Tag Archives: African
There is a coffee table book titled Black Ladies that is on display in the window of a leading Nairobi bookshop. The book is a collection of photos of African women in various states of nudity by the German photographer, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged African, African literature, Black Ladies, CHINUA ACHEBE, Conrad, Indepth Africa Magazine, Joseph Conrad, Nigeria
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By Dele Meiji Fatunla The importance of faith and religious observance amongst African and African diaspora communities was the impetus for a conference held last week by ‘Africa-UK’ – a diaspora engagement project aimed at increasing the impact of the … read more »
LIBERIA President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has promised a game bonus of United States dollars (about N24M) for a win against Nigeria in today’s Africa Cup of Nations qualification match. In a radio broadcast to the country on Thursday evening, President Johnson-Sirleaf … read more »
Posted in Liberia, News, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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In Summary Result: Zambia 1-0 Uganda Result: CAR 1-0 Burkina Faso Result: Gabon 1-1 Togo Result: Ghana 2-0 Malawi Result: Sierra Leone 2-2 Tunisia Result: Sudan 5-3 Ethiopia Result: Mali 3-0 Botswana Result: Cape Verde 2-0 Cameroon Result: Ivory Coast … read more »
Posted in Cameroon, Central Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hottest News, News, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Sudan
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The clash between Ivory Coast and Senegal headlines a bumper weekend of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, while Zambia kick off the defence of their title at home against Uganda. Ivory Coast have entered the last four installments of … read more »
Posted in News, Soccer, Sports
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Time is running out for Didier Drogba and other Ivory Coast ‘golden generation’ stars to capture the Africa Cup of Nations trophy. The ‘Elephants’ were favourites to win the last four tournaments only to fall short each time with the … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, Senegal, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Match: Ghana vs. Malawi Date: 8 September, 2012 Competition: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier Venue: Accra Sports Stadium Time: 15:30 GMT (3:30PM local time) Making it to the 29th edition of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations is just … read more »
Posted in Ghana, News, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Cameroon and Nigeria lead the list of African heavyweights seeking to restore battered reputations and move closer to sealing berths at next year’s African Nations Cup in the final round of qualifiers. Both countries missed out on the last finals … read more »
Posted in Soccer, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sports
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Dele Meiji Fatunla Whether it’s small restaurants, import-export business or a mom and pop corner shop, immigrants and Diasporas have a knack for running businesses, often out of necessity, always out of drive. Yet, it can be difficult for ambitious … read more »
Posted in Article, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, Business, Diaspora, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, nothafrica, Private equity, Small and medium enterprises, Small business, Venture capital, West Africa
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By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. For the primitivistic African cultural nationalists in the postcolonial era, Busia offers this all-too-pragmatic reality check, as it were: “This is a reminder that cultures are not static. There is no society so custom-bound that … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Pan African News
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, africa song, africa toto, African, african food, African people, Ali Mazrui, Culture of Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Pan-Africanism
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By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba The question “is ICC for Africans only” is legitimate question to be asked and answered. The question has been asked, but I doubt that any answers could be expected especially from those who are best qualified … read more »
Posted in Article, Pan African News
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Tagged Afghanistan, africa african news, African, indepthafrica africa news, International Criminal Court, Ivory Coast, London, Nelson Mandela, Oji River, Paris
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By Anthony A. Kila Once a person and above all a personality dies it is common practice to treat him or her with kindness and with more compassion and general understanding. After death, hatchets are buried and hitherto foes are … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Emeka, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Lagos, Nigeria, Ojukwu, Uche Chukwumerije, Zungeru
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Grassroots Ethiopian human rights groups and activists have been stunned by the death last week of Donald Payne, our strongest ally and advocate in the U.S. Congress. His passing marks a major setback to the cause of freedom, democracy and … read more »
Posted in Uncategorized
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Don Payne, Donald M. Payne, Donald Payne, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Martin Luther King, Meles Zenawi, New Jersey
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By Geletaw Zeleke Politics in its purest sense is the art of governance. This art should not be built upon differences of human language or culture but instead should rely on the dynamism of human creativity. Whenever politics are attached … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethnic group, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Meles Zenawi, Oromo people, Rwanda, United States
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By Robele Ababya Purpose of this piece The Italian Fascist military garrison and observation post at Deneba in north Shoa is an indelible symbol engraved in my mind of famous patriots and their followers comprising the Oromo and Amhara ethnic … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, African, African news, Amhara, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Meles Zenawi, oromo, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, World War II
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By Keffyalew Gebremedhin The data released this afternoon by the Central Statistics Agency (CSA) indicates that year on year headline inflation rose to 36.3 percent in February 2012, compared to 32.0 percent in January 2012. Food inflation also rose to … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Fortune, Africa news, African, African news, CSA, Ethiopia, February, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Inflation, January, Meles Zenawi, Tax Revenue
