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The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Friday made it clear that there is no prospect for Southerners living in the North to have dual citizenship if the referendum vote comes in favor of creating a new state. The oil-producing … read more »
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For quite a long while, Kenya has become a haven for illegal Ethiopian immigrants fleeing their country in search of a better life. The immigrants are entering Kenyan in droves, presenting a security and logistical nightmare for security agents. These … read more »
Posted in AIDS / Humanitarian, Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Refugees/Migrants
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ABIDJAN — The Ivory Coast government of embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo expelled the British and Canadian envoys after the two countries said they no longer accepted his ambassadors, state television said Thursday. “Through the application of the principle of reciprocity … read more »
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South Sudan’s independence referendum on Sunday marks the start of a new test for U.S. diplomacy in the region, which analysts say could yet present President Barack Obama with his “Rwanda moment” if violence explodes in its wake. U.S. officials … read more »
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African mediators met with the two presidential contenders yesterday in a new effort to end Ivory Coast’s political crisis and left unresolved the dispute over who won the November election. President Laurent Gbagbo is “just trying to gain time,” said … read more »
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Fears of civil war in Ivory Coast grew yesterday after the incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo, used his new year message to claim that foreign powers were conspiring with his internationally recognised rival, Alassane Ouattara, to oust him. Gbagbo ignored a … read more »
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December 30, 2010 by benim
Gluee Teah walked through the forest for a day and crossed a river to escape the political turmoil that is gripping Ivory Coast, burdened by her two young daughters and an unborn child. “I am nine months pregnant,” she said, … read more »
Posted in Article, Conflict/Tragedy, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, News, Refugees/Migrants, West Africa
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December 29, 2010 by benim
The European Union will strengthen sanctions against incumbent Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo next month, widening a list of his supporters who face travel restrictions and freezing assets, EU diplomats said. The EU imposed sanctions on Gbagbo and his backers … read more »
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December 29, 2010 by benim
European Union countries have agreed to recognize only ambassadors sent by Ivory Coast’s presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara, the French foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The 27-nation bloc had agreed the position last week and the United Nations General Assembly also … read more »
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December 29, 2010 by benim
A delegation of three West African presidents who met incumbent Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday to deliver an ultimatum to step down or face force left saying more meetings were needed. Gbagbo’s government, meanwhile, remained defiant in the … read more »
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December 22, 2010 by benim
LUANDA — Angola on Wednesday freed four human rights activists jailed almost a year ago in the wake of a deadly militant attack on Togo’s football team on the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations in January. The four … read more »
Posted in Angola, News, North Africa
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December 22, 2010 by benim
NAIROBI – Kenya and Uganda ramped up security along their borders and in their capitals Tuesday amid concerns that Somalia’s al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants were linked to a bus explosion in Nairobi on Monday night that killed two people, including … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, East Africa, Kenya, News, Uganda
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African news, African Union member states, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, breaking news, CIA activities in Kenya, disasters-news, East Africa, geography, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Kale Kayihura, Kampala, Kenya, Nairobi, News local news, political-news, Uganda, War Conflict, World news
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December 21, 2010 by benim
A president clinging to power heedless of the result of an election, unleashing his security forces to brutally silence those who dare protest, damning his country to international isolation. It’s a depressingly familiar saga to voters in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Iran, … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Cote d'Ivoire, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African news, African Union, African Union member states, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Choi Young-jin, Côte d'Ivoire, geography, Harare, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ivorian presidential election, ivory coast election, Laurent Gbagbo, Morgan Tsvangirai, News local news, political-news, Robert Mugabe, Rolake Akinola, World news, Zimbabwe
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December 21, 2010 by benim
As far as my hitherto understanding of our history is concerned, Ethiopia, as also depicted in the Bible, is Cushland, which is located south of Egypt and now stretches from Meroë in the northern part of Sudan to Mombasa in … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, African countries, African news, African Union member states, Birtukan Mideksa, breaking news, Cushland, Development aid, Ethiopia, geography, History, Horn of Africa, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Index of Ethiopia-related articles, Least Developed Countries, Meles Zenawi, News local news, political-news, Politics of Ethiopia, World news
