Indepth Africa

• newNew AU HQ marks strong China-Africa ties
  Addis Ababa – Towering above the Ethiopian capital, cloaked in urban smog, the new Chinese-built African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa is a bold symbol of China’s rapidly changing role in Africa. Once seen as strictly interested in extracting…
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 11:28am -
• newOver 21 people die in Kenyan tribal clashes
  Isiolo -Tribal militias in northern Kenya clashed over grazing rights for a second day on Friday, killing at least 21 people and torching houses, residents said. Corpses lay strewn in scrubland outside three villages near the town of Moyale, the resi…
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• newNigeria court removes 5 state governors
  Abuja – Nigeria’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday to remove five powerful state governors from office because their tenures should have expired last year, replacing them with the speakers of the house of assembly from the respective states. The gov…
  - 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 11:17am -
• Obama Rebuffs ‘Bridge-Building’ with Gov. Brewer
  Apparently a better relationship between Democrats and Republicans is in the eye of the beholder. One day after his State of the Union speech, where he told Americans that genuine reform can’t happen unless we “end the notion that the two parties…
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• Ethiopian Israelis plan to take protest to New York
  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…
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• Malawi’s Muluzi seeks damages
  Blantyre – Former Malawi president Bakili Muluzi is seeking compensation from the government after he was accused four years ago of plotting a coup against his successor, his lawyer on said Thursday. Muluzi has accused the government of defamation…
  - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:03am -
• Senegal braces for protest
  Dakar – Senegal’s opposition plans to hold an illegal protest on Friday, stoking fears of violence as the nation braces for a ruling on whether leader Abdoulaye Wade, 85, can seek a disputed third term in office. Members of the international comm…
  - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:54am -
• Disciplinary used to settle scores – ANCYL
  Johannesburg – A leaked e-mail has led the ANC Youth League to accuse its parent body of using disciplinary procedures to settle political scores, reports said on Friday. The Mail & Guardian said this came after it was revealed at a disciplinary ap…
  - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:51am -
• South Africa’s Dominance in Africa May Derail Bid for Key Post
  Bloomberg) — South Africa’s bid to flex its foreign-policy muscle by capturing the African Union’s top post may be thwarted by nations resentful of its already dominant role on the world’s poorest continent. South Africa initially failed to b…
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BBC Africa

• newAnger at Congo parliament result
  DR Congo's main opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dismisses poll results and tells his newly elected MPs not to take up their seats.
  - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:07pm -
• newEthiopian army 'to leave Somalia'
  Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says he will withdraw his troops from Somalia once African Union forces are there in sufficient numbers.
  - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:43pm -
• newNiger 1-2 Tunisia
  Issam Jemaa scores in the last minute to earn Tunisia a barely-deserved 2-1 Group C win over Niger at the Africa Cup of Nations.
  - 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:20pm -
• newNigerian traders shot and burnt
  Gunmen in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state kill at least 15 village traders returning from a market at night.
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• newSudan leaders in oil crisis talks
  A summit is being held after South Sudan accused Sudan of stealing its oil exports and said it would halt production, crucial to both their economies.
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:25pm -
• newLive - Africa Cup of Nations Day 7
  All the action as it happens from Group C at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:29pm -
• newFive Nigeria governors forced out
  Nigeria's Supreme Court orders five of the country's powerful state governors to step down for overstaying their term in office in a landmark judgement.
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• newZahoui defends Ivory Coast style
  Coach Francois Zahoui defends the conservative approach of the Africa Cup of Nations favourites.
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• newNigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency?
  Is Nigeria's leader right to offer talks with militant group?
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Libya News

• Gaddafi diehards seize former regime base
  Bani Walid – Diehard supporters of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi seized control on Monday of Bani Walid in a brazen attack on his one-time bastion that killed five people, officials told AFP. The assault on a base of former rebels who helpe…
  - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 1:35pm -
• No decision yet on Gaddafi son’s trial: Int’l Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court judges have not taken a decision on whether Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will be tried in Libya, a spokesman for The Hague-based court said on Monday, contradicting earlier comments by Libya’s justice minister. “There is…
  - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 6:14am -
• Civil war possible if NTC quits, says Jalil
  Benghazi – Libyan leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Sunday the nation would fall into a “civil war” if the ruling National Transitional Council resigned, as it faced its first major challenge. Angry protests in the eastern city of Benghazi –…
  - 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 1:46am -
• Pro-Gbagbo rally attacked, many injured
  Abidjan – Numerous supporters of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo were injured when their rally was attacked on Saturday, according to the United Nations. A statement issued by the UN peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast said that “many were injured”…
  - 5 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 2:06pm -
• 47 dead as rebels, army clash in Mali
  Paris – Fighting between Tuareg rebels and the army in the West African state of Mali have left at least 47 dead in two days, the government said. Forty-five rebels and two soldiers died in the north of the country on Wednesday and Thursday, French…
  - 7 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 2:21am -
• Jordan to train 10 000 Libyan ex-rebels
  Tripoli – Libya will send 10 000 former rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi’s regime to Jordan for training in order to integrate them into the interior ministry, a senior official told AFP. The two countries signed a memorandum of understan…
  - 7 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 2:19am -
• Libya and the NTC: 12,000 US troops to Libya
  There are fears that the US is in the process of sending thousands of troops to Libya, but there is a way that you can vote for peace. It is with great disappointment that I receive the news from foreign media publications and Libyan sources that our…
  - 8 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 3:07pm -
• Libya – illegal immigration resumes
  Tripoli – Libya’s interior ministry said on Thursday illegal immigrants have started entering the country again in their thousands, appealing to the European Union to help curb the flow of people. “The phenomenon has started again and we need t…
  - 8 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 2:16pm -
• Libya: The New Al-Qaeda Stronghold
  According to Western counter-terrorism officials, al-Qaeda terrorists have established a 200-strong fighting force near the Egyptian border in eastern Libya. The creation of the al-Qaeda unit comes at the same time as the Libyan interim government is…
  - 9 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 2:28am -

