Tag Archives: bbc
By: Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu-Ansah & Joseph Atindana It is an indisputable fact that the future of every nation or society rests on the shoulders of its youth, particularly children. This underscores the absolute need for every society to devote a … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged bbc, child, Children Youth and Family, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Health Insurance Scheme, Social protection, UNICEF
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IndepthAfrica – In a BBC interview a day after conceding defeat and wishing Uhuru and his team well, Raila said even after the ruling, his coalition would fight on for democracy, “through other venues’’ which he did not specify. The … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Pan African News
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Tagged bbc, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, Raila Odinga, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, Uhuru Kenyatta
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IndepthAfrica – Former South African president Nelson Mandela is said to be in good spirits and making steady progress during hospital treatment for a recurring lung infection. President Zuma said Thursday that Mandela is doing “very well,” telling the BBC … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, News, Nigeria, Pan African News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged anti-apartheid icon, Barack Obama, bbc, former South Africa President, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela hospitalisation, Robben Island, South Africa
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Internally displaced people in Somalia are suffering sexual violence and other forms of abuse, reports the Human Rights Watch (HRW) campaign group. The abuse takes place at the hands of armed groups, including government forces, it says. In the report, … read more »
At least 20 people have been killed in a series of explosions at a bus station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, witnesses say. Several buses were destroyed in the Sabon Gari area of the city, home to a … read more »
Posted in Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bbc, bokoharam, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kano, kano blast, Kano Emirate, Muslim, Nigeria, nigeria blast, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Sabon Gari
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The House of Gushungo label, which produces clothing as a tribute to Zimbabwe’s 89-year-old leader, has found itself in the center of the country’s political unrest. The name Robert Mugabe brings many things to mind: 100-trillion-dollar banknotes and a 26-year … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged bbc, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Nine children have been killed by a fire at a Koranic school near the centre of Senegal’s capital, Dakar. The blaze broke out as 45 children aged from six to 12 slept inside a single room with wooden walls and … read more »
Security has been stepped up across the country Kenya Elections Polls are due to open in Kenya in what observers are describing as the most important election in the country’s history. It is the first time a vote has taken … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2013 kenyan general election, bbc, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, kenya elections 2012 date, kenya elections 2013 violence, kenyan elections 2013 candidates, kenyan elections 2013 date, Kenyan presidential election 2013, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, next kenyan election, Raila Odinga, ruling on election date kenya, William Ruto
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At least 35 people have been killed in a bus crash near Mwingi town in eastern Kenya, a traffic officer has said. Most of the passengers worked in the capital, Nairobi, and were returning to their homes to vote in … read more »
At least eight people have been killed in the first clashes between rival factions of the M23 rebel group in DR Congo, sources have told the BBC. The violence was linked to a power-struggle between M23 political leader Jean-Marie Runiga … read more »
Djibouti opposition parties have joined forces to take part in parliamentary polls, ending a 10-year boycott. The BBC’s Ahmed Said Egeh in Djibouti city said voting was peaceful and had to be extended by one hour because of the large … read more »
Tunisia, one of the most secular Arab countries in modern times—and the first country to experience the “Arab Spring”—was also recently the first Arab country to experience an Islamic assassination since the Arab Spring began. The BBC explains: Tunisian opposition … read more »
Posted in Article, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab Spring, bbc, Belaid, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Tunis, Tunisia
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Twelve people, including polio vaccinators, have been killed in two shootings at health centres in northern Nigeria, witnesses have told the BBC. In the first attack in Kano four polio vaccinators were shot dead by gunmen who drove up on … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bbc, bokoharam, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Kano Emirate, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian shooting, Northern Nigeria, Poliomyelitis, Sharia
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Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has opened a new Twitter account in English, less than two weeks after its previous account was suspended. A senior al-Shabab official told the BBC that the new account was genuine. Al-Shabab’s previous English-language account was … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, bbc, English language, Foreign hostages in Somalia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, somali news, Somalia, Twitter
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By Colin Todhunter In an increasingly media-driven age, language is everything and is often used by officialdom to tyrannise meaning. With the deaths of millions on its hands since 1945, the US has become the world’s number one terror state. … read more »
