Tag Archives: IndepthGhana
October 26, 2011 by benim
Paris – Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi wrote to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in August begging him to halt a Nato-led intervention that was helping a rebel uprising drive him from power, French weekly Paris Match reported. If authentic, … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Italy, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Paris, Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 26, 2011 by benim
Los Angeles – US President Barack Obama took issue on Tuesday with the broadcasting of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s bloody demise, saying even those who had done “terrible things” deserved decorum in death. Gaddafi was buried in a secret … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jay Leno, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NBC, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Maiduguri – A Nigerian Islamist sect said it killed a state television cameraman because it had evidence that he was an informant for the security services, and the group warned it would kill anyone else who “steps on our toes”. … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Islamism, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Nigerian Television Authority, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, State Security Service, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Benghazi – Libya’s new regime wants Nato to keep up its mission in the north African country for “at least one more month”, interim oil and finance minister Ali Tarhuni said on Tuesday. “I ask Nato to remain at least … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, Gaddafi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tripoli, United Nations, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Tehran – Western countries supported Muammar Gaddafi when it suited them but bombed the Libyan leader when he no longer served their purpose in order to “plunder” the north African country’s oil wealth, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday. … read more »
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Abuja – Seven Nigerians and two Ghanaians have each been sentenced to 90 years in prison for oil theft and illegal refining, an organised underground industry that costs Africa’s largest oil exporter hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Nigeria’s … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Oil tanker, Pan African News, Petroleum product, Southern Africa, Tuesday, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Kampala – Uganda will keep opposition leader Kizza Besigye under house arrest until he promises to stop participating in anti-government protests that have marred the nation’s image, national police said on Tuesday. A senior official in his party rejected the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Uganda
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Tagged Besigye, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kampala, KASANGATI, Kizza Besigye, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Opposition (parliamentary), Pan African News, Southern Africa, Uganda, West Africa, Yoweri Museveni
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Egyptian policemen on Tuesday stormed a security building, as thousands went on strike nationwide to demand the “cleansing” of their institution and better pay, a security official told AFP. Hundreds of policemen stormed the security headquarters in the … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Hurghada, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Interior ministry, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Police officer, Police station, Red Sea, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Harare – Water shortages have caused untold hardships for thousands of Zimbabweans since a mains pipe burst recently. Sylvia Bhasikolo, the Treasurer for Mabvuku Residents Committee, told SW Radio Africa on Monday that that she has seem many fistfights break … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Chitungwiza, Cholera, Drinking water, Harare, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Ruwa, Southern Africa, SW Radio Africa, Water crisis, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – American and European officials on Tuesday joined some Somali residents in expressing dismay over comments from Somalia’s president that called on foreign military allies to stop twin advances against Islamic insurgents. The remarks called into question President Sheik … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Kismayo, Nairobi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Sharif Ahmed, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Berlin – Africans currently make up around 15% of the estimated global population of 7 billion but this figure will increase to 35% by the end of the century, according to the German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB). The … read more »
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Tagged Asia, Environment, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Population, Social Sciences, Southern Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, United States, West Africa, World population
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Mbabane – Africa’s last absolute monarch King Mswati III has been hailed “God’s chosen one” after he apparently witnessed a miracle. Some of the evangelical Christians and top government officials who listened to King Mswati preach at a prayer meeting … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Swaziland
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Tagged Dlamini, God, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, King, Mbabane, Mswati III of Swaziland, Ndwandwe, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Sikhanyiso Dlamini, Southern Africa, Swaziland, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
‘Killer’ brandishes bloodied shirt and ring purportedly taken from Gaddafi New footage shows dictator being beaten in the moments after his capture Graphic footage from Freedom Group TV, a Libyan ‘citizen journalist’ outfit Videos emerge after new Libyan leader says … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Gaddafi Buried, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
New York – The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed to ask all countries around the world to make piracy a crime in light of the growing problem in Somalia. Council members on Monday asked all UN member states to … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, List of United Nations member states, Monday, New York, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pakistan, Pan African News, piracy, Somalia, Southern Africa, UN Security Council, United Nations Security Council, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Rabat – A Moroccan appeal court on Monday upheld a newspaper editor’s one-year jail sentence for criticising the security service’s counter-terrorism campaign and what he said were unfair trials of Islamists. Rachid Nini, who partly owns the Almassae newspaper, was … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Amnesty International, Casablanca, Committee to Protect Journalists, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Islamism, Journalism, Morocco, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Rachid Nini, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Misrata – Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will be buried on Tuesday in a secret desert grave, a National Transitional Council official said, ending a wrangle over his rotting corpse that led many to fear for Libya’s governability. With their … read more »
