Tag Archives: IndepthAfrica Magazine
By Ramzy Baroud The British security firm G4S is set to rake in massive profits thanks to crises in Mali, Libya and Algeria. Recognized as the world’s biggest security firm, the group’s brand plummeted during the London Olympics last year … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Economic Community of West African States, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Libya, Mali, President of France, West Africa
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PAUL ROGERS The combination of western advance and rebel retreat in northern Mali echoes the initial phase of the anti-Taliban campaign in Afghanistan. Britain’s upgraded military commitment makes the parallel even more acute. France’s military operation to take control of … read more »
by Teshome Debalke When Ethiopians is reduced to the imaginations half-baked intellectuals in the service of ethnic tyranny we shouldn’t pretend to be blind not to see the crises. That is not all; when the rest of our contemporary intellectuals … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, God, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Meles Zenawi, Regime, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Woyane
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“Safety and Protection of the Humanitarian Agencies and Staff: A Vital Humanitarian Concern” by A Yakume 1. Humanitarian Crisis in the Ogaden Region Somali region (Ogaden) is Ethiopia’s ‘own Darfur, where government runs war and organized human genocide, and … read more »
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Tagged Christian Science Monitor, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF, Politics of Ethiopia, Somali Region
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Marishka Van Steenbergen, guardian.co.uk, UN report on ageing highlights how traditional practices have resulted in the deaths of thousands of older women Nyamizi, a 73-year-old widow from Sukumaland, Tanzania, was returning home from work one night when she was attacked … read more »
Posted in Article, Tanzania, Women
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Tagged Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Non-governmental organization, Stop Violence Against Women, Tanzania, Traditional medicine, United Nations Population Fund, violence against women
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Aleksandr SHUSTOV By the end of July the situation in the Mountaneous Badakhshan (Gorno-Badakhshan) autonomous region abruptly exacerbated. Gordo-Badakhshan is a highland area in the south-eastern part of Tajikistan, making up almost a half (45%) of the territory. The region … read more »
Posted in Aleksandr SHUSTOV, Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Badakhshan, Dushanbe, Gorno-Badakhshan, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Khorugh, Soviet Union, Tajik, Tajikistan
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Nil NIKANDROV On July 26 1953 in the morning a group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro stormed the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba. The first attack against the Fulgencio Batista’s dictatorship failed, but a signal to start fighting … read more »
Posted in America, Columnist, Global Issues, Nil NIKANDROV
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Tagged Castro, Cuba, Cuban, Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, Havana, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Soviet Union, United States
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Kourosh ZIABARI The splendid concepts of human rights, international law, freedom and democracy can easily become the subject of mockery and derision by the Western propaganda and misinformation machinery overnight when these principles are going to be applied to countries … read more »
Posted in Columnist, Global Issues, Kourosh ZIABARI, Middle East
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Tagged Frankfurt, German, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Iran, Islamic Republic News Agency, Law enforcement in Germany, People's Mujahedin of Iran, Tehran, United States
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Part I Pyotr ISKENDEROV The major objective of the European structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a lot more complicated than strengthening the self-proclaimed statehood in Kosovo. There is an attempt to make three peoples: the Muslims, the Serbs and … read more »
Posted in Columnist, Global Issues, Pyotr ISKENDEROV
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Tagged Balkan, Ban Ki-moon, European Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Kosovo, Serb, Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić, United Nations
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Pyotr ISKENDEROV The UN Secretary General Ban Ki- Pitch Master Pro – Ear Training Software moon started an unprecedented Balkans tour on July 20 coming straight from China. In a week – till July 26 – he’s to visit Slovenia, … read more »
Posted in Columnist, Global Issues, Pyotr ISKENDEROV
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Tagged Balkan, Ban Ki-moon, European Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Kosovo, Serb, Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić, United Nations
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Boris DOLGOV On July 20 the UN International Court of Justice ruled on the case of former President of the Republic of Chad Hissen Habre, who is in exile in Senegal. According to the ruling this country must either extradite … read more »
Posted in Boris DOLGOV, Columnist, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged African Union, Belgium, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, International Court of Justice, Muammar Gaddafi, Senegal
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Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, MLS, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini claims out-of-favour defender Kolo Toure is free to move to Bursaspor. Toure has fallen down the pecking order at Etihad Stadium after a six-month ban for failing a drugs test and has been linked with … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Arsenal F.C., Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, Bursaspor, champions league, Copa América, Côte d'Ivoire, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, Kolo Touré, La Liga, Manchester City FC, MLS, Premier League, premiership, Roberto Mancini, Saudi Arabia, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Manchester United are reportedly considering an approach for Everton star Leighton Baines after Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he is in the market for a left-back. Ferguson offered Reserve team pair Robbie Brady and Tyler Blackett the chance to establish themselves … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Alex Ferguson, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, Everton F.C., Ferguson, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Leighton Baines, Manchester United F.C., MLS, Patrice Evra, Premier League, premiership, Robbie Brady, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Manchester United have suffered a major pre-season injury blow after England defender Chris Smalling was ruled out for up to 10 weeks with a broken metatarsal. Smalling had been training at United’s Carrington HQ after recovering from a thigh injury … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Alex Ferguson, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Chris Smalling, Copa América, England, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Manchester United F.C., MLS, Premier League, premiership, Roy Hodgson, San Marino, Soccer, sports, United, World cup, world footballers
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Juventus are ready to drop out of the race to sign Robin van Persie and concentrate on Fiorentina’s Stevan Jovetic over fears they will be priced out of a move for the Dutchman. The Bianconeri are determined to add a … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Arsene Wenger, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Manchester City F.C., Manchester United F.C., MLS, Persie, premiership, Robin van Persie, Santi Cazorla, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Manchester United and Manchester City have made £15million bids for wantaway Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, who has refused to join his team-mates on the pre-season tour of the Far East. The Premier League giants have been joined in the … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Alex Ferguson, Arsenal, arsenal fc, Arsene Wenger, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, Fernando Llorente, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, MLS, Premier League, premiership, Robin van Persie, Soccer, sports, Van Persie, World cup, world footballers
