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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...
Nigerian parliament to probe US$10m power expenditure
Nigeria's House of Representatives (parliament) has voted to probe the US$10 billion reportedly spent on the power sector by the immediate past, Olusegun Obasanjo-led...
CAN 2008 : Tunisia and Angola end in a draw and qualify
Tunisia and Angola encounter Cameroun and Egypt, next Sunday, in the quarter finals of the African Cup of Nations. The two group D leaders...
Kenyan MP killed over love-affair – Police
The Kenya Police have confirmed that a Police officer shot and killed an opposition Member of Parliament in the Western town of Eldoret, the...
CAN 2008: Ghanaians nickname Nigerian Team ‘Super Chicken’
The Ghanaian football fans, realising the enormous task their team will face Sunday against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the quarter-final of the...
Enyimba takes over Nigeria League
Organisers have shelved their plan to suspend the league till the end of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, saying it would...
Tech For Food 2008 will welcome Youba Sokona
Youba Sokona will participate to Tech For Food second edition: technologies to fight against hunger in the world, which
will take place in a month...
Kenya: Another MP shot dead
For the second time in 36 hours, an opposition Member of Parliament in Kenya, David Kimutai Too, has been shot dead, Thursday, announced the...
CAN 2008 : Cameroun weakly clears Sudan and qualifies
Cameroun did very little this Wednesday, when they played Sudan to win at 3-0, buying their ticket to the quater final of the African...
CAN 2008: Ghana coach, Le Roy, to be dragged to Disciplinary Committee
The chief coach of the Black Stars of Ghana, Claude Le Roy, may face sanctions from the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) if he...
70,000 Malawians displaced as Mozambicans flee rising water, crocodiles
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Over 70, 000 people have been displaced or have their crop fields destroyed as floods continue to wreck havoc in...
AU Commission candidacy: Gabonese FM ahead
Gabonese Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean Ping, is leading the two other candidates for the post of the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, to replace...
Libya threatens to withdraw investments in Africa
Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi Tuesday warned that Libya could withdraw its investments in Africa and direct them to the Mediterranean if the continent engaged...
Flavors from Ghana
From our correspondent in Accra, Aboubacar Laouali
CAN 2008 : Senegal’s coach resigns
The coach of Senegal's national team, Henri Kasperczak has given up his job after the humiliating game they lost against Angola on Sunday afternoon...
CAN 2008: Ghana 2, Morocco 0 (half-time)
Half time score in a group A match here in the African n ations' cup football tournament is Ghana 2, Morocco 0.
UN to launch anti-poverty blueprint for Africa
According to Panapress, he United Nations will soon launch its 10-year action plan aimed at strengthening the work of the African Union (AU) on...
African Nations Cup / CAN 2008 : Score table
Follow the African Cup of Nations 2008 and the ranking table of the competition, group by group, team by team, on a daily basis.
Group...
Senegal’s Coach Resigns
Senegal's coach resigns
The head coach of the Senegalese national football squad , Henri Kasperczak, has resigned following his team's 1-3 to Angola in the...
CAN 2008: Angry Nigerians slam Eagles’ performance, want Vogts sacked
Shocked that a country rated the best in African football has yet to win a match in the current Nations Cup in Ghana, Nigerian...
French official to discuss French-African relations with African students
French Secretary of State for Co-operation, Jean-Marie Bockel, is to discuss the French-African relations with African students next Wednesday in Saint-Denis, near the French...
Kenyan post-polls violence: Kibaki, Odinga appeal for calm
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Rai la Odinga held talks late Thursday and effectively paved the way for dialogue th a t...
African gender crusaders seek more from parliamentarians
African women rights activists meeting here Wednesday ahead of the African Union (AU) heads of state summit have called for enhanced access to higher...
Report: AfDB should be Africa’s premier development institution
Given the huge development challenges Africa faces, the continent, more than any other region, needs a premier continental development bank, an Independent High Level...
CAN 2008 : Egypt sweeps Cameroun in a sensational 4-2 score
The reigning African champions gave their Camerounian conterparts a football lesson on Tuesday, with a 4-2 score. The Pharaos, remarkable with their technique and...
CAN 2008 update: Egypt worsens Cameroon’s nightmare, lead 3-0 at half time
N Zidan scored his second goal in the first half for the defending champions to lead Cameroon 3-0 in the group C opening match...
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...
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...
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...