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In each of his previous two appearances in the Champions League final, it was already an open secret that, win or lose, Jose Mourinho was preparing for the next challenge in his remarkable coaching career.. The vacancy at Chelsea has … read more »
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We haven’t won La Liga title yet, say Real Madrid players, nervously guarding their seven-point lead and asking for fans’ support in Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich. After beating Barcelona and taking a seven-point lead, Real Madrid striker … read more »
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Real Madrid defeated defending champions Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico at Camp Nou on Saturday to open a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga with just four games left. Real also took their season’s league goals tally to … read more »
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Starting with grassroots service projects to create buzz and public support, activists out to stop notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony spread out in U.S. cities on Friday in a campaign aimed at justice half way around the world. In Los … read more »
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KHARTOUM, Sudan — South Sudanese forces were continuing a pullout from Sudan’s main Heglig oilfield on Saturday, an official said, as US President Barack Obama called on both states to have the courage to resume talks. “Our troops are still … read more »
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rime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai got engaged to his fiancée Elizabeth Macheka at a private ceremony in Harare last night. Macheka (35) is the daughter of Zanu PF Central Committee member and former Chitungwiza executive mayor and MP Joseph Macheka. Elizabeth … read more »
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MADRID: Following is a factbox detailing key numbers around Spain’s ‘Clasico’ between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The arch rivals meet at Barca’s Nou Camp stadium in La Liga on Saturday in a match that could decide the destination of the … read more »
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Everyone involved knows tonight’s La Liga clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid will likely decide the destination of the 2011/12 Primera División title. The two teams approach the game differently however, with Madrid’s four point advantage meaning they will remain … read more »
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o this is it, the final league game of the season in which FC Barcelona and Real Madridmeet each other. It’s a game that could essentially decide the league in either favour. A win for Real Madrid means they’re up … read more »
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If there is one consequence of Chelsea’s win over Barcelona on Wednesday that no manager involved in the battle to secure a Champions League place has missed, it is the possibility that securing fourth in the Premier League this season … read more »
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Arsene Wenger has given Robin van Persie a 72-hour deadline to resolve his Arsenal future. The Dutch striker, who will start his 50th game of the season for club and country against Chelsea on Saturday, is favourite to win both … read more »
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The Reds – clearly making efforts to ‘crack’ the American market after being bought by US owned Fenway Sports Group – made a surprise appearance on the hit talent show. Kitted out in matching grey suits, the squad were beamed … read more »
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Sudan and South Sudan both claimed to be in control of a contested oil town near the countries’ ill-defined border on Friday after the south said it was withdrawing its troops to avert a return to war. Last week, South … read more »
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South Africa’s polygamous President Jacob Zuma married for the sixth time on Friday, taking his long-time girlfriend Bongi Ngema as his newest bride and fourth current wife in a private ceremony at his rural home. Ngema, an activist and former … read more »
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By Graham Peebles Graham Peebles looks at how the increasingly paranoid regime of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is systematically tightening its monopoly over information, suppressing free speech and suffocating media freedom. “Disempowerment is the aim, and the means are … read more »
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The Nigeria Police have promised that if the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) finally settled for the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, as venue of the Super Eagles return leg African Nations Cup qualifier against the Amavubi of Rwanda, they would provide … read more »
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As controversy rages over the choice of Kaduna to host the 2013 Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda billed for June, FIFA and CAF Technical Adviser, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to make a final … read more »
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Tagged 2013 Nations Cup, afria travel, Africa news, African news, Benin, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kaduna, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria soccer news, Rwanda, travel to africa
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President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari yesterday visited the camp of the U-20 Women National Team urging the girls to maintain the right spirit that will see them qualify for the 2012 FIFA Women’s World Cup holding … read more »
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Nigeria skipper, Joseph Ikpo Yobo and his Fenerbahce teammates have been told to beat rivals, Galatasaray in Sunday’s Turkish League championship play-off encounter and pocket bonuses worth two million Turkish Liras. According to Hurriyet Daily News, matches involving both Istanbul … read more »
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Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, has said that Chelsea expects a tougher test at Barcelona in Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal after they won the first tie 1-0. A Didier Drogba stunner in first half stoppage time proved to be the difference … read more »
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The Champions League holders are reported to be lining up a £30million bid for the Welshman, who sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta sees as the ideal long-term replacement for Eric Abidal. Barcelona are keen to sign Gareth Bale (PA) Barcelona are … read more »
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Jessica Horn In conversation with Jessica Horn, a leading Malian women’s rights activist (name supplied but withheld on request) identifies the roots of the crisis in Mali, and the opportunistic use of the crisis by Malian and international Islamic fundamentalists … read more »
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Peter Kenworthy Swaziland’s democratic movement remains defiant and resolute in the face of police intimidation and brutality. “As we wind down the day, it would be folly for the government to think we’ve retreated. We’re going to reenergize ourselves, to … read more »
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Patrick Bond After the tragedy of Obama, the new World Bank president could well be a farce. It’s simply a matter of considering the underlying power relations. PART 1: BEFORE That 66th birthday month of his, March 2012, was auspicious … read more »
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By Michael Schmidt It is not only African presidents who are corrupted by European aid-with-strings-attached. Evidence abounds showing a secret and extensive “suitcase” system in which millions of dollars are sent by African dictators to corrupt the European political process. … read more »
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Horace Campbell The BRICS leaders have seen concretely that there is no alternative to moving from a unipolar world to a multipolar world that is based on mutual respect and an end to hierarchies. eme, ‘BRICS Partnership for Global … read more »
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A Black working class perspective on war and movement building Ajamu Baraka An excerpt from a presentation at the United National Anti-War Coalition national conference, 24 March 2012. There is moral currency in an anti-war position that rejects war as … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Imperialism, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Institute for Policy Studies, International Criminal Court, Nigeria soccer news, Occupy Wall Street, Pambazuka News, Saudi Arabia, travel to africa, United States, US Human Rights Network
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Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe The continuing failure of the Nigerian state to protect the Igbo people from genocide demands new solutions to realise security and self-determination. The concept ‘failed-state’ carries an understandable melodramatic import! It refers to the inability or failure of … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Biafra, Congo Republic, Hausa-Fulani, Igbo, Igbo people, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria soccer news, Sierra Leone, travel to africa
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Grand Masese Residents of Nairobi’s numerous slums live in constant fear of demolition of their homes. Yet there is no government plan to solve the problem of housing. The residents need to organise and demand their rights. There have been … read more »
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