Liberia’s jailed ex-President and war criminal Charles Taylor appears to have written to MPs demanding an annual state pension of $25,000 (£15,600). Liberian Senate Secretary Nanborloh Singbeh said the letter would be discussed by MPs next week. The letter purportedly … read more »
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye No matter the very strong views many Nigerians hold about the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, it is difficult not to sympathize with her and her family on the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bbc, Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, Finance minister, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Okonjo
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Witnesses said fireworks were stored in the warehouse in the busy market area of Lagos Island, and the blaze quickly spread to other buildings. The blast reportedly shook windows of homes several miles away and a thick cloud of smoke … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, bbc, explosion, Firecracker, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Lagos Island, lagos news, Nigeria
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Nigeria’s military has killed a top commander of militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, an army spokesman has said. Ibn Saleh Ibrahim was killed in an exchange of fire with six of his lieutenants, the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Amnesty International, bbc, bokoharam, Ibrahim, IndepthAfrica, MAIDUGURI, Mohammed Yusuf, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Thursday
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by Martin Plaut Jagama Kelo was just fifteen years old when he went to fight the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, which began on the 3rd of October 1935. In an interview with the BBC’s Elizabeth Blunt (now in the Imperial … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, bbc, Emperor Haile Selassie, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Haile Selassie I, Imperial War Museum, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Pietro Badoglio
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Returns of thirty per cent a year sound too good to be true, but that’s what it is claimed you can earn by investing in this rising nation. Local businesses say they are booming, meanwhile foreign investors are jostling for … read more »
By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong Veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene, of BBC fame, disclosure that out of 45 Ghanaian medical students surveyed 41 believe witchcraft is responsible for existential problems; once again, reveal the immense obstacles entangling the Ghanaian development process. Here … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Kofi Akosah-Sarpong, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged bbc, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, IPad, J.K. Rowling, Medical school, Mensah-Bonsu, Ottawa, Witchcraft
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South Africa’s Basic Education Department has been in court this week, accused of failing to deliver textbooks to schoolchildren in the northern Limpopo province. The issue has developed into an embarrassing scandal for the governing African National Congress, involving … read more »
Several people have been injured in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, in clashes between government and opposition supporters. There are also reports that one person was killed in the violence when protesters blocked the main bridge and barricaded the main roads. The … read more »
Posted in Guinea, News, West Africa
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Tagged Alpha Condé, bbc, Conakry, Ethnic group, Fula people, Guinea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Mandinka people
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Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been accused of fresh atrocities, including the execution of recruits trying to escape rebel ranks. A spokesperson for Human Right Watch told the BBC that one woman had been gang-raped by M23 … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, DR Congo, News
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Tagged bbc, Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Hutu, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Rwanda, Tutsi
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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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A grenade has been thrown at police in the Kenyan city of Mombasa, reportedly killing two people and wounding 16. Muslim youths have been involved in running battles with the police since Monday after the murder of radical preacher Aboud … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Kenya, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Aboud Rogo Mohammed, Al-Shabaab, bbc, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mombasa, Monday, Najib Balala, Somalia
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Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema will return to the organisation, league deputy president Ronald Lamola said on Monday. “We still believe he is going to come back and we will raise this at the conference,” Lamola told reporters … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, bbc, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Julius Malema, London, Malema
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At least 48 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in south-eastern Kenya, police say. The clashes in Tana River district, Coast Province, took place late on Tuesday between the Orma and Pokomo groups, the region’s police chief said. Most … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, bbc, Coast Province, Danson Mungatana, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Orma people, Pokomo, Pokomo people, reuters africa news, Tana River
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due in Nigeria for talks expected to focus on the growing insecurity caused by Islamist militants. She will discuss with President Goodluck Jonathan the recent wave of attacks by the Boko Haram group. … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Al-Qaeda, bbc, bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, United States
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