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- Eritrea: The Hard Reality Mr Yemane Gebreab cannot cover-up
- Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda
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- Is the African Union equipped to serve Africa's people for another 50 years?
- Africa at 50: Redefining African Solidarity
- Which Way Ethiopia: Revolution, Civil War, or National Reconciliation?
- Eritrea: little to smile about, 20 years from freedom
- Africa: The Birth of the OAU
- Woman Seeks Asylum: King of Swaziland want to make me his 14th virgin bride
- Ethiopia: Off Political Taboos and Woos
- Chinua Achebe as Metaphor
- Israel and the Arab Gulf States: An Undeclared Alliance
- The United Nations’ Hezbollah Protection Force
- Sustain Gains. Invest in Malaria. Save Three Million Children's Lives in the Next 1000 Days
- World Malaria Day: highlighting awareness of a preventable disease that still kills thousands
- Excusing Jihad In Boston
- Lessons from Boston and Chechnya
- Analysis: How do you solve a problem like Apartheid?
- Somalia: Frail Leadership, Federalism Frenzy, and the Fragile Peace
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Tag Archives: Fernando Torres
Torres goal seals Chelsea into the Europa League quarter-finals
Fernando Torres scored only his second goal in 20 games to send Chelsea into the Europa League quarter-finals. Trailing 1-0 from last week’s first leg in Bucharest, Chelsea took the lead on the night through Juan Mata’s close-range finish. But … read more
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
Tagged Bucharest, Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Europa League, Fernando Torres, John Terry, Juan Mata, Rafael Benítez, UEFA Europa League
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Manchester held by Swansea as Chelsea routs Villa 8-0
Premier League leader Manchester United dropped points in the title race with a 1-1 draw at Swansea on Sunday, while Chelsea routed Aston Villa 8-0 with a devastating attacking master class. United’s run of five consecutive league wins was brought … read more
Fernando Torres: “I’m a different type of striker”
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres believes that he has revived his career and has “learned” from last season’s disappointing first full campaign at Stamford Bridge. The Spain international, who won his 100th cap for his country in the European champions’ 5-0 … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Fernando Torres, IndepthAfrica, London, Premier League, Saudi Arabia, spain, Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea roar back to hit Reading for four
Chelsea enjoyed a huge let-off on Wednesday night as Fernando Torres’ highly-controversial goal helped send them top of the Premier League and denied Reading a famous result at Stamford Bridge. Torres appeared a yard in front of play when he … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged Adam Federici, Ashley Cole, Chelsea, Eden Hazard, Fernando Torres, Garath McCleary, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Roberto Di Matteo
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Chelsea to spend big on three further signings
Following chief executive Ron Gourley’s admission that Chelsea have yet to complete their business in the transfer market this summer, the Stamford Bridge club are ready to step-up their interest in several players as they take their summer spending beyond … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged 2012 Olympics Sports, afria travel, Africa news, Chelsea, Chelsea F.C., Didier Drogba, East Africa, Edinson Cavani, Fernando Torres, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, news, news in africa, North Africa, Roberto Di Matteo, Roman Abramovich, South Africa, travel to africa, Victor Moses, West Africa
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Euro 2012: Torres’ time has come for Spain, says Trapattoni
Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni expects hsi Spanish counterpart Vicente del Bosque to revert to playing a striker in their Euro 2012 clash, with Fernando Torres the man most likely. The Irish take on the world and European champions in Gdansk … read more
Didier Drogba: ‘Fernando Torres Is The Future’
Ian McGarry is good for something after all – he’s just sat down with Didier Drogba and come up with a fairly long, in-depth interview with the departing Chelsea legend. I don’t have a transcript in front of me, but … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Didier Drogba, Drogba, England, Fernando Torres, IndepthAfrica, Torres, Uefa Champions League
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Chelsea out of next year Champions League with a 2-0 lost to Newcastle
On a night when Papiss Cissé scored an unbelievable goal for Newcastle that defied physics, Chelsea realised that their chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League almost defies mathematics. They probably now need to win the final against Bayern … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Alan Pardew, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Chelsea, Chelsea v Newcastle, Copa América, Demba Ba, Europa League, Fernando Torres, FIFA, FIFA Womens World Cup, football, games, Hatem Ben Arfa, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, MLS, Newcastle, Papiss Cissé, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers, Yohan Cabaye
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Torres hit hat trick as Chelsea rout QPR 6-1
Chelsea showed its rivals for England’s final Champions League place just how hard they will have to fight to finish in the top four, beating Queens Park Rangers 6-1 today. Although Tottenham returned to fourth place with a 2-0 win … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged champions league 2012, Chelsea, Daniel Sturridge, Djibril Cissé, England, Fernando Torres, Florent Malouda, football, live soccer, live soccer streaming, manager soccer, Premier League, Queens Park Rangers FC, soccer games, soccer pro, soccer streaming, soccer tv live
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Chelsea grabs away goal against Benfica
This was one of the great nights for Chelsea, a day in the sunshine for their fans followed by an evening basking in the glow of a fine team performance capped by Salomon Kalou’s goal. With Roberto Di Matteo getting … read more
Posted in Soccer
Tagged Africa news, African news, Artur Moraes, Ashley Cole, Benfica, Chelsea, David Luiz, Fernando Torres, IndepthAfrica, Raul Meireles, Salomon Kalou
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Chelsea finally signed Torres from Liverpool
It is understood Chelsea’s offer is £45 million and the striker will now hold talks with the Blues as he seeks to finalise a deal before the transfer window closes. A statement read: “Liverpool Football Club tonight confirmed they have … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Fernando Torres, football, Indepth Socccer, IndepthAfrica, IndepthSoccer, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, London, Soccer, Transfer window
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Liverpool 3 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kenny Dalglish won his first match since returning as Liverpool manager when two goals from Fernando Torres and one from Raul Meireles gave his side a 3-0 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday. It was Liverpool’s … read more
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Christophe Berra, Embassies and Consulates, Fernando Torres, George Elokobi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool, Mick McCarthy, News local news, newspapers, Raul Meireles, Roy Hodgson, World news
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Liverpool inflicted second defeat of the season on Chelsea
Fernando Torres produced a striker’s masterclass to score twice as Liverpool inflicted only a second defeat of the season on Premier League leaders Chelsea. The Spain international has a liking for playing the Londoners at Anfield, as his six goals … read more
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Tagged Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea F.C. season 200809, Didier Drogba, Dirk Kuyt, Fernando Torres, footbal, Football in England, Football in Spain, Football in the United Kingdom, IndepthAfrica, Jamie Carragher, José Manuel Reina, Liverpool F.C. season 200708, liverpool inflicted, London, Premier League, soccere, sports-news, United Kingdom, Yuri Zhirkov
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