Tag Archives: IndepthAfricaMagazine
press release On-going armed conflicts and insurgency make Syria and Somalia the world’s most dangerous places for journalists, according to the annual figures on journalist deaths compiled by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Sixty-eight journalists and … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Press Releases, Somali
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Tagged Brazil, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Journalist, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria
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Nicolas Anelka is set to join Juventus on a short-term deal, according to the club’s director general Giuseppe Marotta. Anelka will reportedly undergo a medical on Monday to allow the Shanghai Shenhua striker to sign a five-month deal, coinciding with … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Antonio Conte, FA Cup, Giuseppe Marotta, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Juventus F.C., Nicolas Anelka, Real Madrid C.F, Shanghai Shenhua F.C., Turkey
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Police investigators at the residence of the ambassador of Niger, in Ukkel-Uccle, Brussels. Picture: Nicolas Maeterlick Source: AFP Issaka Djibo, 61, and his wife, Fatouma, 50, were found dead in their bedroom by their daughter. NIGER’S ambassador to Belgium and … read more »
Posted in Niger, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, Ambassador, Belga, Belgium, Brussels, Carbon monoxide poisoning, diplomatic mission, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Niger
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France has said one of its soldiers and an intelligence agent have been killed in a failed hostage rescue attempt in Somalia. The agent, who is code-named Denis Allex and was captured by militants in 2009, died in the fighting … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Allex, Foreign hostages in Somalia, France, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Islamism, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Mali, Somalia
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Who is Mitt Romney? Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and the Republican Party’s nominee for president of the United States in the 2012 election . He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. Mitt … read more »
Posted in America, World News
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Tagged Bain Capital, Barack Obama, drone, Harvard Law School, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Mali, Mitt Romney, Outboard Marine Corporation, Republican, Romney, Syria, Tumor, United States
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JON GAMBRELL, huffingtonpost “There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra” (The Penguin Press), by Chinua Achebe Before Nigerian author Chinua Achebe became a famous writer, he was a journalist first, rewriting radio scripts for the state-run broadcaster. That … read more »
By; Kiflu Hussain Despite repetitive adverts of a documentary and even its screening on Aljazeera titled “Struggle over Nile,” it’s a couple of days ago that I managed to watch it. My first attraction to the documentary stemmed from the … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain
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Tagged Blue Nile, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Nile, United States
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Dele Meiji Fatunla This year’s launch of the Mo Ibrahim Index on Governance and the Mo Ibrahim Prizefor leadership was full of signs and signals. In a signal that it wanted to engage more with governments, the foundation appointed Abdoulie … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Abdoulie Janneh, Barack Obama, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Mo Ibrahim, Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, Salim Ahmed Salim, South Africa, Tanzania
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By Ahmed Badawi Divorce with kids involved is often a painful affair. But once the recriminations have been cast and the tears have dried, the two protagonists, it’s hoped, will work together for a common good: providing their children – … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Economist Intelligence Unit, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, International Finance Corporation, Khartoum, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan
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By: Jim Kouri On Tuesday during an appearance on Fox News Channel, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Pete King again urged United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice to resign over her comments on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, talk shows regarding the … read more »
Posted in America, Article
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Tagged AlQaeda, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Fox New Channel, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, obama, Susan Rice, United States, Youtube
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albawaba Over recent years a recurrent theme on the lips of politicians and population alike in South Sudan, is the issue of corruption. Corruption, we are told, is like a cancer that is eating the society from the inside and … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, John Garang, Juba, Juba University, Khartoum, South Sudan, Sudan, Washington Consensus, Washington DC
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Lisbon – Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said on Thursday he remains available for any mission decided by his MPLA party, signalling he is ready to lead the party in a general election scheduled for the third quarter of … read more »
Posted in Angola, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Angola, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, José Eduardo dos Santos, Lisbon, Luanda, MPLA, North Africa, Pan African News, Unita, West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Addis Ababa – The African Union renewed efforts on Thursday to bolster its force protecting the embattled Somali government, a day after Kenya said it was willing to deploy troops for the bloc’s mission. The AU’s Peace and Security Council … read more »
Posted in News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Kenya, Moses Wetangula, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Uganda, West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Al-Baida – Commanders who defected from Muammar Gaddafi’s armed forces in the heat of the civil uprising named a new chief on Thursday confronting the new Libyan authorities with a done-deal. Some 150 officers and sub-officers, gathered in the eastern … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Benghazi, East Africa, Gaddafi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, North Africa, Pan African News, Soviet Union, United States, West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Cairo – A woman activist who posted nude pictures of herself on her blog to protest limits on free expression has triggered an uproar in Egypt, drawing condemnations from conservatives and liberals alike. Some liberals feared that the posting by … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, East Africa, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Islam, Kareem Amer, Nile Delta, North Africa, Pan African News, Salafi, Saudi Arabia, West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Had agreed to take cash from couple working undercover for News Of The World Mother, who is 20 years younger than the father, told trial baby was product of rape Court heard she had felt pressurised by the much older … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, Appeal, child abuse, East Africa, Forest Gate, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Inner London Crown Court, Judiciary of England and Wales, lady justice, London, North Africa, Pan African News, Sentence (law), West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Maybe the handcuffs turned them on. A Texas couple seemingly picked the worst time and place for an afternoon delight – in the back of a police car following their drug bust. It all started on Monday when a 911 … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, Arie, East Africa, Hydrocodone, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, Police car, Porter Texas, Soma, texas, West Africa, Whataburger, Windham