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December 11, 2010 by benim
Guinea has lifted a state of emergency in a sign of rising stability in the West African state since elections marred by street violence. “The state of emergency has been lifted in all parts of the national territory,” General Nouhou … read more »
Posted in Guinea, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Africannewslive, Alpha Condé, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Conakry, Diallo, Economic Community of West African States, economists, Environment, France, geography, Guinea, guinea election, Guinea news, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, Least Developed Countries, Nouhou Thiam, political-news, state of emergency, Vale, War Conflict, West Africa
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December 6, 2010 by benim
Kenyan police have arrested 346 foreigners in Nairobi in a major operation after two separate grenade and gun attacks last week killed three policemen, officers said on Monday. In the first attack, unidentified men lobbed a grenade into a police … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaa, Anthony Kibuchi, disasters-news, East Africa news, Eastleigh, Federal Bureau of Investigation, geography, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenya Police, Mogadishu, Nairobi, Somalia, timeline of the War in Somalia, War Conflict
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November 25, 2010 by benim
JERUSALEM – Israel’s Cabinet is being asked to approve construction of a massive detention centre to hold Africans who illegally enter Israel through its porous border with Egypt. Israel says most infiltrators come looking for work. Placing them in a … read more »
Posted in Indepth Africa Magazine, Middle East, News
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Tagged African Union member states, amugglers, boder, Cairo, desert, disasters-news, Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean, Eritrean-Ethiopian War, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, geography, immigrants, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Least Developed Countries, migrants, migrating, Social Issues
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November 25, 2010 by benim
A report OLF News received from Oromia revealed that the heroic Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) freedom fighters operating in Hararge zone (Eastern Oromia) and Bale zone (Southern Oromia) have killed 53 invading TPLF led government troops and wounded more than … read more »
Posted in AIDS / Humanitarian, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, disasters-news, Ethiopia, Ethiopia’, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Moyale, Nairobi, Ogaden National Liberation Front, oromo, Oromo language, Oromo Liberation Front, Oromo people, oromo rebels, political-news
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November 14, 2010 by benim
The final of the seventh African Women Championship (AWC) between Nigeria’s Super Falcons and Equatorial Guinea in South Africa on Sunday could best be described as a comedy of errors. Equatorial Guinea scored four goals but still lost the match … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, African Women Championship 2010, AWC, Cameroon, Cape Town, Equatorial Guinea, football, Football in Nigeria, geography, Indepth Africa Magazine, International relations, Nigeria, Nigeria womens national football team, Political geography, Precious Dede, Soccer, South Africa, sports-news, Sunday, Super Falcons
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November 13, 2010 by benim
Decades of conflict has devastated much of the South of Sudan.. Encouraging people to come home for next year’s referendum is just the first step – making sure adequate services are available for those who do is a bigger challenge. … read more »
Posted in Multimedia, News Video, Sudan
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Tagged 3rd africa, Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Arab League member states, Darfur, Entertainment Culture, eu summit, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Khartoum, Libya, Libya news, military dictatorship, Mohamed Sayyala, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Omar al-Bashir, Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, Pan-Africanism, political-news, Qatar, Sudan, Sudan news
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November 13, 2010 by benim
Guinea’s former premier Cellou Dalein Diallo maintained a small lead over rival Alpha Conde in results published on Friday of just over half the votes cast in the West African country’s presidential election. Diallo had 51.8 percent to Conde’s 48.2 … read more »
Posted in Article, Election, Guinea, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Alpha Condé, aluminium, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Conakry, Diallo, Economic Community of West African States, economists, Fatou Bensouda, Fula people, geography, Guinea, guinea election, Guinea news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Least Developed Countries, political-news, United Nations General Assembly observers, West Africa
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November 9, 2010 by benim
The Movement for the Manicipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Tuesday morning claimed responsibility for the attack of an offshore oil rig operated by exploration firm Afren in which five crew members kidnapped including foreigners and two injured. The … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Afren, Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Akwa Ibom State, Business Finance, claims responsibility, disasters-news, Economic Community of West African States, Eket, Foreign hostages in Nigeria, geography, Henry Okah, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger, Niger Delta, Niger River Delta, Nigeria, oil platform, oilrig attack, Okoro Oilfield, political-news
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November 8, 2010 by benim
