Tag Archives: AFP
AFP – A major explosion was heard late Saturday from the northern Malian city of Gao, which French-led forces recently recaptured from the Islamists, an AFP correspondent reported. The blast went off at around 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) and a … read more »
A nine-year-old girl in Mexico gave birth last month and authorities are searching for the father, who’s believed to be 17, AFP reports. The girl, known as Dafne, delivered by C-section on Jan. 27 a baby girl who weighed 5.7 … read more »
ADDIS ABABA — Twenty-nine Ethiopian Muslims were charged Monday with plotting acts of “terrorism”, the majority arrested after protests accusing the government of interference in religious affairs. According to court documents, the group is accused of “intending to advance a … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, AFP, Agence France-Presse, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Islam, July, Monday, Muslim
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Bujumbura – Villagers in northeast Burundi hacked to death a woman accused of witchcraft and five members of her family, including a baby and two other children, local authorities said on Sunday. On Saturday “a group of people attacked the … read more »
Posted in Burundi, East Africa, News, Spotlight
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Johannesburg – There were no reporters or government officials outside Milpark hospital in Johannesburg on Saturday following the news that former president Nelson Mandela had been admitted to a hospital. The presidency confirmed he had been admitted on Saturday after … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged AFP, Africa news, African National Congress, African news, Agence France-Presse, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mac Maharaj, Nelson Mandela, Saturday, South Africa
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Johannesburg – Former South African president Nelson Mandela “is in good spirits and well” after being hospitalised on Saturday with a long-standing abdominal complaint, a report said. “I can assure you that the former president is in good spirits and … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged AFP, Africa news, African National Congress, African news, Agence France-Presse, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mac Maharaj, Nelson Mandela, Saturday, South Africa
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Kano – Nigeria’s army has killed 12 suspected fighters from the Boko Haram Islamists during a raid in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the group’s base, a military spokesperson told AFP on Monday. Spokesman Hassan Mohammed of the Joint Task … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged AFP, Boko Haram, Borno State, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kano, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria
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Benghazi – Libya put 41 loyalists of dead dictator Muammar Gaddafi on trial on Sunday, in the first legal proceedings launched against members of the former regime which was ousted after a bloody conflict. The accused, mostly civilians, appeared in … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged AFP, Agence France-Presse, Benghazi, Civilian, Gaddafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Sirte
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Rabat – Morocco’s Communications Minister Mustapha Khelfi called on Friday for talks and a return to calm after violent clashes between youths and police in the northeastern town of Taza, where dozens were injured. “Calm prevails in Taza and we … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged AFP, Arab World, Friday, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Maps and Views, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Taza
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Khartoum – Three people were killed and several injured during a stampede after police fired tear gas at a Sudanese Independence Day celebration on Sunday, an official said. The incident occurred at a stadium in the Sennar state capital of … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged AFP, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, Sennar, Sudan, Sunday
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November 12, 2011 by benim
Yaounde – A probe by Cameroon’s anti-graft body found that $62m in public funds had been lost or embezzled, according to a report, a copy of which was obtained by AFP Friday. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Conac) said in its … read more »
Posted in Cameroon, Central Africa, News
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Tagged AFP, Biya, Cameroon, Friday, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Paul Biya, Southern Africa, West Africa, Yaoundé
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September 19, 2011 by benim
Vienna – Austria on Monday detained 16 Somali nationals for illegally entering the country, police said. The 10 men and six women, aged 17 to 32, arrived by bus from Greece with the help of human traffickers who managed to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged AFP, Austria, Burgenland, Greece, Human trafficking, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Norway, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Vienna, West Africa
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Yenagoa – A bomb blast rocked a hotel on Tuesday owned by a politician in Nigeria’s main oil-producing region days ahead of polls, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, the military said. The hotel is owned by Peremobowei … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy
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Tagged AFP, Agence France-Presse, Bayelsa State, explosion, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSoccer, IndepthWorld, Labour Party, Nigeria, Yenagoa
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lantyre – Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has re-opened the country’s electoral commission four months after he shut it down over a fraud investigation, his office said on Monday. “The forensic report has verified that an amount of three million … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Election, Malawi, News
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Tagged AFP, Agence France-Presse, Bingu wa Mutharika, East Africa, Forensic science, Fraud, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSoccer, IndepthWorld, List of heads of state of Malawi, Malawi
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Blantyre – A Malawian soldier has been fired from the army after posting a political comment on social networking site Facebook, a senior military officer said on Sunday. The soldier was fired last week after posting that he “supports” the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Malawi, News
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Tagged AFP, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Agence France-Presse, Blantyre Malawi, breaking news, Democratic Progressive Party, Embassies and Consulates, Facebook, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Malawi, News local news, Sunday Times, World news
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Khartoum – Sudanese police on Tuesday arrested 40 women who were protesting against the alleged rape of a female opposition activist last month by members of the security forces. Around 60 women gathered in a street in Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged AFP, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Agence France-Presse, arrest, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Khartoum, News local news, Omdurman, Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan, World news
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Blantyre – Malawi’s government is requiring civil servants to line up to collect their salaries in person in a bid to eliminate ghost workers from the payroll, treasury officials said on Friday. The “pay parade” comes after 68 000 of … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Malawi, News
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Tagged AFP, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Agence France-Presse, Bank account, breaking news, Civil service, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Laborer, Malawi, News local news, Salary, World news
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February 26, 2011 by benim
Dakar – A Senegalese man set himself on fire on Friday near the presidential palace in Dakar, days after a desperate jobless army veteran died from burns in a similar suicide attempt, a hospital official said. Shop manager Cheikh Amadou … read more »
Posted in News, Senegal, West Africa
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, AFP, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Agence France-Presse, Arab people, breaking news, Dakar, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, News local news, Rufisque, Senegal, Tunisia, World news
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February 8, 2011 by benim
Maputo – Mozambique will soon repatriate a group of 444 illegal Asian immigrants who were sent back from South Africa after they entered the country illegally, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday. Neighbouring South Africa sent the people back in … read more »
Posted in Miscellaneous, Mozambique, News, Refugees/Migrants, Southern Africa
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Tagged AFP, Agence France-Presse, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, Maputo, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa
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February 4, 2011 by benim
Doha – Al Jazeera, the pan-Arab satellite television channel banned since last weekend from operating in Egypt, said on Friday its offices in Cairo have been attacked. “The office has been burned along with the equipment inside it,” the network … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged AFP, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Agence France-Presse, Aljazeera, breaking news, Broadcasting, Cairo, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Pan-Arabism, World news
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January 18, 2011 by benim
Nigeria’s army says its soldiers have been given permission to shoot to kill to maintain order in the city of Jos. “We are ordered to protect civilians and quell violence by any means necessary,” military spokesman Capt Charles Ekeocha told … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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