Tag Archives: Wednesday
Potiskum – Crowds of protesters took to the streets of the Nigerian city of Potiskum on Monday over a deadly market attack last week, with a church and classrooms burnt and police firing tear gas. More than a thousand protesters, … read more »
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South Sudan is accusing Sudan of bombing its border region Thursday despite a U.N. Security Council warning for the countries to end hostilities or face sanctions. Southern army spokesman Philip Aguer said Sudanese warplanes dropped 12 bombs and launched artillery … read more »
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Participants at a day’s workshop organised by African Media and Malaria Network (AMMREN) called for effective preventive and pragmatic strategies to eradicate malaria especially in pregnant women and children in Africa. In a 10-point communiqué issued at the end of … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, afria travel, Africa news, African news, Ghana, Global Fund, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Malaria, Mosquito net, Wednesday, World Health Organization
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Abidjan – Six people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Ivory Coast’s restive south-west bordering Liberia, a military source said on Wednesday. “The attack staged at night in the village of Sakre claimed six lives,” said … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Guiglo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, Liberia, Village, Wednesday
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Reuters reported that two days of rioting over pay by workers from African Minerals’ Sierra Leone mine have left one woman dead and at least six injured. The company said operations had seen no significant impact. A company spokesman of … read more »
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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 »
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Lagos – Nigerian authorities have discovered a house allegedly being used by Islamist group Boko Haram to manufacture bombs in the country’s northeast, an official said on Wednesday. The raid in Adamawa state led to the recovery of explosives and … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, Adamawa State, Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Jimeta, Nigeria, Wednesday
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Lagos – The US warned its citizens on Wednesday that a radical Islamist sect may attack hotels frequented by foreigners in Nigeria’s capital, the second time it has advised such an assault is possible in the widening sectarian fight in … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, Islamism, Nigeria, United Nations Headquarters, United States, Wednesday, West Africa
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Only two years ago he was the toast of the town, rubbing shoulders with the likes of US music stars R Kelly and Akon and hosting some of the biggest parties in Pretoria has ever seen. But on Wednesday convicted … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Atteridgeville, BMW X5, Harley Davidson, IndepthAfrica, Mbatha, Pandyan Dynasty, Pretoria, Pretoria News, Wednesday
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The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. EVENTS: ZAMBIA – Central bank sells 91-, 182- and 364-day Treasury bills at auction. SEYCHELLES – March inflation data … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Central bank, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, United States Treasury security, Wednesday
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The Kenya Red Cross says four people have died after rocks fell on their houses in a Nairobi slum. The Red Cross said that big rocks rolled and landed on houses in a slum in Nairobi early Wednesday morning after … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Shabaab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Kenya, Kenya Red Cross, Nairobi, Red Cross, Wednesday
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Somalia’s prime minister narrowly escaped assassination when a female suicide bomber blew herself up at National Theatre. me me
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Hottest News, Multimedia, News, Photo Gallery, Somali
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Tagged Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Aden Yabarow Wiish, Africa news, African news, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Mohamed Nur, Somali Football Federation, Somalia, Wednesday
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Greeted by throngs of Catholic worshipers from across the region, Pope Benedict XVI ended his two-country tour in Havana’s Revolution Plaza with a reference to what he described as a need for “authentic freedom.” Changes between Cuba and the world … read more »
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Tagged africa african news, Benedict, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Havana, indepthafrica africa news, Marino Murillo, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Wednesday
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Dakar – The Senegalese Human Rights League on Wednesday expressed concern over violence during the electoral campaign ahead of a run-off election on March 25. The rights body said supporters of incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, 85 and his challenger Macky Sall … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Senegal, West Africa
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, africa african news, Dakar, indepthafrica africa news, Macky Sall, Senegal, Two-round system, Wade, Wednesday, West Africa
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Dakar – Presidential election results published late on Wednesday dealt a humiliating blow to Senegal’s aging leader, who had boasted that he would win the race outright and instead will have to face his former protégé in a runoff election … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Election, News, Politics, Senegal, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Dakar, Idrissa Seck, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Macky Sall, Moustapha Niasse, Senegal, Wade, Wednesday
