Tag Archives: Embassies and Consulates

Ethiopia: An increasingly comfortable urban middle class is learning to enjoy itself

March 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Economist THE brightly lit bars lining alleys off Bole Road in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, come to life around midnight. Folk melodies mix with electronic beats. Customers wiggle posteriors and rotate shoulders in fast dance-bursts derived from traditional music. Some … read more »

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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki retires

December 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki (centre) walks with Speaker of Parliament Kenneth Marende (left) and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka (right) at Parliament in Nairobi yesterday. President Mwai Kibaki yesterday delivered his final speech at a special sitting in … read more »

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Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Celebrates 125th founding anniversary

November 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

IndepthAfrica – Addis Ababa here Saturday concluded the celebration of its 125th founding anniversary, which was marked with various assortments for one year. Speaking on the occasion Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Demeke Mekonnen stressed the need to further … read more »

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Nigeria held by Canada @ FIFA U17 women’s world cup 2012

September 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nigeria and Canada played out a pulsating 1-1 draw in the Tofig Bahramov stadium, but the African side will feel they deserved all three points. Nigeria dominated the first-half and coach Peter Dedevbo will wondering how his side came in … read more »

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Nigeria: Past, present and the future

September 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

IT is almost 52 years now after Nigeria’s independence in 1960, but the country is still contending with various problems ranging from political, social to economic problems. Public analysts have written so much on some of the problems, with many … read more »

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Zambia job stampede – 8 dead

May 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lusaka – Eight people were killed on Monday in a job search stampede that also left dozens injured in Zambia’s northeastern fishing town of Mpulungu, state radio said. “I wish to confirm that eight people have died in a stampede … read more »

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Conversations with my stream of consciousness (3)

March 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Remembering Chief Obafemi Awolowo Cameron Duodu In the unstable Nigeria of the 1970s, this journalist met Chief Awolowo and tried to press him over the political situation in the country. Only later did the writer realize the meaning of Awolowo’s … read more »

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Court rules for Zambian opposition

March 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lusaka – Zambia’s main opposition Movement for Multi-Party Democracy said on Saturday it was pleased with a decision by the country’s top court that saved it from being dissolved. The decision by the high court a day earlier was “proof … read more »

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Ghana Seizes Arms Believed Bound for Nigeria

January 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Police in Ghana say they have seized a truckload of weapons believed to be headed to Nigeria, where the government is struggling to contain sectarian violence and protests over rising fuel costs. Authorities say they found double-barrel guns and ammunition … read more »

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Mozambique mob lynch witches

November 2, 2011 by benim

Maputo – Lynch mobs in southern Mozambique have killed two people they accused of being witches, state media said Wednesday. “Those who were detained in connection with the death of these people accuse their victims of witchcraft. Some of the … read more »

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Nigeria are out of the Nations Cup finals

October 8, 2011 by benim

1502 Guinea are through to the finals – Nigeria are out of the Nations Cup finals. The Super Eagles can no longer qualify for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon as one of the best runners-up. This is because their points tally … read more »

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Nigeria dismisses killer phone number

September 15, 2011 by benim

Lagos – Nigeria’s government is assuring people in Africa’s most populous nation: a phone call can’t kill you. A text message has spread across the oil-rich country in recent days, warning that people will die if they answer cellphone calls … read more »

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Tanzania seizes 97kg of heroin

September 8, 2011 by benim

Arusha – Tanzanian police seized 97kg of heroin, the second largest shipment this year in the east African country, and arrested five suspects, including an Iranian, it said Thursday. “They were arrested yesterday afternoon, transporting the drugs in two vehicles. … read more »

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In Defence Of Ghana Embassy Russia

September 2, 2011 by benim

Ghanaian Community and the National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS) in the Russian Federation write this to share our opinion about the alleged scandal involving officials of the Ghana Embassy in Moscow – Russia. We received with shock and disbelief … read more »

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South Sudan police assault UN human rights director

August 26, 2011 by benim

A group of South Sudanese police officers assaulted the human rights director of the United Nations mission in the country last week, sources and internal documents said on Thursday. They said 10 to 14 police officers slapped, kicked and beat … read more »

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South Sudan gets 211 dialling code

