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(Reuters) – Francois Bozize, the former leader of Central African Republic toppled in coup on Sunday, is currently in Cameroon, according to a statement by Cameroon’s presidency read on state radio on Monday. “This is to inform the public and … read more »
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Tagged Bangui, Cameroon, Central African Republic, François Bozizé, Indepth Africa Magazine, Monday, Reuters, Sunday
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A 23-year-old Ethiopian housemaid was admitted to Al Qasimi Hospital on Sunday afternoon after receiving first and second degree burns. The woman was rushed to the hospital by a female friend when her health state had deteriorated. The duty doctor … read more »
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The ban applies to the EU but not to the sovereign Vatican City. Mugabe arrived amid controversy in Zimbabwe where police on Sunday arrested four of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s aides and a prominent human rights lawyer following a referendum … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged European Union, Holy See, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Pope John Paul II, Robert Mugabe, Sunday, Zimbabwe
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A fifth French soldier has been killed in the country’s nine-week-old military campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali, the government said on Sunday. An explosive device went off under a vehicle carrying Corporal Alexandre Van Dooren during a search for … read more »
An illegal Ethiopian being arrested in Riyadh, Sunday. — SG photo Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Within hours of launching its campaign against illegal aliens here Sunday, the capital’s Passports Department officials were able to apprehend 41 Ethiopian infiltrators. Citizens and … read more »
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Tagged arrest, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Riyadh, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Yemen
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The Nigerian Police officers have exhibited the usual shameless tendencies by desecrating, disrupting and distracting worshippers during the church service of Sunday 17th February, at the State Headquarters of Winners Chapel , Enugu ,arresting a deacon and an official with … read more »
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Tagged Anambra State, Catholic, Catholic Church, church service, Enugu, Enugu State, February, IndepthAfrica, Sunday
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Nigeria Vs Burkina Faso final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – Contrary to media reports, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will not attend Sunday’s final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and Burkina Faso in Johannesburg, … read more »
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Togo’s icon Emmanuel Adebayor criticises coach Didier Six finding him primarily responsible for team’s exit from Nations Cup Despite guiding Togo for their first Africa Cup of Nations’ quarter ever, coach Didier Six was severely criticised by striker Emmanuel Adebayor … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccer, Sports, Togo
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MADRID — Lionel Messi became the first player to score in eleven consecutive La Liga matches on Sunday when he hit four as leaders Barcelona eased past a ten-man Osasuna with a 5-1 victory. Pedro Rodriguez got the other and … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Barcelona, CA Osasuna, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, La Liga, Lionel Messi, madrid, Sunday
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By Munonyedi Val When I was just growing up in the 80’s, can’t remember precisely the age then, there was this policeman who was very fond of me and always refer to me as his friend. I am sure the … read more »
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has likened attacks by a radical Islamist sect in his West African nation to the ongoing civil war in Syria, an unlikely acknowledgment from the seat of power about the violent unrest gripping the country. Jonathan’s … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, Associated Press, bokoharam, Central African Republic, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Sunday
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President Goodluck Jonathan, Sunday, said but for the effective role of the security agencies, the Boko Haram sect would have carried out deadly bombings during the Christmas celebration. Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan, Sunday, said but for the effective role … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, bokoharam, God, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Sunday, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly
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3 Gweru female rapists take turns to rape a soldier (33)A 33-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe National Army soldier was reportedly forced to drink an unknown substance by three women who later took turns to be intimate with him before dumping him in … read more »
(Reuters) – Real Madrid stumbled to a 2-2 home draw with Espanyol, allowing victorious Barcelona to open up a 13-point gap over their rivals and prompting Real boss Jose Mourinho to say the Catalans have all but won the Spanish … read more »
Spirits were high among members dressed in black and white African National Congress T-shirts. “We have arrived. We are members of Umkhonto. The bazooka is going to shoot,” they sang in isiZulu. Most of the delegates held up two fingers, … read more »
The mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been released five days after she was kidnapped, Delta state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has told the BBC. He said Kamene Okonjo, a retired professor, was dropped off on a main road … read more »
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba One of the responsibilities of a president is to inspire their citizens, to give them a reason to look forward to a better life. I watched the presidential media chat on Sunday, November 18, 2012, expecting … read more »
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Kenyan police fired tear gas to disperse rioters who attacked ethnic Somalis in the Nairobi district known as “Little Mogadishu” on Monday, hurling rocks and smashing windows after a weekend bomb attack there killed nine people. The violence coincided with … read more »
By Kabir Mato,Daily Trust opinion There is a growing theory emerging amongst several elites of Northern extraction. They allege that the violence that seems unabated in several parts of the region is merely precipitated by the powers that be in … read more »
A church run by a controversial multi-millionaire African preacher has been accused of ‘cynical exploitation’ after its British branch received £16.7 million in donations from followers who were told that God would give them riches in return. Followers are ferried in … read more »
Witnesses say a powerful explosion has shaken a city in northeast Nigeria that’s the spiritual home of a radical Islamist sect. The blast Monday morning struck Maiduguri at a military post near the local headquarters of the Nigeria Union of … read more »
By: JTW By Büşra Şener One of the top leaders of Iraq, Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, was convicted of forming death squads and sentenced to death in absentia in a trial conducted on Sunday. On Monday, he stated his … read more »
Mali’s government says it has launched an investigation into the shooting deaths of 16 Islamic preachers at a military checkpoint in the country’s central region. In a statement Sunday, the government said eight Malians and eight Mauritanians had been killed … read more »
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DAKAR — Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh came under attack Tuesday for sending nine prisoners to the firing squad, leaving the tiny nation jittery as another 38 convicts await execution in the coming weeks. The 47-year-old former soldier, who seized power … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Amnesty International, European Union, Gambia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Senegal, Sunday, Yahya Jammeh
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By Paul Adepoju It was with a rare blend of shock and utmost surprise that I read Dr. Reuben Abati’s write-up on a Sunday morning, right in the presence of the Lord where nothing is hidden before the Most High. … read more »
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A deadline is approaching for striking workers at the South African mine where police shot dead 34 miners on Thursday to go back to work or face dismissal. A statement from mine owner Lonmin said 3,000 workers were striking illegally … read more »
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SHOOTINGS and explosions reportedly rocked the medium security prisons at Oko, a suburb of Benin City, the Edo State capital, in the early hours of Sunday, in what appeared to be a jail-break operation. The attack was said to have … read more »
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A Libyan security official says two car bombs have exploded in Libya’s capital, killing two people. The official says the first car bomb went off in a main street early in the morning Sunday, killing two and wounding four people. … read more »
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Nigerian troops have killed twenty suspected members of the armed group Boko Haram in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the army says, an account quickly denied by the militant group. Military commander Victor Ebhaleme said one soldier had been killed … read more »
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Since Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s visit to Israel last week, during which Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu openly and in Panetta’s presence decriedU.S. policy toward Iran as ineffective, Israeli media have been reporting further bitter charges against Washington by Israeli officials. On … read more »
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