Tag Archives: Tunisia
Tunisia meet Sierra Leone for a third time in the space of six months conscious of how close they came to an embarrassing exit at the hands of their west African opponents in the Africa Cup of Nations Cup qualifiers. … read more »
Posted in North Africa, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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The hopes of peaceful transition to democracy in Tunisia have been dented by the murder of a leading secularist figure. The event poses urgent questions of the country’s new political elite, says Valentina Bartolucci. Tunisia for many years had an … read more »
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Tagged al-Nahda, Chokri Belaid, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Rashid Al-Ghannushi, Tunis, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunisia, one of the most secular Arab countries in modern times—and the first country to experience the “Arab Spring”—was also recently the first Arab country to experience an Islamic assassination since the Arab Spring began. The BBC explains: Tunisian opposition … read more »
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Tagged Arab Spring, bbc, Belaid, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Tunis, Tunisia
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In light of the crisis currently unfolding in Tunisia – particularly the increasingly strident and incendiary rhetoric of the main political poles – the echoes and parallels with Algeria’s own democratic moment two decades ago are stark, and could yield … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Algeria, Algerian, Arab Spring, Chadli Bendjedid, In Aménas, Islamic Salvation Front, National Liberation Front, Tunisia
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A general strike was called yesterday, there are ongoing protests across the country and calls for the military to enter into the political arena in a more robust way. The tragic assassination of leftist politician and human rights defender Chokri … read more »
Posted in Article, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged al-Nahda, Belaid, Ben Ali, French Revolution, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Zran, Nahda, Tunis, Tunisia
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FULL-TIME – Algeria 2-2 Ivory Coast The other game in the group ends all square – Ivory Coast top the group with seven points, Togo second on four, Tunisia third, also on four, and Algeria bottom on one. Togo finish … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports, Tunisia, Zambia
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Africa Cup of Nations Venue: Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Date: Wednesday 30 January Kick-off: 17:00 GMT Ivory Coast plan to make changes against Algeria, but are yet to decide whether star striker Didier Drogba will return to the starting side. … read more »
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(Reuters) – Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba dismissed concerns he may not be in top form after starting Saturday’s African Nations Cup 3-0 win over Tunisia on the bench, the first time he was dropped in his international career. Drogba … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged africa cup nations, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Didier Ya Konan, Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Salomon Kalou, Togo, Tunisia
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Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor knows Saturday’s Group D encounter with Algeria will be “tough” as both sides look for their first points in this year’s African Nations Cup. Both teams went down to late goals in their opening games with … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Togo
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Ivory Coast and Tunisia are level at the top of Group D, after both won their opening ties on Tuesday. The Carthage Eagles have since suffered a setback, with experienced striker Issam Jemaa ruled out for the rest of the … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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Tunisia’s Youssef Msakni settled a drab North African derby against Algeria when curling home in stoppage time to earn a crucial 1-0 win in Rustenburg. The Carthage Eagles join Ivory Coast, who beat Togo 2-1 earlier, at the top of … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, North Africa, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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Algeria head coach Vahid Halilhodzic has identified Tuesday’s African Nations Cup encounter with Tunisia as a must-win game. The north African nations go head to head at Rustenburg’s Royal Bafokeng Stadium knowing all too well that the inclusion of Ivory … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, North Africa, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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Tagged africa cup nations, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, IndepthAfrica, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Sami Trabelsi, Sierra Leone, Sofiane Feghouli, Tunisia, Tunisia Algeria, Tunisia v Algeria Preview
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There are no reports of any injuries in the DR Congo squad, and most of the attention has focused on speculation that coach Claude LeRoy had either quit or been sacked. The country’s federation and sports ministry insist the former … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Central Africa, DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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(Reuters) – African Nations Cup winners (host country in brackets) : 1957 – Egypt (Sudan) 1959 – Egypt (Egypt) 1962 – Ethiopia (Ethiopia) 1963 – Ghana (Ghana) 1965 – Ghana (Tunisia) 1968 – Congo-Kinshasa* (Ethiopia) 1970 – Sudan (Sudan) 1972 … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Soccer, Somali, Sports, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, African Nations Cup, Cameroon, cup of nations, DemocraticRepublic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Sudan, Tunisia
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Ghana warmed up for next week’s Africa Cup of Nations by beating seven-time continental champions Egypt 3-0 in a friendly in Abu Dhabi. Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu opened the scoring for the Black Stars in the first half, before Richard Boakye and … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghana, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, africa cup nations, Asamoah Gyan, Gabon, Ghana, Ghana national football team, IndepthAfrica, Kwesi Appiah, Tunisia
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On a recent visit to Mauritania the International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde called for a “revival of the private sector” in the Maghreb, “a market of about 90 million people” whose potential is untapped, she said. ”The Maghreb has great potential … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Columnist, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Algeria, Arab Maghreb Union, Christine Lagarde, IndepthAfrica, Maghreb, Mauritania, Morocco, Nouakchott, Tunisia
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Ethiopia served notice of their potential at the African Nations Cup finals by holding Tunisia to 1-1 draw in a friendly in Doha on Monday. The Ethiopians came from behind to equalise in the 64th minute through Saladin Seid after … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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The Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire will take on the Pharaohs of Egypt in a friendly game today in Abu Dhabi, UAE after the Egyptians had declined an encounter with Ethiopia. Cote d’Ivoire, led by Didier Drogba and Manchester City star … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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Doha — Tunisia’s national football team are playing Ethiopia’s at a friendly next January 7 in Doha, ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) due January 19-February 10 in South Africa.