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It was back to business for Chelsea’s stars on Sunday as the European champions began preparations for their tour of America with a training session in Seattle. The Blues, who kick-start their four-match tour with a friendly against Seattle Sounders … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, Brazil, bundesliga, champions league, Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, London, MLS, Premier League, premiership, Roberto Di Matteo, Roman Abramovich, Soccer, sports, Stamford Bridge, World cup, world footballers
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Different worlds: Mario Balotelli’s mum Rose Barwuah earns just £6 an hour He earns £120,000 a week, likes to drink vintage champagne straight from the bottle and once famously put hundreds of pounds on to a church collection plate. But … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Alderley Edge, Bentley Continental GT, Best Soccer Players, Brescia, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, Italy, La Liga, manchester, Manchester City F.C., Mario Balotelli, MLS, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers, Wythenshawe
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As Didier Drogba touched down in China to begin the latest chapter of his glittering career, the Ivory Coast striker has called on two of his former Chelsea teammates to join him in Shanghai. Drogba, whose last action for the … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, China, Copa América, Didier Drogba, Drogba, Europa League, football, Frank Lampard, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, John Terry, La Liga, MLS, Nicolas Anelka, premiership, Shanghai, Shanghai Shenhua F.C., Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Jose Mourinho looks to have got one over his former club Chelsea with reports from Italy claiming Real Madrid are close to sealing an €8million deal for Internazionale full-back Maicon. Sport Mediaset claim the buccaneering Brazilian right-back, who turns 31 … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, André Villas Boas, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, José Mourinho, La Liga, Luka Modrić, madrid, Maicon, Maicon Douglas Sisenando, MLS, Paulo Ferreira, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Florent Malouda may have scuppered his proposed move from Chelsea to Santos due to his high wage demands though the Frenchman is still in talks with the Brazilian club. After a failing to consistently find a place in the Chelsea … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, Brazil, bundesliga, champions league, Chelsea, Copa América, Europa League, Florent Malouda, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Lyon, MLS, Muricy Ramalho, premiership, Santos, Soccer, sports, Stamford Bridge, Vasco da Gama, World cup, world footballers
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Frenchman Patrice Carteron has succeeded compatriot Alain Giresse as the coach of Mali, the country’s football federation confirmed on Friday. His contract takes the team through the World Cup qualifiers until October next year. The 41-year-old takes over from Giresse, … read more »
Posted in Mali, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Alain Giresse, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Mali, MLS, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that he is interested in signing Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The 28-year-old scored 17 goals in 33 league appearances for the north London club during a season-long loan spell last term and talks … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, André Villas Boas, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Daniel Levy, Emmanuel Adebayor, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, London, Manchester City FC, MLS, Premier League, premiership, Soccer, sports, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., World cup, world footballers
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Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni says he is in good condition and hopes to make his debut for his new Chinese club in Sunday’s Guangzhou derby. The 29-year-old striker was officially unveiled by Guangzhou Fuli on Wednesday and told reporters he … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, Blackburn, bundesliga, champions league, China, Chinese Super League, Copa América, Didier Drogba, Europa League, football, games, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Evergrande F.C., Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, MLS, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers, Yakubu, Yakubu Aiyegbeni
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Nigeria’s Football Federation (NFF) is seeking friendly matches for the Super Eagles after English side Arsenal pulled out of a pre-season match. The setback has left Nigeria scrambling for games ahead of the 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Chinedu Obasi, Copa América, Emmanuel Emenike, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, Jay-Jay Okocha, John Mikel Obi, La Liga, MLS, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Obafemi Martins, premiership, Soccer, sports, Stephen Keshi, World cup, world footballers
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Cameroon coach Denis Lavagne wants Samuel Eto’o removed as captain when he returns from suspension later this year. Eto’o was given an eight-month ban for leading a strike last November when Cameroon refused to play a friendly in Algeria because … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Algeria, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, Cameroon, Cape Verde, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, Javier Clemente, La Liga, MLS, premiership, Samuel Eto, Samuel Eto'o, Soccer, spain, sports, World cup, world footballers
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AC Milan have agreed to sell striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Thiago Silva to Paris Saint Germain, Italian media quoted club owner Silvio Berlusconi as saying on Thursday. “Yes, I have sold Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva to PSG. We’ll … read more »
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Tagged AC Milan, Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Gennaro Gattuso, Gianluca Zambrotta, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Milan, MLS, Paris Saint-Germain FC, premiership, Silvio Berlusconi, Soccer, sports, Thiago Silva, World cup, world footballers, Zlatan Ibrahimović
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“One hand on the trophy”, says Sky’s commentator. While that’s not entirely true in the factual sense he is correct. Very hard to see QPR doing anything other than rolling over like some kind of lame pond animal at Eastlands … read more »
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Aguero, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, David Silva, Europa League, Ferguson, FIFA, FIFA Womens World Cup, football, games, Hatem Ben Arfa, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Manchester City FC, MLS, Newcastle, premiership, Ryan Taylor, Silva, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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London club Arsenal FC has officially confirmed its pre-season tour to Nigeria on August 5, 2012 in Abuja. The visit will be the first time the London based club will be coming to Nigeria. David Omigie of DanJan Sports confirmed … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Arsenal, arsenal fc, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Emirates Stadium, Europa League, FIFA, FIFA Womens World Cup, football, games, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, London, MLS, Nigeria, Portsmouth FC, Premier League, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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