Tag Archives: Thursday
Olubunmi Oke, a female journalist working with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Akure, has been released by her abductors. Mrs. Oke , a nursing mother, was kidnapped on Thursday by four gunmen after closing from work at Oba Ile area … read more »
(Reuters) – Nigeria’s Zenith Bank listed $850 million worth of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange as global depository receipts (GDRs) at $6.80 apiece, the bank said on Thursday. One GDR represents 50 ordinary shares, the bank said, … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged CNBC Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, London Stock Exchange, Nigeria, Thursday, Zenith, Zenith Bank
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Nigeria (Reuters) – Seven French hostages abducted by suspected Nigerian Islamist militants have probably been separated into two groups and efforts are continuing to locate them, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday. French, Nigerian and Cameroonian officials earlier denied … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Cameroon, Dikwa, France, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Northern Nigeria, Thursday
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Johannesburg – Double amputee and Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has reportedly shot and killed his girlfriend after thinking she was a burglar, Beeld are reporting. The website is reporting that the incident happened at his Silver Lakes home at … read more »
The Prime Minister noted that Ethio-US cooperation which had long concentrated on humanitarian assistance had now evolved into meaningful development relations in the areas of trade, investment and infrastructure development. He stressed the need to further enhance cooperation in security … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Hailemariam, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Oklahoma, Thursday, U.S Government
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BAMAKO — Islamist fighters who have controlled northern Mali for months seized a government town in the country’s centre on Thursday and vowed to push further south, an Islamist official told AFP. Abdou Dardar, from the Ansar Dine group, said … read more »
Posted in Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Bamako, Burkina Faso, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Konna, Mali, mali news, Thursday
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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced activities for the Black Stars ahead of their departure for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The GFA has lined up some important activities on Thursday for the team before it departs to … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghana, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Abu Dhabi, Black Stars, GFA, Ghana, Ghana Football Association, John Dramani Mahama, Thursday
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Former Head of State and national leader of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Gen. Muhammad Buhari (rtd) has lost his first daughter. Zulai Buhari passed on Thursday evening at Nasara Hospital, Marafa Estate, Kaduna two days after giving birth … read more »
Ethiopia’s prime minister, Hailemariam Dessalegn, on Thursday reshuffled his cabinet; his first since he assumed power last September following the death of his predecessor, Meles Zenawi. The House of People’s Representatives on Thursday endorsed the appointment of five ministers presented … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Deputy prime minister, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, House of People's Representatives, IndepthAfrica, Junedin Sado, List of heads of government of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, Thursday
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Tanks, armoured vehicles and troops were seen advancing past the international airport and towards government buildings along one of the main boulevards in the capital, Khartoum, in the early hours of Thursday morning. It was not clear if they were … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bashir, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thursday
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Nigeria’s military has killed a top commander of militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, an army spokesman has said. Ibn Saleh Ibrahim was killed in an exchange of fire with six of his lieutenants, the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Amnesty International, bbc, bokoharam, Ibrahim, IndepthAfrica, MAIDUGURI, Mohammed Yusuf, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Thursday
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An explosion shook an area around an outdoor bar in the city of Jalingo in eastern Nigeria, police said Friday, with local media reporting up to three people killed. “There was an explosion at a beer garden in the Dorawa … read more »
CHARLOTTE – President Obama spoke of tough choices on a difficult path that “leads to a better place” for the nation Thursday as he claimed the Democratic nomination, asked for more time to solve America’s continuing economic problems and set … read more »
Some say the killings of 34 miners spotlight government incompetence and others say they’re the result of disdain for the poor and powerless. It was the bloodiest crowd control incident in South Africa since the apartheid era, a time when … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, National Union of Mineworkers, South Africa, South African Institute of Race Relations, Sowetan, Thursday
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Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged (Pictures), Armed Forces of Malta, Haywharf, immigration, Malta, Marsamxett Harbour, Search and rescue, Somali migrants rescued off Malta in Pictures, Thursday, Valletta
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Malta’s navy recovered two bodies and rescued around 160 African migrants from two boats which got into trouble on the Mediterranean Sea, an armed forces spokesman said Thursday. Two more migrants were missing after they fell overboard. The first group … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali, Spotlight
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More than 2,000 people fled violence in Syria to reach neighbouring Turkey in the past two days, bringing the total number of Syrians who have sought refuge there to more than 50,000, Turkish authorities said on Thursday. The rate of … read more »
