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Africa RSS FeedsCote d'Ivoire/Mali: Gervinho Steps Up to Carry Elephants to Finals - [allAfrica.com] Cote d'Ivoire have sealed their place in the final of the Cup of Nations with a deserved 1-0 victory over Mali in their semi-final in Libreville on Wednesday....Feed Source: allafrica.com Zambia/Ghana: Chipolopolo Inflict Shock Defeat On Black Stars to Reach Afcon Final - [allAfrica.com]
Zambia caused a major upset when they beat Ghana 1-0 in Bata on Wednesday to advance to the final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.... Ghana: Atta Mills Orders Arrest Over Graft - [Nation]
Accra -
Ghana's President John Atta Mills is fighting to steady his party's ship following a high-profile corruption case that has blown up in an election year.... Somalia: Kenyan Forces Claim to Kill Rebel Commander - [Nation]
An Al-Shabaab commander is among 14 militants reported dead after they were ambushed by Kenyan troops in Southern Somalia, the military claimed on Wednesday.... Sudan: Pressgangs 'Still Operating in Khartoum' - [IRIN]
Juba-Khartoum -
Rebel groups fighting South Sudan's government have bolstered their ranks through the forced recruitment of southerners living in Khartoum, according to a senior official in Juba, a self-styled rebel leader, and a man who escaped a pressgang in Sudan's capital.... South Africa: President Expected to Focus on Economy at State of the Nation Address - [SAPA]
Cape Town -
President Jacob Zuma is expected to focus mainly on economic issues in his address at Thursday evening's official opening of Parliament for 2012.... Sierra Leone: Nation Drafts a Development Plan for the Next 50 Years - [IPS]
Freetown -
Fifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of colonial rule, with it came a feeling of optimism that along with a newfound control of its governance, the country would profit from its ample endowment of natural resources, like timber, fish, minerals and oil.... Sudan: New Weapons From China and Russia Fuelling Conflict - [AI London]
Arms sales from China and Russia are fuelling serious human rights violations in Darfur, Amnesty International said today.... Sudan: Air Strikes in South Kordofan and Blue Nile State - [Radio Dabanga]
Hilversum -
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North accused the Sudanese Air Force (SAF) of launching air raids on residential areas in South Kordofan and Blue Nile state on Sunday night.... Mali: Thousands Affected By Fighting in the North - [ICRC]
At least 30,000 people displaced within Mali by fighting in the north since mid-January are living in dire conditions. The ICRC is assisting thousands of these people and 15,000 others displaced in neighbouring Niger. It is also visiting detainees and attending to the wounded in Mali.... Ghana/Zambia: It's Chipolopolo! - [allAfrica.com]
Zambia returned to African soccer with a vengeance on Wednesday by beating favourites Ghana 2-1 to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.... Congo-Kinshasa: Goma - Students Rise Against Pollution - [RNW Africa]
Goma -
Tires have been burned and roadblocks erected on the main road leading to the University of Goma. For the past few days, students in Goma have been protesting against clouds of dust that have covered this city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).... Cote d'Ivoire: Leprosy Fight Still Flagging - [IRIN]
Dimbokro/Toumodi -
Côte d'Ivoire's leprosy programme was consistently under-funded during the civil war (2002-2007) and last year's political turmoil, say health practitioners, leading to a loss of expertise in terms of detecting or treating the disease.... South Africa: Unions to Strike Over Brokers and Tolls - [SAPA]
Johannesburg -
A national strike will be held on March 7 to protest against labour brokers and the proposed Gauteng toll roads, Cosatu said on Tuesday.... Swaziland: Cooperatives No Threat to Banks - [IPS]
Mbabane -
Nomsa Tsabedze is one of the many people at the Bunye Betfu, Buhle Betfu Credit and Savings Cooperatives waiting to apply for a loan to pay for her children's school fees.... Zambia/Ghana: Chipolopolo Set to Outshine Stars - [Times of Zambia]
Bata -
As Zambia prepares to face Ghana for a first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in 18 years, Zambian Breweries is dangling K400 million as an incentive for the Chipolopolo should they win the title.... North Africa: Hope for Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union - [ISS]