Guineans voted peacefully on Sunday in a presidential run-off aimed at returning the country to civilian rule, though worries remained over the potential for ethnically-driven violence once results are released. The election was the West African state’s first free vote … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union, African Union member states, Alpha Condé, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Conakry, Economic Community of West African States, Edem Kodjo, Election, French-speaking countries, geography, Guinea, guineans vote, IndepthAfrica, Least Developed Countries, Mandinka people, political-news, presidential run, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations General Assembly observers, vote peacefully, West Africa
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November 7, 2010 by benim
Johannesburg – The vast majority of South African adults have an income below R50 000 a year, the results of a study released on Sunday revealed. “The bulk of the South African adult population still falls into the R0 to … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, African countries, African Union member states, Business and Economy, Eastern Cape, Embassies and Consulates, Geography of Africa, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, lifestyle-news, Political geography, Poverty, R50, Social Issues, South Africa, south african
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November 7, 2010 by benim
Ethiopian and Kenyan security forces launched a joint military attack against Ethiopia’s Oromo rebels based inside Kenya near the east African countries joint border, according to reports by the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. The joint operation carried out against the Oromo … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, disasters-news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopia’, geography, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Moyale, Nairobi, Ogaden National Liberation Front, oromo, Oromo language, Oromo Liberation Front, Oromo people, oromo rebels, political-news, War Conflict
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November 3, 2010 by benim
Thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa are besieging government offices seeking work permits under a new program announced in September. The South African government has given the estimated one-million undocumented Zimbabweans in the country until the end of December … read more »
Posted in Article, Multimedia, News, News Video, South Africa, Southern Africa, Video, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Cape Town, Capetown, causes-news, geography, Government, Home Affairs Department, immigrants, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Johannesburg, migrants, Political geography, refugees, seeking work, Social Issues, South Africa, University of Johannesburg, work permits, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean diaspora, Zimbabweans in South Africa
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November 3, 2010 by benim
Ivory Coast’s President Laurent Gbagbo was slightly ahead of rival Alassane Ouattara in a presidential election with around half the votes counted, according to figures released so far on Wednesday. With results in from just under 2.5 million votes of … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Election, News, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d’Ivoire, Economic Community of West African States, Election, Eurasia Group, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, French-speaking countries, geography, Guillaume Soro, Henri Konan Bédié, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, ivory, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, political-news, Two-round system, United Nations General Assembly observers, West Africa
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November 3, 2010 by benim
A French appeals court ruled on Wednesday a Rwandan rebel group leader accused of mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo should be handed over to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Callixte Mbarushimana, described as a senior … read more »
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Tagged African countries, African Union member states, Congo Africa news, crimes, DRC rape, ethics, Frech court, French-speaking countries, geography, Hague, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, KIGALI, Least Developed Countries, mass rape, mass rapes, political-news, Rape, Rwanda, Rwanda rebel, Social Issues, Types of rape, War Conflict
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November 3, 2010 by benim
GENEVA — The UN refugee agency made an urgent appeal to Kenya Wednesday not to turn back Somalis fleeing across the border from fighting between a pro-government militia and Islamist Shebab fighters. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Demography, Forced migration, Geneva, geography, Government, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Islamism, Kenya, Mandera, Political geography, political-news, Refugee, Right of asylum, Social Issues, Somali people, Somalia, Switzerland, timeline of the War in Somalia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, War Conflict
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November 3, 2010 by benim
The presidential election in Ivory Coast is likely to go into a second round after partial results point to a tight race between the top candidates. Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and opponent Alassane Ouattara both won around 35% of about half … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Election, News, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire, Economic Community of West African States, Election, Eurasia Group, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, French-speaking countries, geography, Guillaume Soro, Henri Konan Bédié, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, ivory, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, political-news, Two-round system, United Nations General Assembly observers, West Africa
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