The crisis between President Goodluck Jonathan and the House of Representatives deepens on Thursday, as the lawmakers vowed to impeach the President if the 2012 budget is not well implemented. The Premium Times reports that some lawmakers served Mr. Jonathan … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, East Africa, Goodluck Jonathan, House of Representative, Impeachment, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Jonathan, Legislator, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, nothafrica, President, Thursday, United States House of Representatives, West Africa
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Libyans will vote in their first free national poll in more than half a century on Saturday amid fears that violence could taint an election meant to usher in a temporary national assembly and draw a line under Muammar Gaddafi’s … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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A deadly combination of conflict, poor rainfall and a predicted late harvest threatens to push hundreds of thousands of Somalis back into hunger, undermining aid efforts put in place during last year’s drought, Save the Children warned on Thursday. The … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali, Spotlight
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An Ethiopian teenager who went missing hours after taking part in the Olympic torch relay has been found by police. Natnael Yemane, 15, was last seen leaving his hotel at 9.15pm on Thursday having earlier carried the torch during the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, nothafrica, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Olympic, Olympic Flame, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Thursday, West Africa
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Lagos – Authorities in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos said on Thursday they had recalled all 788 doctors who were dismissed after they went on strike over pay. The doctors, including consultants and specialists, were fired on 07 May after going … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Babatunde Fashola, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Lagos State, Lagos state government, Nigeria, Nigerian Medical Association, Strike action, Thursday
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South Africa’s rand hit a fresh six month low against the dollar early on Thursday before recouping some of its losses but could resume a slide towards 8.6 as Europe’s debt woes drive investors away from emerging market assets to … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged april, Basis point, Central bank, Emerging markets, Gill Marcus, IndepthAfrica, South Africa, Thursday, Wednesday
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Johannesburg – A 13-year-old Pretoria teenager was raped, allegedly by a 45-year-old man she met on social networking site Twitter, according to a report on Thursday. Police spokesperson Captain Marissa van der Merwe said the girl had skipped school on … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Allegation, Beeld, IndepthAfrica, Marissa, Pretoria, Rape, South African Press Association, Thursday, Twitter
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Algeria votes on Thursday in a parliamentary election its rulers hope will deflect pressure for change after the “Arab Spring” upheavals, but many people will show their scepticism by abstaining. Last year’s revolts in the region left Algeria largely untouched, … read more »
Posted in Algeria, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Abdelaziz Bouteflika, afria travel, Algeria, Arab Spring, France, Green Alliance, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Islamism, map africa, news, North Africa, South Africa, Thursday, travel to africa
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Cairo – Egypt’s military rulers are to carry out a minor cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, state television reported. Two weeks before presidential elections, the ministers of higher education, manpower, culture and parliamentary affairs are to be replaced in the first … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged afria travel, Cabinet shuffle, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Islamism, Kamal al-Ganzouri, map africa, Muslim Brotherhood, news, Prime minister, South Africa, Thursday, travel to africa
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Eight suspects, including a 14-year-old boy, will appear in a South African court on Thursday for the rape of a 17-year-old girl whose attack was filmed and has gone viral. “Eight suspects, aged between 14 and 37, will appear at … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Cape Times, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Medical Research Council, Rape, Roodepoort, South Africa, Soweto, Thursday, Wednesday
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The African Union has suspended Guinea-Bissau, following last week’s coup by the military. The AU Peace and Security Council said Tuesday that Guinea-Bissau is suspended from all AU activities until the return of constitutional order in the West African country. … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Guinea-Bissau, News, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Ban Ki-moon, Carlos Gomes Júnior, Guinea-Bissau, Kumba Ialá, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Raimundo Pereira, Thursday
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The case of Blessing Effiong, a 20-year-old inmate awaiting trial at the female section of Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, perhaps typifies the injustice suffered by the poor in the Nigerian society. The Akwa-Ibom indigene, who was interviewed by the Attorney-General of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bannu, Crime and Justice, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Prison, Taliban, Thursday
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Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau dispersed anti-military demonstrators and closed down private radio stations on Sunday as their commanders put in place a transitional council that effectively consummated their coup. Politicians in the poor West African state were summoned by armed forces … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Guinea-Bissau, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bissau, Carlos Gomes Júnior, European Union, Guinea-Bissau, IndepthAfrica, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Raimundo Pereira, Thursday, West Africa
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