IndepthSoccer

• La Liga preview: Real, Barca aim to extend gap at top
  La Liga leaders Real Madrid meet lowly Real Zaragoza looking to bounce back from their Copa del Rey exit, as Barcelona take on Villarreal. With speculation about in-fighting at the Santiago Bernabeu, Jose Mourinho and his men drew with rivals Barcelo…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:47pm -
• Ligue 1 preview: Leaders PSG face tough task
  New PSG boss Carlo Ancelotti turns his attention to Saturday’s trip to Brest after a fortnight rife with transfer buzz at the Parc des Princes. The 52-year-old former AC Milan and Chelsea manager has the luxury of taking over a club three points cl…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:46pm -
• Serie A preview: Leaders fight for supremacy
  Serie A leaders Juventus welcome third-placed Udinese to Juventus Arena on Saturday with top spot in AC Milan’s sights. Juventus took advantage of AC Milan’s recent slip up against Inter Milan to go two points clear at the top and crushed Roma 3-…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:45pm -
• Milan to decide on Tevez on Friday
  AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani says the club will decide whether to sign Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez or Catania’s Maxi Lopez on Friday. The Serie A champions have reached an agreement with Catania for Lopez, but they will only sign the former B…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:44pm -
• Copa del Rey: Levante 0 Valencia 3
  Valencia cruised into the last four of the Copa del Rey on Thursday with a dominant 3-0 victory over Levante in their quarter-final second-leg. Goals by Aritz Aduriz and Pablo Piatti in the first half put the result out of reach of the hosts, before…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:43pm -
• Real´s Arbeloa: We were unlucky
  Alvaro Arbeloa says Real Madrid could easily have beaten Barcelona in the second leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final on Wednesday. Cup holders Real trailed 2-1 from the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, and were unable to defeat the league cham…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:43pm -
• Onuoha signs with QPR
  Queens Park Rangers have completed the signing of defender Nedum Onuoha from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old former England under-21 international has put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year deal with the club after seeing…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:36pm -
• Hamstring tear sidelines Iniesta
  Barcelona have announced that key midfielder Andres Iniesta will be out of action for three weeks with a hamstring tear. The Spain international picked up the injury during the first half of Wednesday night’s Clasico against Real Madrid at Camp Nou…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:35pm -
• Fabregas pleased with Barca toughness
  Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas feels his team’s Copa del Rey quarter-final win over Real Madrid proves they are more resilient than in recent seasons. Pep Guardiola’s men are through to the last four after a 2-2 draw with Real on Wednesday secured a…
  - 20 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:34pm -

Africa News

• newAfrica: NGOs Call for Focus on Intra-African Trade
  Oxfam (Oxford)-As the 18th African Union Summit starts in Addis Ababa, civil society organizations from across Africa are concerned that the summit's central theme, "Boosting Intra- African Trade," risks being overshadowed and will not get the focus…
  - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:10pm -
• newAfrica: Why Zambia Fly Where Warriors Fall
  The Herald (Harare)-Looking at this Zambian side, from a Zimbabwean perspective, you wonder as to what it is that they have, which keeps driving them to lofty heights, which our boys don't have and now can only watch the drama of the Nations Cup fina…
  - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:04pm -
• newAfrica: Response to Bill Gates' Annual Letter from Merlin's Head of Health: Dr. Samson Agbo
  Merlin (Washington, DC)-This week Microsoft multimillionaire-turned philanthropist Bill Gates issued his annual review of the work of the Gates Foundation. Merlin's Head of Health, Dr Samson Agbo, responds to it...
  - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:58pm -
• newAfrica: UN Spokesperson Calls for Greater Intra-African Trade
  AIM (Maputo)-Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), on Wednesday called for increased urgency in implementing African regional integration "if our continent is to reap the related gains".
  - 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:29pm -
• newAfrica: Nitrogen Fertiliser 'Could Prevent Locust Swarms'
  SciDev.Net (London)-A surprising finding promises a cheap and environmentally friendly way of controlling locust swarms, a major plague that devastates crops around the world.
  - 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:29pm -
• newAfrica: AU Wants to Double Intra-African Trade
  AIM (Maputo)-The African Union Commission wants to see intra-African trade double, from its current level of 10-12 per cent of the entire continent's trade, to 20-25 per cent within the next decade.
  - 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:23pm -
• newAfrica: A Call for Protection of Journalists Amid Violence
  IFJ (Brussels)-The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined its African regional organisation, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), in calling on the Federal Government of Nigeria to protect journalists as the increased viol…
  - 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:11pm -
• newAfrica: Land - Region's Greatest But Still Dead Asset
  Zimbabwe Independent (Harare)-IN THE pre-colonial era of African culture, both in respect of those tribes that cultivated and those that were nomadic in character or even the Nguni tribes that pursued a militaristic form of life and culture, all rega…
  - 53 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:49pm -
• newAfrica: African Media - Dramatic Falls by Countries That Cracked Down on Mass Unrest
  RSF (Paris)-The 2011 Arab Spring did not spill over into sub-Saharan Africa to the point of bringing down any governments, but some regimes had to face forceful political and social demands, and journalists covering demonstrations were often the vict…
  - 1 min ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:57pm -

