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Prime Minister Hailemarim Desalegn held discussions with the UAE’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at his offices on Thursday (March 22). On the occasion, Prime Minister Hailemariam extended appreciation to Sheikh Abdullah for his second visit to … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ethiopia, Hailemariam, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Sheikh Abdullah, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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(BNA) – The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Abu Dhabi on Sunday on a short official visit to the UAE, the first leg of a tour that includes also Ethiopia, Austria and Switzerland, UN Spokesperson Martin Nesirky announced. … read more »
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Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba told reporters in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday that they were sick and tired of failing to win the Africa Cup of Nations each time they were highly favoured to do so and hope to break … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Africa Nations Cup, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, Rustenburg, Senegal, South Africa
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Ghana warmed up for next week’s Africa Cup of Nations by beating seven-time continental champions Egypt 3-0 in a friendly in Abu Dhabi. Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu opened the scoring for the Black Stars in the first half, before Richard Boakye and … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghana, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, africa cup nations, Asamoah Gyan, Gabon, Ghana, Ghana national football team, IndepthAfrica, Kwesi Appiah, Tunisia
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Dubai: A shortage of housemaids and nannies due to a ban on certain nationalities has encouraged recruitment agencies to increase their fees — which in turn has led to the development of a black market in maids in the UAE, … read more »
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian Maid, ethiopian news, Gulf News, IndepthAfrica, Maid, Philippine, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced activities for the Black Stars ahead of their departure for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The GFA has lined up some important activities on Thursday for the team before it departs to … read more »
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Tagged 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Abu Dhabi, Black Stars, GFA, Ghana, Ghana Football Association, John Dramani Mahama, Thursday
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An Ethiopian official said the country’s government is close to lifting a ban on its nationals working in the UAE after reaching a labour agreement with authorities in the Emirates. The treaty, expected to be made public in the next … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Emirates, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Politics of Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates
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A despondent maid in Dubai who was fired from her job after complaining about the lack of pay tried to commit suicide — only to be arrested and fined by police, according to reports. The desperate act by the 24-year-old … read more »
Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City’s Premier League title last season vindicated the huge sums invested in the club by owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. City clinched a first league crown in 44 years last season after pipping arch … read more »
KARACHI: Pakistan Thursday finally announced a limited over series schedule against Australia, delaying the matches to late in the evening to avoid the heat in the United Arab Emirates, the cricket board said. Pakistan had to search for the venue … read more »
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Mohamed Morsi’s first appointments as president-elect of Egypt will be a woman and a Coptic Christian, his spokesman has told the Guardian, as he moves to allay fears of the Muslim Brotherhood. Sameh el-Essawy said that although the names of … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Press Release Etihad Airways will add the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to its rapidly growing network in November 2012. The airline will also start flying to the Indian city of Ahmedabad in the same month. The two new cities will … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Press Releases
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, afria travel, Ahmedabad, Etihad Airways, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, india south africa, James Hogan, map africa, news, South Africa, travel to africa, United Arab Emirates
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Salomon Kalou scored for the second successive friendly to lead Ivory Coast to a 1-0 victory over Libya in an African Nations Cup warmup on Monday. The striker, who has been out of favour at Chelsea for much of the … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Africa Nations Cup, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Salomon Kalou, Sudan, Tunisia
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The Ivory Coast will continue their African Cup of Nations preparations in Abu Dhabi on Friday evening as Didier Drogba and Co. take on Tunisia at Zayed Sports City. Drogba will spearhead an attack in the capital that also features … read more »
Abu Dhabi – Key powers have vowed to unlock a billion dollars for hard-pressed Libyan rebels in talks to map out a “post-Gaddafi Libya” as a fresh volley of Nato air strikes rocked the capital early on Friday. Libya’s former … read more »
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here Thursday described the Libyan rebel council as “the legitimate interlocutor” of the Libyan people, a senior US State Department official said. Clinton “used the word ‘the’ rather than ‘a’ in describing the … read more »
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Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after failing a drug test, the Premier League club said on their website (www.mcfc.co.uk) on Thursday. The Football Association (FA) informed City that an A-sample provided by the Ivory Coast international had … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, Football Association, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Kolo Touré, Manchester City FC, Mark Hughes, News local news, Premier League, Roberto Mancini, World news
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December 19, 2010 by benim
Rafael Benítez issued what amounted to an ultimatum after Internazionale’s 3-0 win over African champions TP Mazembe in the final of the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, telling his bosses to strengthen the squad if they wanted to keep … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Africa news, African news, breaking news, F.C. Internazionale Milano, Goran Pandev, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan Biabiany, José Mourinho, News local news, Rafael Benítez, Samuel Eto'o, TP Mazembe, World news
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December 2, 2010 by benim
ADS Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based commodities company is planning multi-billion dollar investments in African infrastructure with three other firms and is near to closing three deals shortly, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. ADS Holding has a 40 percent stake … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Africa news, Asia, Business and Economy, Dubai, Financial Times, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica African news, Middle East, United Arab Emirates
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November 23, 2010 by benim
April 29 falls on a Friday and the Government has designated it as a bank holiday. David Cameron welcomed the announcement of the wedding date, which he said would be a “happy and momentous occasion”. The Prime Minister added: “We … read more »
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, British people, diana princess, Edinburgh, English people, Human Interest, IndepthAfrica, Kate, Kate Middleton, Knights of the Garter, Middleton, music, obituaries-news, Prince, Prince William and Kat Middletons engagement., Prince William of Wales, United Kingdom, William
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