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ethiopia, North Africa, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Africa Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, Doha, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, South Africa, Tunisia
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Tunisia will face Ethiopia in a friendly on January 7th in the UAE, Koora.com reported on Tuesday (December 25th). The Carthage Eagles will also play friendlies against Iraq, Gabon and Ghana before travelling to South Africa for the 2013 Orange … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Gabon, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Togo, Tunisia
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On December 10, the world celebrated the International Day of Human Rights. A day that has come a long way since 1948. Lives sacrificed, bloodshed, lost destinies, people braved the ban to fight against humiliation, injustice, intolerance to achieve respect … read more »
Posted in Article, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Arab Spring, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, International observance, Morocco, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Tunisia, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Egypt’s transition is turbulent, to say the least. The upcoming constitutional referendum is becoming more fraught by the day. Because most of the country’s judges are refusing to supervise the referendum, it is now scheduled to take place on two … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Libya, North Africa, Siliana, Tunisia, World Bank
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Group D, undoubtedly the “group of death” for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, includes the two highest ranked teams in Africa, tournament favourites Côte d’Ivoire (16th in the world) and Algeria (24th). Tunisia (45th) has also been in good … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Angola, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Soccer, South Africa, South Sudan, Sports, The Gambia, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Group D: Côte d'Ivoire, 2013 Africa Nations Cup, 2013 Nations Cup, africa cup nations, Algeria, cup of nations 2013, Didier Drogba, Indepth Africa Magazine, Oussama Darragi, Salomon Kalou, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia
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Mounira Chaieb Last week, both the Tunisian caretaker President Dr Moncef Marzouki and the president of the ruling Islamist Movement, Rachid Gannouchi , were in London to receive the ‘2012 Chatham House Prize’. Chatham House is a leading London based … read more »
For the fourth day in a row, thousands of people are still protesting in Siliana demanding that the local governor quits. Of all Arab countries that experienced a popular uprising, Tunisia seems to be the most stable. The National Constituent … read more »
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Tagged Arab Spring, IndepthAfrica, National Constituent Assembly, Siliana, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian General Labour Union, UGTT, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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More than 150 Tunisians have been injured, 13 critically, in clashes between security forces and demonstrators demanding the release prisoners detained detained during the country’s 2011 uprising. On Wednesday, clashes broke out between security forces and Tunisian protesters as riot … read more »
The perception of the Federal Government before Nigerians crashed further, as they rated the nation’s leadership as the second most corrupt in the world, a Gallup poll just made public has revealed. Gallup, in its first-ever report on “Global States … read more »
Ghana became the first country to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations when beating Malawi 1-0 in Lilongwe on Saturday afternoon. The Black Stars braved the intimidating crowd and bumpy pitch at the Civo Stadium to clinch their … read more »
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by Baile Derseh Miherete The highly repressive environment in Ethiopia worsened before and after Meles. The independent media journalists, the oppositions activists, the civil society, even innocent Ethiopians have fled the country to avoid prosecution. The ruling regime has turned … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian people, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, Tunisia
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Tunisia came back twice to secure a 2-2 draw against Sierra Leone in the first leg of their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the National Stadium in Freetown on Saturday evening. Sheriff Suma and Alhasaan Kamara scored for … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sierra Leone, Soccer, Sports, Tunisia, West Africa
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