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Hollywood star George Clooney are to be called as defence witnesses in a sex trial involving former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The A-listers are among more than 200 people who will give evidence in the … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, Arcore, Cristiano Ronaldo, East Africa, Emilio Fede, George Clooney, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Milan, North Africa, Pan African News, People of Freedom, Ronaldo, Silvio Berlusconi, West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
The court order restraining the government and its agents from constructing any structure on the plots of land (No. 34 Airport Residential Area, also known as International Student Hostel) to house the Foreign Affairs Ministry and two state institutions is … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Columnist, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, Michael Bokor, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Chief Justice, East Africa, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, KT Hammond, Kufuor government, Ministry of Justice, North Africa, Pan African News, West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Ethiopia’s football team has defeated Somalia 5-0 in Addis Ababa, becoming the 12th and final team to reach the second round of Africa qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The teams had played a scoreless draw in Djibouti … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2014 FIFA World Cup, Addis Ababa, Africa news, Brazil, Djibouti, East Africa, Ethiopia, FIFA, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Mogadishu, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
A budget crunch in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, has reached a “critical stage” with the government struggling to maintain spending on HIV/AIDS, education and the elderly, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. In a damning assessment of the … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Swaziland
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Tagged Africa news, African Development Bank, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, International Monetary Fund, Mswati III of Swaziland, North Africa, Pan African News, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, West Africa, World Bank
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November 17, 2011 by benim
China is set to loan Ethiopia $100 million and donate a fleet of 90 vehicles to help the African state complete its water supply projects, the Xinhua state news agency said. China’s Vice Commerce Minister Jiang Yaoping and Ethiopian Finance … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, Beijing, China, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Loan, North Africa, Pan African News, West Africa, Xinhua, Xinhua News Agency
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November 17, 2011 by benim
The leaders of Kenya, Uganda and Somalia agreed to intensify efforts to defeat Islamist fighters in Somalia on Wednesday, at their first meeting since Kenya sent in troops to crush the militants. The Nairobi meeting followed fresh night-time mortar attacks … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Somali
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Tagged Africa news, Al-Shabaab, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Kenya, Mogadishu, Moses Wetangula, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, West Africa, Yoweri Museveni
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is a survivor who wrote his legend in blood but now hopes new-found oil wealth can buy him a better image. The demise of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi last month … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Equatorial Guinea, News
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Tagged Africa news, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Malabo, MICHAEL Jackson, North Africa, Obiang, Pan African News, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, United States Department of Justice, West Africa
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Rabat – Morocco said it has recalled its ambassador to Syria after its embassy in Damascus was attacked by Syrian demonstrators. Rabat announced the measure on Wednesday a few hours after it hosted an Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting that … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Arab League, Bashar Al-Assad, Damascus, East Africa, Foreign minister, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Morocco, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Syria, Wednesday, West Africa
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November 16, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Libya has told Egyptians they will need visas to enter the country, Egypt’s state news agency said on Wednesday, after Egypt imposed travel restrictions on Libyans during the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. Egypt toughened its entry requirements after … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, East Africa, Egypt, Egyptians, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Libya, Libyan, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Visa (document), West Africa
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November 16, 2011 by benim
Abuja – Police say a fuel tanker has exploded in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, sending a plume of smoke over the city. Large explosions were heard on Wednesday afternoon. Local police spokesperson Jimoh Moshood told The Associated Press that the … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, Associated Press, Boko Haram, East Africa, explosion, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, List of diplomatic missions of the United States, Muslim, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, Tank truck, West Africa
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November 16, 2011 by benim
Beijing – China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping called Robert Mugabe “an old friend of China” on Wednesday, state media said, as the Zimbabwean president visited the country to attend his daughter’s graduation. At a meeting between the two in Beijing, Mugabe … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa news, China, East Africa, Hong Kong, Hu Jintao, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Mugabe, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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November 16, 2011 by benim
Kigali – Rwanda will import lions and rhino from South Africa next year after its own wildlife was decimated by poaching and conflict, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. Rwanda has only one rhino in its Akagera Park, while lions … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Rwanda, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Mountain Gorilla, North Africa, Pan African News, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, South Africa, Uganda, Virunga National Park, West Africa
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November 16, 2011 by benim
London – British intelligence agencies have helped disrupt a plan to kill Western representatives in Libya and attack the country’s interim leaders, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday. In a rare speech on Britain’s secret intelligence efforts, Hague also … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Benghazi, Britain, East Africa, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, Intelligence agency, Libya, List of intelligence agencies, North Africa, Pan African News, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, West Africa, William Hague
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