On January 23rd, 2012, the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani met with his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci in Algiers. For those acquainted with North Africa political affairs, this visit, if not historical, can certainly be termed as a step towards thawing the relations between Algiers and Rabat.... Nigeria: 'Raining Bombs' Causing Hundreds to Flee North - [IPS]
Kano -
"I can no longer stay here in Kano as it rains bombs. The gun battles rattle us Kano is no longer safe," said pregnant Funke Nweke of her decision to flee Nigeria's northern state with her five-year-old daughter.... Mali: Tuareg Insurgency Could Endanger Presidential Elections - [ISS]
It seems even after his death in October last year, Muammar Gadaffi has managed to remain central to the Tuareg insurgency in Mali and a fragile peace in the northern region of the country.... Nigeria: 50 Officers Responsible for Jail Break, Escape of Inmates Sacked - [Leadership]
No less than 50 officials of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) have been relieved of their duties by the Federal Government between 2007- till date, following the various jail breaks and coordinated riots that led to three quarter of hardened prisoners serving various prison terms for different offences, escaping from the maximum prisons in the country, at different times.... Nigeria: Budget of the Bourgeoisies - [Leadership]
In July 2011, a trailer conveying iron rods, at the Kugbo end of the Abuja-Keffi expressway, lost control, somersaulted and crushed many commuter buses conveying passengers towards the satellites towns bordering Nasarawa State.... Nigeria: Senate Confirms Maduekwe, Mani, Olorunfemi, 81 Others as Ambassadors - [Vanguard]
FORMER Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe; National Financial Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Tukur Mani; immediate past Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Dr. Biodun Nathaniel Olorunfemi, 81 others were Thursday cleared by the Senate as ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.... Nigeria: Ojukwu's Burial Programmes Unveiled - [Vanguard]
Abuja -
Senator Uche Chukwumerije, Wednesday, revealed that the burial rite of Eze Igbo Gburu Gburu, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu will take a national outlook, featuring prominent people from all walks of life from within and outside the country.... Nigeria: ASUU/FG Agreement - Has Implementation Come to Stay? - [This Day]
Reacting to last week's suspension of the two-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa'i pledged that the "federal government is ready to dialogue with every union of higher institutions and even pledging to fulfil every agreement entered into with any of the unions especially the latest with ASUU."... Rwanda: 'Access to Information Law Good for Accountability' - [Focus]
The Access to Information Bill will promote transparency in national programs when passed into law, Alfred Kayiranga Rwasa, the chairperson of the political affairs and gender committee of the lower chamber of parliament has said.... Africa: COE - Olympic Games Must Come to Africa - [This Day]
The Chief Executive Officer, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), Lord Sebastian Coe, has promised to support efforts to stage the Olympic Games in Africa.... Southern Africa: Angola Supports South African AU Bid Under SADC - [ANGOP]
Luanda -
The international relations analyst, Belarmino Van-Dunem, held Wednesday in Luanda that Angola is engaged in the South African bid for the presidency of the African Union Commission (AUC) by the imperatives of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), which assumes the presidency in office.... Uganda: Bad Smell Hangs Over Ex-AG's Plea - [Monitor]
One way of looking at former Attorney General Khiddu Makubuya's remonstration with the President as investigations into suspected abuse of office and causing of financial loss proceed against him is as a thinly veiled threat.... Cote d'Ivoire/Zambia: Elephants Set Up Zambia Final - [CAF]
Ivory Coast edged Mali 1-0 in Libreville on Wednesday night thanks to a great solo goal from Gervinho, setting up a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final between the Elephants and Zambia.... Ghana/Zambia: 'We Were Unlucky' - Appiah - [CAF]
Ghana Assistant coach Kwesi Appiah blames ill-luck for their lone goal loss to Zambia in the semi final clash of the 2010 Orange Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday in Bata.... Copyright © 2012, eStoreValue.com. All Rights Reserved. |