July 14, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – South Sudan has acquired its own telephone dialing code, the telecommunications minister said on Wednesday, after proclaiming formal independence from the north on Saturday. “The ITU [International Telecommunication Union] made it in a very nice way that will … read more »

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S.Africa risks importing maize by end-2011: industry

June 16, 2011 by benim

South Africa risks having to import maize by the end of this year if it commits too much of its crop for export following a bumper harvest, an industry official said on Wednesday. Jannie de Villiers, chief executive officer of … read more »

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Kenya: 2 dead, 14 missing after building collapse

June 14, 2011 by benim

A six-story building under construction in Kenya’s capital collapsed on Tuesday, killing at least two people and leaving 14 missing, officials said. An architect said the building was being constructed illegally because it wasn’t up to standard. The Red Cross … read more »

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At least 3 die in gas truck accident in Zimbabwe: report

June 13, 2011 by benim

A gasoline truck overturned in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and killed at least three people, media reports said on Sunday. The reports quoted local fire department officials as saying that the incident happened late Saturday in the southern parts of Harare, … read more »

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Ruling party wins riot-hit Nigerian states

April 30, 2011 by benim

Kaduna – Nigeria’s ruling party has won control of two states hard hit by deadly rioting that followed last week’s presidential elections, results showed on Friday. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) swept governorship votes in Kaduna and Bauchi, two northern … read more »

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Egyptian delegation heads to Ethiopia for consultation

April 29, 2011 by benim

A popular Egyptian public diplomacy delegation will arrive in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday to pave the road for a better relationship between the two countries, as part of the efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the … read more »

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Pro-Gaddafi forces clash with Tunisian military

April 29, 2011 by benim

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fought a gun battle with Tunisian troops in a frontier town on Friday as Libya’s conflict spilled over its borders. NATO accused Gaddafi’s forces of mining the harbor of the rebels’ besieged western … read more »

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2 dead: Riots erupt in Uganda after brutal arrest

April 29, 2011 by benim

KAMPALA, Uganda – Army troops and police fired live bullets at rioting demonstrators Friday, and at least two people were killed and 120 wounded in the largest anti-government protest in sub-Saharan Africa this year. Rioters burned tires in downtown streets … read more »

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Islamists protest outside Coptic Church in Cairo

April 29, 2011 by benim

About 2,000 hardline Islamists protested Friday outside the Coptic Church’s headquarters in Cairo to demand the release of two women they allege are being held after converting to Islam. The protesters, who belonged to the puritanical Salafi sect, marched on … read more »

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Millions Need Food Aid in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya

April 29, 2011 by benim

The Horn of Africa faces a severe drought that poses risk to over 8 million lives. Acute food and water shortages due to the worst drought in 30 years threaten millions of lives in the region, according to the Consortium … read more »

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Nigeria post-poll killings planned, Says Wole Soyinka

April 29, 2011 by benim

LAGOS — Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said killings in the country’s north amid widespread rioting following presidential elections were pre-planned, local media reported on Friday. Several Nigerian newspapers quoted Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate, speaking of pre-planned … read more »

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Kenya born President Obama’s father was a serial womaniser

April 29, 2011 by benim

Obama raised by his grandparents and single mother Documents relating to his father paint a picture of a serial womaniser who officials were trying to force out of the country With a father like this, it is little wonder President … read more »

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10-year term sought for Rwandan reporter: RSF

April 29, 2011 by benim

Media rights watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) said Friday it is “appalled” by what it says is Rwanda’s determination to hound an exiled journalist from an anti-government paper. “RSF is appalled by the Rwandan government?s determination to keep hounding one … read more »

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Elections alone not enough for Africa: Odinga

April 29, 2011 by benim

Multi-party elections alone are not enough to save Africa from authoritarian rule, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said Friday as he urged Zimbabwe to pursue deeper reforms. “We have seen that the mere re-introduction of multi-party politics in Africa, after … read more »

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Morocco: Al-Qaeda suspected in Marrakesh bombing

April 29, 2011 by benim

MARRAKECH, Morocco – Morocco’s interior minister said Friday that initial results show that the bomb that killed 15 people in a square popular with foreigners was packed with nails and was set off remotely. While the Interpol, the international police … read more »

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