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Tagged Benito Mussolini, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Criminal Court, Libya, Misrata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, NTC, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Washington – The United States is increasing food aid to drought-hit and strife-torn Horn of Africa nations where millions of people are at risk of starvation and malnutrition, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday. “I am pleased … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, United States, West Africa
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October 25, 2011 by benim
Benghazi – Libya’s interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil set a two-week target Monday for the country to have a new government and said a commission of inquiry will probe Muammar Gaddafi’s killing. “We have begun talks [on forming a government], … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, Catherine Ashton, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Monday, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, NTC, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Sunday, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
A fire rages in Sirte. A fuel storage depot near Sirte is engulfed in flames, killing some 50 people who had gathered to fill buckets of fuel according to local residents. The cause of the blaze is still unknown. Some … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Benito Mussolini, Demographics of Libya, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Misrata, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Sirte, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Mogadishu – Somalia’s President said on Monday that he opposed Kenya’s recent military assault against southern rebel positions, saying he wanted only logistical support and training. “Somalia’s government and its people will not allow forces entering its soil without prior … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Kenyan, Military of Somalia, Monday, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro denounced NATO on Monday for its role in the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, saying the “brutal military alliance has become the most perfidious instrument of repression the history of humanity has known.” Castro, … read more »
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Libya’s interim rulers ended the public display of the bodies of Muammar Gaddafi, his son and army chief on Monday after four days in which thousands of Libyans came to see for themselves that the dictator was really dead. Guards … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Benito Mussolini, Demographics of Libya, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Misrata, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Sirte, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Moderate Islamists on Monday claimed victory in Tunisia’s first democratic election, sending a message to other states in the region that long-sidelined Islamists are challenging for power after the “Arab Spring” Official results from Sunday’s vote have not been announced, … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Islamic Renaissance Movement, Islamism, Middle East, Mohamed Bouazizi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Progressive Democratic Party, Saudi Arabia, Southern Africa, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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October 24, 2011 by benim
South African President Jacob Zuma fired two cabinet ministers and suspended the national police chief on Monday in an apparent bid to dispel criticism that he has been soft on corruption within his government. Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka, whose … read more »
Posted in News, Politics, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, Bheki Cele, Eurasia Group, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jacob Zuma, Mac Maharaj, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Public works, Shiceka, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zuma
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has been rocked by two explosions in crowded downtown areas that have killed one person and wounded more than 20 others. Officials say someone hurled a grenade Monday evening at a Nairobi bus stop. One person died … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kampala, Kenya, Monday, Nairobi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, Uganda, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Thousands of Moroccans demonstrated in cities across the country on Sunday, calling for a boycott of early parliamentary polls next month whose outcome will be key to the future of reforms crafted by the royal palace. The protests are the … read more »
Posted in Election, Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Casablanca, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Justice and Development Party, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Moroccan people, Morocco, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Rabat, Southern Africa, Tunisia, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Tunisians and the world eagerly awaited the results on Monday of the country’s first-ever democratic elections held nine months after the ouster of a dictator that gave birth to the Arab spring. As ballots were counted overnight, the … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Barack Obama, Demographics of Tunisia, Ennahda, European Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mohamed Bouazizi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, United States, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – Kenyan police early on Monday linked an attack on a Nairobi discotheque, which injured 14 people, to recent threats made by al-Shabaab insurgents, calling for vigilance. “Yes, we are linking the grenade attack to the threats that have … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Chief of police, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Islamism, Kenya, Nairobi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – The fate of 19 South Africans stranded in Libya is uncertain after some were apparently killed and injured in the chaos surrounding the death of Muammar Gaddafi. Desperate attempts were made over the weekend to find a pilot … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Beeld, Cape Town, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Niger, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Sunday, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Washington – President Barack Obama hailed the declaration of freedom in Libya on Sunday, saying “a new era of promise” is underway in the African nation. He also urged its new leaders to turn their attention to the political transition … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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