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Cattle raiders in South Sudan launched a major assault on a rival tribe, causing heavy loss of life, officials said on Monday, as the government began a disarmament plan to halt the tit-for-tat attacks that have torn the new nation. … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Hottest News, News, South Sudan
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Jonglei, Murle, Murle people, Nuer people, Pibor, South Sudan, Sudan, United Nations
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Nairobi – Kenyan police on Monday released four people, including three minors, arrested over weekend grenade attacks that killed six in the capital Nairobi, the suspects’ lawyer said. The four had been held for questioning over the blasts on Saturday … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, International Crisis Group, Kenya, Nairobi, Saturday, Somalia
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Tripoli – Niger issued a passport to a top advisor of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi but later revoked it, a senior Nigerian military official said on Monday. Speaking in the Libyan capital, Colonel Djibou Tahirou said his country had … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, Niger, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Al-Saadi Gaddafi, Gaddafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Niger
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A senior opposition leader in Malawi is accusing President Bingu Wa Mutharika of inciting violence by urging his supporters to “aggressively” defend him from political attacks. Earlier this month, President Mutharika said his supporters should “step in and defend their … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Aid, Bingu wa Mutharika, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, July, List of heads of state of Malawi, Malawi, Mutharika, United Democratic Front
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[View the story "Arsenal v Newcastle United" on Storify] Emirates Stadium Kick off: 20.00 GMT TV:Live Sky Sports 1 Arsenal (probable, 4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs; Song, Arteta; Walcott, Ramsey, Rosicky; Van Persie. Out: Benayoun (virus), Diaby, Coquelin (both … read more »
Posted in Live, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2012 Premier League Live, Abou Diaby, Africa news, African, African news, Alan Pardew, Arsenal, arsenal fc, Arsenal v Newcastle United, Arsenal v Newcastle United live streaming, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Newcastle, Per Mertesacker, Sammy Ameobi, soccer live football live live scores, Yossi Benayoun
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Kenyan police have arrested four people over a grenade attack at a Nairobi bus station blamed on Somali Islamist militants, a senior police official said on Monday. The military also increased security along the two countries’ land and sea borders, … read more »
Posted in Uncategorized
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, George Saitoti, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Kenya, Nairobi, Saturday, Somalia
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Nigeria’s fuel regulator said on Monday it has issued gasoline import contracts for the second quarter, the first tender result since a public outcry forced the government to back down on plans to scrap consumer petrol subsidies in January. Permits … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ExxonMobil, Farouk Lawan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nuhu Ribadu, Subsidy
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West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson admits Peter Odemwingie turned down huge money to stay at the Hawthorns in January. Hodgson talked West Brom’s star striker Odemwingie out of chasing a double-your-money move to China in January. He said: “I’ve … read more »
Posted in Uncategorized
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, China, Hawthorns, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Nigeria, Peter Odemwingie, Premier League, Roy Hodgson, Rwanda, West Bromwich Albion F.C.
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On Monday 12th March, Her Majesty The Queen, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and The Countess of Wessex marked Commonwealth Day in Westminster Abbey. In her traditional Commonwealth Day message, … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Day, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, John Major, London, Royal Commonwealth Society, Westminster Abbey
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Rabat – Morocco’s state news agency says anti-government riots have spread in the northern part of the North African country, resulting in serious injuries among security forces. Security forces broke up a protest march on Sunday from the village of … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Demonstration (people), Imzouren, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Morocco, North Africa, Police, Rabat, Rif
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Juba – Fierce ethnic clashes over cattle rustling killed more than 200 people in South Sudan at the weekend, and hundreds more were abducted in the troubled fledgling nation, a state governor said on Monday. “The people killed are around … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Sudan
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Cattle raiding, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, International Medical Corps, Jonglei, Murle people, Nuer people, South Sudan, United Nations, Upper Nile
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OUR government has opted for a short-cut diplomatic strategy in its attempt to appease Nigeria. This after 125 citizens from the West African country were refused entry into South Africa. They were deported soon after immigration officials at OR Tambo … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Deportation, HIV, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Nigeria, Nigerians, OR Tambo International Airport, Pik Botha, South Africa
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The following article was originally published by the Stonegate Institute. What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria? A simple if indirect way to find out is to consider which groups in Syria are especially for or against … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Andrew McCarthy, Assad, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bashar Al-Assad, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Iraq, Raymond Ibrahim, Saddam Hussein, Syria
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An American soldier has committed a heinous crime in Afghanistan, entering the homes of Afghan civilians, murdering at least 16 people, and wounding five. Barack Obama immediately called Afghan President Hamid Karzai to offer his condolences, said that he was … read more »
Posted in America, Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghanistan, Africa news, African, African news, Bagram Airfield, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, obama, Qur'an, Sharia, united state
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