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Football : Italian coach of Gambian national U-20 team resigns
The Italian-born head coach of Gambia's U-20 soccer team , Lorenzo Rubinacci, has resigned his post due to pressing family matters. Rubinacci's resignation is...
Concerned France clarifies Italy – Libya colonial reparation
Only three days after Italy's reparatory treaty with Libya to compensate the African country for damages during the colonial period, France says there cannot...
Everton has not given up on Victor Obinna
Everton have failed to obtain a work permit for the Nigerian Olympic star Victor Obinna Nsofor.
The English Premier League side had hoped to take...
Italy compensates Libya US$ 5 million for colonial damages
Italy has agreed to pay US$ 5 million to Libya as compensation for damages during the colonial period, according to a treaty signed Saturday...
Inter loan deal to move Victor Obinna to Everton closed
It is widely reported in Italy that Everton football club of England have completed the loan signing of the Inter Milan, Nigerian sensation Victor...
Aksum Obelisk successfully remounted at its original site
The third and last block of the Aksum Obelisk was successfully mounted by UNESCO Thursday in its original location in Aksum, northern Ethiopia, the...
Sicilian fishing boat crew to be awarded for saving stranded africans
Two Sicilian fishing boat captains due to be honoured on World Refugee Day next week for saving people at sea were recently involved in...
Mugabe in Rome to “explain” to world leaders he has often blamed
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe who made his first European trip to Rome Sunday for a global food summit is expected to use...
15th Century Florence, Apartheid and Xenophobia
The historical Bonfires of the Vanities were curious affairs, in which the more of one's wealth one destroyed in the ritual fire, the higher...
Catholic Church condemns and decrees against women …
The catholic church represented by the holy city of Vatican has strongly condemned women trying to become ordained as priests. In a decree announced...
Kenya football loses McDonald Mariga for 2010 World Cup qualifier
Italy-based Kenyan professional soccer player, McDonald Mariga, has been locked out of the national team for this weekend's 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations...
Return of Obelisk of Axum improves Italy – Ethiopia relations
Lauding last April’s return of the Obelisk of Axoum -- stolen by the Italian government under Mussolini who tried to colonise Ethiopia between 1935...
Egyptian Billonnaire to sell Italian stock sale under investigation in the US
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said at the World Economic Forum in Sharm El Sheikh that he is currently looking at three American companies to...
Blast in Sanaa near the Italian embassy
A blast was heard early this morning in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, according to Al Jazeera. The attack happened in the central al-Safia district...
Inter Milan closing in on their third consecutive Scudetto
Julio Cruz scored the only goal in Inters match against Torino helping his team claim the three points that take them six points clear...
James Bond’s car lands in lake Garda in Italy
James Bonds quarter million dollar aston martin car ended up in lake Garda in northern italy when it was being delivered to the film...
Berlusconi wins Italian elections by a larger margin than expected
Silvio Berlusconi was elected Prime Minister in Italy yesterday for the third time. The 71 year old billionaire is owner of a media empire...
UNESCO regrets Italian Castello di Moncalieri
The Director- General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, Wednesday decried the fire damage to the Castello di Moncalieri, in the Italian Province of Turin, inscribed...
Ghanaian president launches Alliance for Africa foundation in Paris
Ghanaian President John Kufuor will embark on a three day visit to Paris, France, Wednesday, to launch "The Alliance for Africa Foundation", an organisation...
Football priest shocks referee
A footballer priest from Burkina Faso shocked spectators when he angrily threw his shirt at his referee in a match held at the Vatican...
Catholic – Muslim Conference announced
Pope Benedict is to hold an unprecedented meeting with Islamic leaders and scholars in Rome in November following an agreement reached on Wednesday to...
Italy gives 100,000 euros to flood victims in Zambia
The Italian government has given Zambia 100,000 euros to help flood victims in Zambia, the Italian Embassy here said in a statement. The statement,...
Italy sets up 40m euro peace facility for Africa
The Italian government has set aside 40 million euros for supporting peace and security efforts in Africa, the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Alpha...