issued the winger with a second yellow card … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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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, Burkina Faso, Confederation of African Football, cup of nations, Ghana, Hicham El Amrani, Issa Hayatou, Jonathan Pitroipa, nations cup 2013, Nigeria
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His Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon Prime Minister Mogadishu, Somalia Paris, 7 February 2013 Subject: Reforms needed for freedom of information in Somalia Dear Prime Minister Shirdon, Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that defends freedom of information, would like to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Letters & Interviews, Somali
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Tagged Freedom of Information, Freedom of the press, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Mogadishu, Reporters Without Borders, Sentence (law), Somali, Somalia
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The Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has formally announced that its Commissioner, Ali Suleiman, has been elected a member of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption. According to the Commission’s statement, Commissioner Ali was elected at the 20th … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, Benin, Burundi, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Libya, Mali, news ethiopia, Tanzania, Togo
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Nigeria Vs Burkina Faso final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – Contrary to media reports, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will not attend Sunday’s final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and Burkina Faso in Johannesburg, … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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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, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Goodluck Jonathan, Johannesburg, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria national football team, Sunday
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West Bromwich Albion say they have disciplined striker Peter Odemwingie after he drove to QPR without permission on transfer deadline day in an apparent attempt to force through a move to Loftus Road. Odemwingie, 31, has also issued an apology … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Hawthorns, IndepthAfrica, Jeremy Peace, Loftus Road, London, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Peter Odemwingie, Premier League, Queens Park Rangers F.C., West Bromwich Albion FC
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(Reuters) – Factbox on Nigeria, who play in Sunday’s African Nations Cup final against Burkina Faso at Soccer City: Previous appearances in African Nations Cup finals: 16 Previous best performance: Winners in 1980 and 1994; Runners-up in 1984, 1988, 1990 … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, South Sudan, Sports, Togo, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
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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, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Emmanuel Emenike, John Obi Mikel, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Rashidi Yekini, Stephen Keshi
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(Reuters) – Factbox on Burkina Faso, who play in Sunday’s African Nations Cup final against Nigeria at Soccer City: Previous appearances in African Nations Cup finals: 8 Previous best performance: Semi-finalist in 1998 FIFA world ranking Jan. 2013: 92 Coach: … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports, Togo, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
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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, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Ghana, Jonathan Pitroipa, Mbombela Stadium, nations cup 2013, Nelspruit, Nigeria
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For many years, African women have been relegated to mere observers in the socio-political and economic scheme of things. They are considered only ‘good to be seen, nor heard.’ And their voices, when they deign to talk, are drowned out … read more »
Posted in Article, Liberia, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Finance minister, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ngozi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, World Bank
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TORONTO - The full force of winter is expected to be felt across the GTA Friday. The snow started falling late Thursday afternoon and the GTA will probably be digging out 15 to 25 cm by Friday afternoon. Early Friday morning, both … read more »
by Ogbuefi Blogs “At no time in our national life has radical change become more urgent. We, the following progressive political parties, namely ACN, ANPP, APGA and CPC, have resolved to merge forthwith and become the All Progressive Congress and … read more »
Twelve people, including polio vaccinators, have been killed in two shootings at health centres in northern Nigeria, witnesses have told the BBC. In the first attack in Kano four polio vaccinators were shot dead by gunmen who drove up on … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bbc, bokoharam, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Kano Emirate, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian shooting, Northern Nigeria, Poliomyelitis, Sharia
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have received a cash windfall of $82,000.00 about (N130 million) from business mogul Aliko Dangote for reaching the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Dangote, has an estimated net worth of $11.2 … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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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, Aliko Dangote, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Indepth Africa Magazine, Johannesburg, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian ne, South Africa
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The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has confirmed that Nigerians will be able to watch the final match of the 2013 African Cup of Nations, (AFCON) between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Stallions of Burkina Faso on Sunday. … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, 2013 Africa Nations Cup, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, Africa Nations Cup, african cup, African Nations Cup, BON, Burkina Faso, CAF, Confederation of African Football, cup of nations, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team
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Former winners David Beckham, Nicolas Anelka, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba are among 39 players newly registered in squads named by clubs for the knockout phase. The UEFA Champions League round of 16 contenders have finalised their squad changes for … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Chelsea FC, David Beckham, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Nicolas Anelka, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Real Madrid CF, Shanghai Shenhua FC, Uefa Champions League
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Human Rights Watch is urging Kenya to crack down on rights abuses and enact promised political reforms ahead of its national elections in March. In a report published Friday, the New York-based group warned that heightened tensions across the country … read more »
By Segun Odegbami Who will win Afcon 2013? This was the same question I asked when I started my series on Afcon 2013. After three weeks of incredible football drama I know better than to predict. My crystal ball has … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, Somali, South Africa, Sports, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
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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, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Eagle, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mali, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, super eagles
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Nigeria are one win away from ending a 19-year wait to reclaim the African Nations Cup but the favourites are wary of the threat posed by surprise finalists Burkina Faso in Sunday’s showdown at Soccer City. When they drew 1-1 … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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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, Burkina Faso, Confederation of African Football, cup of nations, Ghana, Jonathan Pitroipa, Mali, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Stephen Keshi
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Addis Ababa — The ministry of finance and economic development on Wednesday announced that Ethiopia has registered an average of 10% economic growth during the past two years of the five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). In a report, state … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Economic growth, ethio media oromo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GTP, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Millennium Development Goals, news about ethiopia, news ethiopia, news for ethiopia, news from ethiopia, news in ethiopia, news of ethiopia, news on ethiopia, sub-Saharan Africa
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Baidoa, Somalia — A contingent of Ethiopian troops were ambushed by Al Shabaab fighters as they made their way from El Barde in Bakool region in south central Somalia on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. According to local media in Bakool, … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Baidoa, Bakool, El Barde, ethio media oromo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Hudur, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, news ethiopia, news for ethiopia, news from ethiopia, news in ethiopia, news of ethiopia, news on ethiopia, Somali, Somalia
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A suicide bomber has blown himself up near a group of Malian security troops in the central town of Gao, reports AP. The Malian army is currently fighting to wrest the north of the country from the hands of Islamist … read more »
Posted in Mali, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Associated Press, Bamako, Gao, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Military of Mali, Reuters, suicide bomber in mali
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