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Ethiopia’s Tigray State Pardons Hundreds of Prisoners

March 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Mekelle — In connection with the 38th founding anniversary of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has freed hundreds of prisoners who have been serving prison terms. Accordingly, a total of 965 prisoners who met criteria … read more »

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Nigeria: The Paradox of Twenty-first Century Savagery

January 26, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Philip Amiola On December 31, 2012, while the world was enraptured with the prospect of ushering in the New Year, someone in Kogi state, Nigeria was busy scooping the brains out of his four-month-old son whom he had just … read more »

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Same sex marriage could wipe out human race in 20 years – Pastor Adeboye

January 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

GENERAL Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has deplored the legal backing for same sex marriage in some countries, describing it as evil, capable of wiping out human race in 20 years of its … read more »

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Nigerian government should address the Boko Haram problems

January 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

If “official lawlessness is denied and goes unpunished”, Nigeria will not gain the stability it so badly needs. Crimes of Boko Haram can never be a justification for a country’s “security forces to kill people with impunity” [AFP] It has … read more »

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2012 marks a historic year for Somalia

January 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

For many Somalis the year 2012 will go into the history books as the year when Somalia elected its first democratic president in 43 years. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected by lawmakers, becoming the first new leader to be … read more »

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Nigeria’s President Jonathan disowns re-election posters in Abuja

January 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday denied approving posters campaigning for his presidency in 2015 in Abuja. He said that those behind the posters were only doing their own thing. Reuben Abati, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, … read more »

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“We will move very fast this year” Says Goodluck Jonathan

January 2, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

For most Nigerians, the year 2012 has been a year of disappointment and unfulfilled promises from the leaders of the nation. Right from the beginning of the year when the price of petrol was increased which was followed by nationwide … read more »

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60 dead in New Year’s celebration in Côte d’Ivoire

January 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

At least 60 people died and dozens more were injured in Abidjan as crowds stampeded overnight during celebratory New Year’s fireworks, Côte d’Ivoire rescue workers said on Tuesday. The head of military rescue workers, Lieutenant Colonel Issa Sako, told public television … read more »

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan promises better 2013

December 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday assured Nigerians of better days ahead saying his administration will ensure that 2013 becomes better for the nation than the outgoing 2012.       Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of the Living Faith Foundation … read more »

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President Jonathan would need to look beyond Goodluck to salvage Nigeria

December 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Godwin Ijediogor, ngrguardiannews RUNNING a heterogeneous society, like Nigeria, has been challenging to even the most prepared hands, let alone one that got there by design and default. And for Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, it obviously has been more so … read more »

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Celebrating the Ethio­pian New Year

September 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Emily Wax You’ve heard of the Chinese New Year — but how about the Ethiopian New Year? The Washington area’s 200,000-plus Ethiopian-Americans celebrate the holiday, which marks the end of the Horn of Africa’s long rainy season. Traditionally, children … read more »

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Jonathan and His Phantom Palliatives

February 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Peter Claver Oparah I cannot help but laugh out loud when I read the scandalous report that President Goodluck Jonathan has discarded the so called palliatives he employed as an alibi to effect mind bogging increment in the price … read more »

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Americans detained in Angola

February 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Luanda – Two American music promoters were detained for fraud in Angola after US rap star Nas failed to pitch up for a New Year’s concert, their business partner’s lawyer said on Thursday. Patrick Allocco and his son are being … read more »

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Kenya deputy chief justice suspended

January 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has suspended the deputy chief justice and formed a tribunal to investigate an allegation that she pulled a gun on a female security guard at a shopping centre. Nancy Baraza “stands suspended from exercising … read more »

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Nigeria: A smouldering rage

January 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Nnimmo Bassey The crippling strike called by labour organisations may have ended, but Nigeria is not yet at ease. The arguments the government offered for removal of the fuel subsidy ring hollow and the people are not convinced. The … read more »

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Top Kenyan judge makes gun threat – claim

January 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – Kenyan police are investigating an accusation by a security guard that the deputy chief justice threatened her with a pistol during a security check at an upmarket shopping mall on New Year’s eve, police said on Thursday. Nancy … read more »

