Tag Archives: Switzerland
English trio Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle all managed to avoid one another as the Europa League quarter-final draw was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland yerterday. Dethroned Champions League winners Chelsea host Russian club Rubin Kazan in their first … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Benfica, FC Rubin Kazan, IndepthAfrica, Newcastle, Nyon, Switzerland, Tottenham, UEFA, UEFA Europa League
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Switzerland is set to expose public officers who stashed away looted funds in the country’s banks, just as it announced yesterday that the country new laws did not allow anonymous bank accounts in Swiss banks. The Swiss Government also announced … read more »
A UBS trader was today sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of the UK’s biggest ever fraud when he lost £1.4bn for his Swiss employer. Former public schoolboy Kweku Adoboli, 32, was ‘a gamble or two … read more »
Eritreans in Geneva protest against the Issayas regime
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Cantons, Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Geneva, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Red Sea, Switzerland
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Roger Federer has sealed his place in the semi-finals of the French Open by coming from two sets behind to beat Juan Martin del Potro 3-6 6-7 6-2 6-0 6-3. Del Potro’s power troubled Federer from the outset and the … read more »
Posted in Sports, Tennis
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Tagged 2012 french open dress, 2012 french open official site, 2012 french open prize money, 2012 french open tennis tickets, 2012 french open tennis tournament, 2012 french open tv schedule, 2012 french open wiki, Andy Murray, Del Potro, Federer, federer 2012 french open outfit, French Open, Grand Slam, IndepthAfrica, Jarkko Nieminen, Juan Martin, Juan Martín del Potro, Maria Sharapova, Murray, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Rome, Swiss, Switzerland, Tommy Haas
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Germany begin their quest for a first international title since 1996 when they travel for an international friendly with Switzerland on Saturday. Joachim Loew’s young players were very impressive at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before being knocked … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Bayern Munich, FC Bayern Munich, Germany, international friendly, Joachim Löw, Oliver Bierhoff, Saturday, Switzerland, Switzerland v Germany Preview, Xherdan Shaqiri
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Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out at a journalist on live television after she raised allegations about him receiving £42million from Colonel Gaddafi. The French President accused Laurent Ferrari of acting like a ‘spokeswoman for Gaddafi’s son’ after she raised the matter … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged africa african news, Gaddafi, indepthafrica africa news, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Sarkozy, Switzerland
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CADEL Evans and his wife, Chiara Passerini, will make wonderful parents, his grandmother says. Gwen Cocks, 85, said she was “bursting her buttons” to meet her 10th great-grandchild after it was revealed the couple were adopting a year-old Ethiopian boy. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Adoption, Australia, CADEL Evans, Ethiopia, family, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Stabio, Switzerland, Tour de France
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He is the heir poised to become the next leader of rogue state North Korea. But a probe into the school days of Kim Jong Un – youngest son of dictator Kim Jong Il – proves he is little more … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International School, Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-il, Michael Jordan, North Korea, Pyongyang, Switzerland
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• Corruption Getting Worse Under NDC • The Woyomes’ PANDORA BOX • Israel’s Former President, Mosha Katsav, Jailed • Former Governor Rod Blagojevich Jailed We have been told again and again that political corruption is the bane of Africa’s development. … read more »
October 26, 2011 by benim
Harare – President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been forced to cancel a trip to Geneva for a United Nations meeting this week after his wife and some of his aides were denied visas, state media said on Wednesday. Western … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged European Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Morgan Tsvangirai, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Mugabe, Southern Africa, Switzerland, United Nations, West Africa, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
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October 17, 2011 by benim
Cairo – A senior Egyptian Justice Ministry official says ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s two sons have an estimated $340 million in Swiss bank accounts. Assem al-Gohary says Swiss authorities are investigating whether one of the sons, Alaa, was involved in … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Alaa Mubarak, Banking in Switzerland, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, money laundering, mubarak, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Switzerland, West Africa
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September 26, 2011 by benim
Muammar Gaddafi’s chief spokesman said on Sunday the deposed Libyan leader and his family had not helped themselves to Libya’s oil wealth and that they were “among the poorest citizens”. Speaking to Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location, Moussa … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, London, Mariah Carey, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nelly Furtado, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, Switzerland, West Africa
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September 3, 2011 by benim
The Ethiopian government expressed its deep discontent over at the inhumane treatment of Ethiopian staff by the family of Libya’s president-on-the-run, Muammar Gaddafi. Shweyga Mullah (CNN) The 30-year-old Ethiopian, Shweyga Mullah, was severely injured after wife of Gaddafi’s son Hannibal … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Anti-Slavery International, CNN, Ethiopia, Hannibal, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Mullah, Switzerland
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Since the rebel takeover of Tripoli, evidence has been mounting that Moammar Gadhafi may have lied about the death of his adopted baby daughter Hana in a 1986 American airstrike. The strike hit Gadhafi’s home in his Tripoli compound, Bab … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged British Council, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddaf, Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi, Switzerland, United Nations, United States
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LONDON – Another member of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s regime has defected and fled the country, two Libyan analysts in London said Monday, as fighting continued between government troops and rebel forces. Sassi Garada, one of the first men to … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Foreign minister, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, London, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Quilliam Foundation, Shukri Ghanem, Southern Africa, Switzerland, United Nations General Assembly, West Africa