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Kuala Lumpur – Heavily armed gunmen fired on an oil tanker off the coast of Nigeria in the latest in a spate of pirate attacks in the increasingly treacherous Gulf of Guinea, a maritime watchdog said on Thursday. The Panamanian-flagged, … read more »
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Dakar – Senegalese police have fired tear-gas at opposition protesters who are demonstrating ahead of next week’s presidential election. Several hundred people turned out on Wednesday in defiance of a government ban and attempted to reach the presidential palace before … read more »
Posted in News, Politics, Senegal, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Protest, Senegal, Tear gas, Wade, Wednesday, West Africa
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Benghazi – One of the first trials for thousands of Libyans detained on suspicion of links to the ousted regime of Muammar Gaddafi is turning into a prime example of how ill-equipped the country’s justice system is to handle the … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, Gaddafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Militia, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, NTC, Wednesday
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Cairo – Egyptian state TV has raised the death toll to 73 after fans of rival soccer teams rushed the field, hurling stones and sticks at each other and sparking a stampede. State TV cited the health ministry and says … read more »
Posted in Egypt, Hottest News, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry, Al-Masry Club, Association football, Egypt, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Port Said, Television, Wednesday
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By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai We will revisit our analysis of the security sector budget beginning with some clarifications and rebuttal of the Budget Office’s right of reply to last week’s column titled – “Where el-Rufai Got it Wrong”. I commend … read more »
Organizer is now awaiting final permits from the New York police, and hopes the demonstration will take place early next month. As Ethiopian activists expressed satisfaction over Wednesday’s demonstration in Tel Aviv, a new battle line has emerged for Ethiopian … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Beta Israel, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jews, Judaism, tel aviv, Wednesday, Youtube
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Yesterday I had the satisfaction of having a pleasant conversation with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. I had not seen him since 2006, more than five years ago, when he visited our country to participate in the 14th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement … read more »
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Tagged Cuba, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Majid Shahriari, President of Iran, Tehran, United States, Wednesday
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South Africa’s targeted consumer inflation was steady at 6.1 percent year-on-year in December, data showed on Wednesday. Statistics South Africa said headline CPI slowed to 0.2 percent month-on-month from 0.3 percent in November, while the 2011 annual average accelerated to … read more »
Police fired tear gas and beat protesters to force them out of a square they had occupied in an overnight sit-in in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano as part of demonstrations over soaring fuel prices, an organiser said. Audu Bulama, … read more »
South Africa’s rand was little changed from its previous close and government bonds were also largely flat in sluggish trade on Wednesday, with most players out of the market until the start of the new year. The rand traded at … read more »
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Tagged Basis point, Eurozone, Greenwich Mean Time, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, percentage, South Africa, South African rand, Wednesday
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Johannesburg – Angola’s government must account for a staggering $32bn missing from state coffers in a country where most suffer immense poverty despite the nation’s massive oil wealth, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. The revelation comes the same week … read more »
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Tagged Angola, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, José Eduardo dos Santos, Portugal, Sonangol Group, Wednesday
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November 30, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – For the past two days, Chantal Pande has set her alarm for 04:30, putting on her make-up and arriving before dawn at the polling station where she’s been assigned to vote in Congo’s momentous election. Each day she … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Election, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, ballot, breaking news, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, nothafrica, polling place, Vital Kamerhe, voting, Wednesday, West Africa, Western Europe
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November 17, 2011 by benim
Rabat – Morocco said it has recalled its ambassador to Syria after its embassy in Damascus was attacked by Syrian demonstrators. Rabat announced the measure on Wednesday a few hours after it hosted an Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting that … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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November 10, 2011 by benim
Lagos – A Nigeria youth activist detained by secret police over a protest he has been organising has been released and said Thursday he resisted pressure from authorities to call off the demonstration. Wale Ajani, head of the National Youth … read more »
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November 3, 2011 by benim
Nigerian security forces have started door-to-door searches for weapons in northeast Borno state after an arms amnesty for Islamist militants expired on October 31, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Colonel Mohammed Hassan, spokesman for the Joint Military Taskforce in Borno, … read more »
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