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S.Africa rand starts year on firmer footing

January 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

South Africa’s rand was slightly firmer against the dollar on the second trading day of the year on Tuesday and should stay largely rangebound as market players drift slowly back after the Christmas and New Year breaks. Local traders returned … read more »

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Senegal’s Wade suggests unity regime

January 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dakar – Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade said on Sunday he would put together a unity government if elected for a controversial third term in February polls, which has raised tensions in one of Africa’s stable states. In an address to … read more »

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Egypt Muslims, Christians clash

December 31, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Sectarian clashes broke out in the southern Egyptian province of Assiut after a Christian student posted a drawing of the Muslim prophet on the internet, officials said on Saturday. The clashes, which spread to three villages, saw several … read more »

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Zimbabawe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangira impregnated Tembo with twins outside wedlock

November 24, 2011 by benim

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s spokesman Luke Tamborinyoka’s denials of an event told by multiple witnesses has left journalists feeling he is being less than truthful, or there is something Zimbabweans are not being told about the Tsvangirai, Locadia relationship. Tsvangirai … read more »

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Nigeria elections ‘threatened by violence’

March 4, 2011 by benim

A recent upsurge in pre-vote violence in Nigeria poses a challenge to Nigeria’s April elections, a team of foreign election observers said on Friday. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, holds presidential elections on April 9, a week after legislative polls … read more »

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Nigeria: Bomb blast kills three near ruling party rally

March 3, 2011 by benim

ABUJA — A blast near the venue of a ruling party election rally killed three people and injured 21 in a town near Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, a police spokesman said Thursday. Assailants tossed the bomb from a moving … read more »

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12 months to financial freedom

February 28, 2011 by benim

Each month, set one financial target and hit it so that this time next year you’ll be looking back on 2011 with some satisfaction.   With the New Year well underway, many of our good intentions may already have fallen … read more »

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Abuja bomb blast: Mogadishu barrack mammy market demolished

February 7, 2011 by benim

Apparently to forestall a reoccurrence of December 31, 2010 bomb blast which claimed lives of over ten people and  leaving several others seriously injured at the mammy market inside the popular Mogadishu barrack also known as Abacha barrack in the … read more »

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Less work for working mums

January 25, 2011 by benim

In a worrying development for equal opportunities across the globe, research from workspace solutions provider Regus has shown that the proportion of companies intending to hire more working mothers has slumped by one fifth since the same time last year. … read more »

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Nigeria: Mr. Ibu’s wife, son released after 10 days in captivity

January 14, 2011 by benim

I paid ransom, says traumatized Nollywood actor MRS. Stellamaris, wife of Nollywood actor, John Okafor a.k.a Mr. Ibu who was kidnapped with her one-year-old son regained her freedom Thursday night, after spending ten days in captivity. Briefing reporters in Enugu … read more »

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Egypt charges man with murder in Christian shooting

January 13, 2011 by benim

A Muslim policeman charged with shooting a Christian man dead on a train in southern Egypt will be tried in a state security court for premeditated murder, the state news agency said on Thursday. Rights groups have criticised security courts, … read more »

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Off-duty policeman shoots 71-year-old Christian dead on train in Egypt, sparking protests

January 12, 2011 by benim

CAIRO – An off-duty policeman boarded a train and opened fire, killing a 71-year-old Christian man and wounding his wife and four others, the Interior Ministry said. The attack, less than two weeks after the suicide bombing of a church … read more »

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Nigeria: Pastor Adeboye of RCCG predicts rosy 2011 despite New Year bombing

January 6, 2011 by benim

DESPITE the tense atmosphere in the nation occasioned by a series of violent attacks in different parts of the country, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has predicted a rosy year for … read more »

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Nigeria plans Close Circuit TV in public places: Will it ever work?

January 4, 2011 by benim

CRIMINALS are set for a tough time, should the government carry out its plan to mount Close Circuit Television (CCTV) sets in public places. With the cameras, crime detection will be easier. Besides, the cameras may deter potential criminals. All … read more »

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