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Geneva – The new Ivory Coast government has filed a criminal complaint against ousted former strongman Laurent Gbagbo in Switzerland for money laundering and to recover millions of dollars he squirrelled away in Swiss banks, a lawyer defending the state … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, African news, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, Laurent Gbagbo, map of africa, News local news, newspapers, Switzerland, United States, World news
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Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s Constitutional Council on Thursday declared Alassane Ouattara the country’s new president following the ousting of Laurent Gbagbo, whose refusal to step down after elections sparked a crisis. The declaration was made by council chairperson Paul Yao … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Constitutional Council, Constitutional Council of France, Côte d'Ivoire, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, Laurent Gbagbo, map of africa, News local news, newspapers, Paul Yao N'Dré, Switzerland, World news
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Abidjan – Ivorian troops have captured a naval base in Abidjan from remnants of a militia loyal to deposed leader Laurent Gbagbo, leaving them no base from which to launch attacks, a military spokesperson said on Thursday. Dozens of people … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, African news, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, map of africa, News local news, newspapers, Reuters, Swiss franc, Switzerland, World news
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Geneva – The Swiss government says it has identified assets worth $82m linked to Ivory Coast’s former leader Laurent Gbagbo. The Foreign Ministry says the assets were blocked as part of a government order in January. Gbagbo refused to cede … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Alassane Ouattara, Associated Press, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, Laurent Gbagbo, Libya, map of africa, News local news, newspapers, Switzerland, Tunisia, World news
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Geneva – The Swiss government says it has identified potential assets to be frozen worth 830 million Swiss francs ($957m) belonging to Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi and the ousted presidents of Egypt and Tunisia. Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, speaking at … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, Micheline Calmy-Rey, News local news, newspapers, Swiss franc, Switzerland, Tunis, Tunisia, World news, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Friday, issuing calls to “save the revolution” that ousted president Hosni Mubarak and to rid of the country of the old regime. The Youth Coalition Movement, an umbrella grouping those … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Asset, breaking news, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, European Union, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Mena, News local news, Safwat el-Sherif, Switzerland, World news, Zakaria Azmi
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A committee set up by Egypt’s military rulers will travel to Europe aiming to recover frozen assets belonging to deposed President Hosni Mubarak and other leading officials, the state news agency said on Thursday. European Union governments agreed on March … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Asset, breaking news, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, European Union, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Mena, News local news, Safwat el-Sherif, Switzerland, World news, Zakaria Azmi
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February 22, 2011 by benim
Egypt’s public prosecutor today took steps to freeze the foreign assets of deposed Egyptian president, Hosni MubarakHosni Mubarak. Reuters reports the move is a signal Mubarak will be held accountable by those to whom he handed power more than a … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Adrian Sollberger, Africa maps, Africa news, AfricaAfrica, African news, African tribes, Alaa Mubarak, Assets, Banking in SwitzerlandBanking in Switzerland, breaking news, Cairo, corruption, Egyp, Egypt, EgyptEgypt, egyptian president, Egypts privatization, Embassies and Consulates, for, former, frozen assets, Gamal Mubarak, GeographyGeography, Hosni Mubarak, Hosni MubarakHosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, mubarak, MubarakMubarak (given name), News local news, NIS, political-news, PoliticsPolitics, President, Suzanne, Swiss, Switzerland, Taylor Swift, the, Treasury Department, World news
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February 21, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Talk of Hosni Mubarak having a multi-billion-dollar fortune is nothing but “a groundless rumour”, a legal adviser to the former Egyptian president was quoted on Sunday as saying. The official Mena news agency quoted the legal adviser, who … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Cairo, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, Gamal Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, News local news, Red Sea, Sharm El-Sheikh, Switzerland, World news
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January 26, 2011 by benim
Australia is warning of the possibility of a terrorist attack in Ethiopia timed to coincide with a summit being attended by Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) warns Australians to reconsider their need to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African Union, breaking news, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, East Africa, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kevin Rudd, Liechtenstein, News local news, newspapers, Switzerland, World news
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January 19, 2011 by benim
Switzerland is to freeze assets belonging to Tunisia’s former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali as well as those of Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo, the Swiss foreign minister said on Wednesday. “The government decided at its meeting today to freeze any … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Laurent Gbagbo, Micheline Calmy-Rey, News local news, newspapers, Sani Abacha, Switzerland, Tunisia, World news, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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January 17, 2011 by benim
LONDON — A former Swiss banker today supplied anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks with two CDs containing account details on more than 2,000 high-profile politicians, celebrities, crime bosses and multinationals suspected of tax evasion. Swiss whistle-blower Rudolf Elmer — the former chief … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Banking in Switzerland, breaking news, Compact Disc, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Julian Assange, Julius Baer Group, London, News local news, newspapers, Switzerland, Tax Justice Network, Wikileaks, World news
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January 13, 2011 by benim
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said on Thursday it had arrested 12 oil executives from firms including Noble Corp, Tidewater and Transocean over an alleged $100 million bribery scheme. It said the executives were arrested in a series of raids over the … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Anti-corporate activism, Bonny Island, Cheney, Dick Cheney, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, George Harrison, George W. Bush, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, KBR, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Nigeria, political-news, Switzerland, United States, United States Department of Justice, Zurich
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December 23, 2010 by benim
ROME — Parcel bomb blasts in the Chilean and Swiss embassies in Rome injured two staffers on Thursday, officials said, as Italian prosecutors opened an inquiry for a suspected “attack with terrorist aims.” Checks are currently under way in all … read more »
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