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By JONES MUNANG’ANDU, MALARIA is protozoa infection of the genus plasmodium. There are four (4) main species of parasites that infect humans; Plasmodium falciparum, plaslesmodium vivax, plasmodium malariae and plasmodium ovale. Of these the most common in Zambia and indeed … read more »
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Tagged Anopheles, Disease, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Pregnancy, Zambia
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AFCON 2013 Result Angola and Morocco failed to take advantage of the earlier draw between South Africa and Cape Verde as they also failed to register a goal in their Group A clash in Johannesburg. Although the second match of … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Soccer, Somali, South Africa, Sports, Togo, Zambia
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The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations is drawing near, and 2012 surprise winners Zambia, with a host of players familiar to South African Premier Soccer League fans, will be out to defend their title. Their first order of business will … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Soccer, Somali, South Africa, Sports, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Voting in the General Assembly to elect 18 members of the UN Human Rights Council. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Sierra Leone
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Tagged Burkina Faso, Eastern Europe, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Sierra Leone, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, United States
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By BEN HARTMAN Photo: Ben Hartman Fearing a wave of impending arrests by Israeli authorities, around a hundred Eritrean migrants rallied outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Thursday, to protest the construction of a Negev detention facility … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Eli Yishai, Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Negev, Prevention of Infiltration Law, tel aviv
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A goal each from Wome Dove and Emmanuel Adebayor helped Togo to a 2-1 win and most importantly a 3-2 aggregate scoreline over Gabon at the Stade de Kégué in Lome on Sunday evening. The result enabled them to qualify … read more »
Posted in Gabon, Soccer, Togo
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Daniel Cousin, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gabon, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Libreville, South Africa, Stade de Kégué, Togo
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The second leg of the final round of 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifiers take place on Sunday. Seven ties were concluded on Saturday and there are eight more on Sunday – Cameroon wil be looking to overturn a two-goal … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, CAR, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Libya, Niger, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2013 africa cup of nation, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, indepthafria, IndepthAfrica Soccer, South Africa, Sudan
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In Summary Seven second-leg ties on Saturday First-leg scores in brackets Morocco 4-0 Mozambique 2100 BST (0-2) Senegal 0-2 Ivory Coast (2-6 agg) Match abandoned after 76 mins FT: Uganda 1-0 Zambia (1-1 agg) Zambia through 9-8 on penalties FT: … read more »
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A late equaliser from Emmanuel Adebayor – on his return to the Togo team – gives them the upper hand after a dramatic finale in Libreville. Meeting for only the second time in a competitive fixture, the 2012 co-hosts Gabon … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, Soccer, Sports, Togo, West Africa
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Tagged bbc, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gabon, Indepth Africa Magazine, Libreville, Lome, Togo, West Africa
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Tension reigned Thursday in oil-rich Gabon where the main opposition said its television station was torched after violent clashes between its supporters and police in the capital Libreville. But the government said police gave a “measured reaction” to Wednesday’s unauthorised … read more »
Posted in Gabon, Hottest News, News, West Africa
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Banjul – A court in Gambia on Monday sentenced a former information minister, who is also a US national, to life in prison for plotting to overthrow the government of President Yahya Jammeh. Judge Emmanuel Nkea found Amadou Scatred Janneh … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged Banjul, Gambia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lang Tombong Tamba, Senegal, United States, West Africa, Yahya Jammeh
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New York – Gabon on Monday expressed “outrage” over reports that former foreign minister Jean Ping was withdrawing from his campaign to seek a new term as head of the African Union commission. Ping is in competition with South Africa’s … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Jean Ping, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Southern African Development Community
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Libreville – Gabon authorities have slapped a temporary ban on two opposition media outlets after they covered an address to the nation by opposition leader Andre Mba Obame, who declared himself president last year. The National Communication Council has withdrawn … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged Ali Bongo, Ali Bongo Ondimba, André Mba Obame, Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, List of heads of state of Gabon, National Union, Opposition (parliamentary)
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Libreville – Gabon’s Constitutional Court has received 45 demands from both the opposition and the ruling party for the annulment of results of December 17 elections, court officials said on Monday. “In all, 45 challenges were filed. There can be … read more »
Posted in Election, Gabon, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Opposition (parliamentary), Paul Mba Abessole, Union of the Gabonese People, UPG
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Libreville – One of Gabon’s main opposition parties said on Tuesday that several of its candidates in the December 17 legislative election were challenging the results in court over “massive fraud”. The Union of the Gabonese People said 10 out … read more »
Posted in Election, Gabon, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Ali Bongo Ondimba, December 17, Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libreville, Opposition (parliamentary), Tuesday
