Nigerian papers lament Eagles’ loss to Cote d’Ivoire at CAN 2008
Nigeria's 1-0 defeat by Cote d'Ivoire in the group B opening match of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations received a major play in...
Charity : One Laptop Per Child in trouble ?
One Lap Per Child (OLPC) is a charity project aimed at bringing affordable computers to the threshold of children from Africa and developing countries....
Wanted Men In : A Corrupt Nigerian & A Liberian warlord seek judgement…
Alleged to have syphoned government money through companies registered under names of family members during his time in office as a governer of Edo...
PSC calls for dialogue to end post-election violence in Kenya
Expressing concern at the post-election violence in Kenya and its humanitarian consequences, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) Tuesday...
Groupe B : Ivory Coast and Mali lead their group
The Ivory Coast dominates Nigeria (1-0) while Mali overpowered Benin with the same score. Both The Ivorian Elephants and the Mali eagles won their...
Vogts hopeful, Some Nigerians want him dismissed
Angry Nigerians asked for Vogts dismissal after yesterdays upset in their match against the Ivory Coast Elephants.Those present at the Sekondi stadium were not...
CAN 2008 : Morocco brushes Namibia aside 5-1
Morocco easily dominated a weak Namibian team by 5 goals to 1, Monday afternoon in Accra, during its first match of the African Cup...
Power failure delays Benin-Mali CAN 2008 match
The floodlights at the Sekondi stadium went out Monday night, throwing the pitch into darkness and delaying the start of the second group B...
CAN 2008 : Previous editions’ scores
Since the first edition in 1957, 13 countries won the trophy. One won it five times, that is Egypt. Two won it four times...
South Africa is making headlines in the international press again as powercuts increase
Power cuts in Hospitals, traffic jams clogging cities like Johannesburg and Cape Town , as traffic lights stopped working, the torching of six trains...
Indonesian ship fishing illegally in Mauritius sea
Mauritius National Coast Guard (NCG) intercepted an Indonesian ship "FV Putra Jaya No 33" during the week fishing illegally in the Mauritian territorial waters....
CAN 2008: Morocco 5, Namibia 1
Full time score in Group A second match between Morocco and Namibia in Accra Monday: Morocco 5: Soufiane Alloudi (2nd, 5th and 28th), Tarik...
CAN 2008: Morocco leads Namibia 4-1 in group A match
The Atlas Lions of Morocco pummelled minnows Namibia 4-1 in the first half of their group A match here Monday, the second day of...
CAN 2008: Guinea salvages some pride in 1-2 loss to Ghana
Even in defeat, the Syli Nationale of Guinea earned some respect when its captain and playmaker Pascal Fendounou, received the man of the match...
1 killed, 3 arrested as Nigerian Navy, militants clash
Nigerian Navy (NN) soldiers killed one suspected militant and arrested three others, following an encounter on the high seas, some 22 nautical miles off...
An overview of Mugabe, The British, The US and Supremacy
Glued to his position, denoted as a heretic by the international media, snubbed by western politicians, slapped with economic sanctions... President Mugabe strides on...
Mauritanian police arrests 3 alleged terrorists
At least three people, close to the Salafist mov ement in Mauritania, were arrested this weekend by the police, Mauritanian newsp a per, Al-Akhbar,...
Vogts ‘not under pressure’ as Nigeria takes on Cote d’Ivoire
Nigeria's coach Berti Vogts maintained a calm mien Sunday, as he dismissed fears he is under pressure ahead of Monday's match between his team,...
Congo, UNDP to launch poverty reduction project
The Congolese government and the UNDP are planning to launch a three-year project to strengthen the institutional poverty reduction framework in the country, a...
Nigeria’s premier vehicle plant set for resuscitation
According to Panapress, Plans are in top gear to revive Nigeria's premier vehicle assembly plant, Volkswagen of Nigeria (VWON), abandoned several years back, the...
Kenya : Confirmation of electoral irregularities while police shot down demonstrators
Today, the Kenyans for Peace, Truth and Justice Initiative, a coalition of Kenyan independent NGOs amongst which FIDH member organisation, the Kenya Human Rights...
Ghana 2 – Guinee 1 : host nation’s big scare
Ghana got a big scare in the opening match of the African Cup of Nations, this Sunday, against the Guinea National Team, Syli National....
CAN 2008: Ghana 2, Guinea 1
Ghana narrowly defeated Guinea 2-1 Sunday in the opening group A match of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Accra, Ghana.
Scorers: Ghana...
Australian Open 2008 – Jo-Wilfried TSONGA makes sensation and surges into the fourth round
The Franco-Congolese Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, after his explosive performance, at the first round of the Australian Open, when he sent Andy Murray (Men’s no.9) packing,...
UNESCO D-G condemns murder of Filipino journalist
The Director-General of UNESCO Koïchiro Matsuura, Frid ay condemned the killing of Fernando Lintuan, a Filipino radio broadcaster in Davao, on Mindanao Island, 24...
Another Nigerian Airline begins Ghana flight
One of Nigeria's fastest growing airlines, Arik Air, will operate its inaugural flight to Accra, Ghana, Friday evening, joining a growing list of Nigerian...
Kenya so far
Political and diplomatic solutions
Following Ghana president Kuffour’s unsucccessful visit to mediate for peace in the Kenyan crises, the former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan,...
Ethiopian Blogs
Since the bloody and controversial elections in May, 2005, Ethiopians have taken the African blogosphere by storm. A number of blogs disputing offcial results...
CAN 2008 : Sudan. Back to glory days?
Now, this is the first country to have hosted the African Nations Cup. With six tournament appearances and one win in 1970, the Sudanese...
CAN 2008 : Ghana. Loosing to a rickety team and a royal welcome home???
In a few days Ghana faces Guinea in an opening match. Last week, The All-Star-Cast-Black-Stars lost to a small town Dubai team. The Ghana...