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Gabon President Ali Bongo’s ruling coalition took 95 percent of seats in a parliamentary election, strengthening his hand in the central African oil-producing nation but sparking opposition accusations of fraud. Bongo’s ruling PDG party took 113 of the parliament’s 120 … read more »
Posted in Election, Gabon, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Ali Bongo, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Bongo, Coalition government, Eurobond, Gabon, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Opposition (parliamentary)
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The ongoing controversy over the huge sum of money paid by the state (through the Mills-led government) to businessman and NDC financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is a clear demonstration of the criminal laxity that persists in our country to facilitate … read more »
Posted in Article, Gabon, West Africa
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Tagged Betty Mould-Iddrissu, Commercial Court, Ebo Barton-Oduro, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Justice Ministry, Kufuor government, Mills, NDC
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Libreville – President Ali Bongo’s party scored a landslide victory in Gabon’s parliamentary elections but turnout was low given an opposition boycott, it was announced on Wednesday. Bongo’s Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) secured 114 out of parliament’s 120 seats, its … read more »
Posted in Election, Gabon, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, Ali Bongo, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jules Aristide Bourdes Ogouliguende, Opposition (parliamentary)
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Libreville – Gabon’s opposition parties that boycotted the December 17 legislative election warned on Tuesday they were ruling nothing out as they mulled their reaction to the governing party’s landslide. “The Gabonese opposition does not recognise the validity of the … read more »
Libreville – Gabon’s ruling party claimed on Monday it had won 114 out of parliament’s 120 seats in a legislative election largely boycotted by the opposition but given a clean bill of health by observers. “It’s the best score by … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, African Union, Ali Bongo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Omar Bongo
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Libreville – President Ali Bongo’s Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) was assured of an absolute majority in the National Assembly after Saturday’s general election, a PDG source close to the interior ministry said early on Sunday. The party had won at … read more »
Posted in Election, Gabon, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Omar Bongo
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Opposition parties boycotted a parliamentary election in Gabon on Saturday that was expected to strengthen the hand of President Ali Bongo’s ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG). The PDG currently holds a comfortable majority in the 120- seat assembly of the … read more »
Posted in Election, Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged Ali Bongo Ondimba, Equatorial Guinea, Eurobond, Gabon, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, London, Opposition (parliamentary), Standard Bank, Zacharie Myboto
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November 24, 2011 by benim
Libreville – The daughter of Gabon’s late president Omar Bongo on Wednesday denied claims by an ex-aide that her father funded Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign. “I would like to formally deny the unfounded statements that have no connection to … read more »
November 18, 2011 by benim
Libreville – Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Thursday accepted an apology from Benin after a diplomatic passport incident there involving his chief of staff, while announcing an enquiry. “The matter is closed. It’s not a question of our countries’ … read more »
Posted in Benin, Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged Ali Bongo Ondimba, Benin, Catholic Church, Cotonou, Douro, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI
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November 18, 2011 by benim
Libreville – Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Thursday accepted an apology from Benin after a diplomatic passport incident there involving his chief of staff, while announcing an enquiry. “The matter is closed. It’s not a question of our countries’ … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 19, 2011 by benim
Gabon’s oil trade union held back on Tuesday from a previous threat to call a strike but warned the government it could still take action if its demands on boosting local employment in the sector were not met. The ONEP … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon, Government, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, ONEP, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, Strike action, trade union, United States, West Africa
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September 30, 2011 by benim
Gabon has launched a crackdown on expatriate oil workers who do not have work permits, spurred on by a powerful union that has given the government two weeks to safeguard more jobs for locals. Employers in the sector are complaining … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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September 2, 2011 by benim
Libreville – The nine leaders of trade unions in Gabon’s educational sector on Friday went on hunger strike outside the Saint-Mary Cathedral in Libreville, to support wage claims. “The leaders of the Conasysed (National Convention of Education Sector Trade Unions) … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged Anna Hazare, Education, Gabon, History, Hunger strike, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, India, Libreville, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Libreville – Gabon’s opposition on Friday pulled out of the electoral commission over the ruling party’s refusal to introduce biometric voter registration. Parliamentary elections in the small west African state are due before the end of the year. Thirteen parties … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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A Gabonese government adviser, Roland Desire Aba’a, on Thursday began a hunger strike in protest against the presence of French troops in his country. Wearing a green, yellow and blue scarf, the colours of the Gabonese tricolor flag, he used … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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