Nigeria News

MultiMedia

• Adopted son of two lesbians who started sex change aged 8
  How do parents handle a child who feels they are living in the wrong body? CNN looks at Gender Identity Disorder.
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• Video: Shooting outside a McDonalds in Brooklyn
  Dramatic footage of a teenager being shot at point-blank range in a gun ambush outside McDonald’s has been released today. The shooting, which shows the victim thrown into the road after being hit four times, was caught on camera in Brooklyn, New Y…
  - 29 Sep 11, 4:27pm -
• Video: Africa vaccinations get new funding
  A global health group has come to the aid of millions with vaccine donations for a host of easily preventable diseases. The Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunisation is to donate $1bn to immunise children against life-threatening diseases in A…
  - 29 Sep 11, 1:41am -
• Video: Libyan fighters ‘capture’ Sirte airport
  Forces loyal to interim government say they are in control of the airport in one of last bastions of Gaddafi support. Forces loyal to Libya’s interim government say they have captured the airport in Sirte, the birthplace of the former Libyan leader…
  - 29 Sep 11, 1:31am -
• Video: Libya’s toxic Gaddafi legacy
  Tons of dangerous chemicals, including radioactive ‘yellowcake’, found at sites around Libya. There is growing concern over the legacy that the era of Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed Libyan leader, is leaving behind, as tons of dangerous chemical wa…
  - 29 Sep 11, 1:28am -
• VIDEO: All goals, (2-3) CSKA Moscow Vs Inter Milan
  Inter Milan made it two wins in a row with a 3-2 win over CSKA Moscow. Lucio got Inter Milan off to a flyer in their Group B Champions League match against CSKA Moscow. In the 5th minute, the Brazilian defender found himself free at the back post and…
  - 27 Sep 11, 2:44pm -
• Video: Benghazi ready to open Libya’s stock market
  Preparing to open for business in Libya. Libya’s stock market will be ready to resume trading in about one month…and the hope is to attract more foreign investors. Nagib Abdel Salam Obeida is the head of the benghazi Exchange. SOUNDBITE: Nagib Ab…
  - 27 Sep 11, 2:05am -
• Video: Battle lines in Libya
  Outlining a battle plan for Sirte. Fighters backing Libya’s interim rulers renew their advance into the coastal city of Sirte after NATO aircraft bombed targets in Muammar Gaddafi’s home town. Sirte lies between the capital Tripoli and the easter…
  - 27 Sep 11, 1:57am -
• Video: Egypt pipeline blast
  NARRATION Unknown assailants blew up an Egyptian pipeline in Sinai on Tuesday that supplies Israel and Jordan with gas, security sources and witnesses said. A witness told investigators he saw three men jump out of a small truck at a pumping station…
  - 27 Sep 11, 1:46am -

Today's Women

• 8 steps to great foreplay
  Foreplay. That little word in sex has to be one of the biggest misnomers. It suggests that what comes before penetrative intercourse is not the real deal. For women, it’s the main course. Sure, intercourse is fun for people of the feminine persuasi…
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• Half of men would ditch woman who gained weight?
  Men are more concerned with their partner’s body type than women but they also seem to value family more highly, according to a new survey released on Tuesday. Nearly half of men questioned in the poll of 70,000 people said they would ditch a partn…
  - 27 Jul 11, 3:40pm -
• Why taller women are a third more likely to have cancer
    Taller women are more likely to get cancer, research reveals today. Their risk of developing some of the most common forms is up to a third greater. Scientists believe being tall may increase the levels of certain hormones known to trigger tumours…
  - 21 Jul 11, 12:56am -
• Wife ‘drugged husband, tied him to bed, cut off his penis and threw it in garbage disposal’
  A woman has been arrested after drugging her husband and tying him to his bed before cutting off his penis and throwing it into the garbage disposal, it has been reported. Catherine Becker, 48, is said to have made her husband dinner at their Califor…
  - 12 Jul 11, 11:32pm -
• Are YOU a cyber widow? Does HE spends more time looking at his laptop than he does at you?
  Victoria was seven months pregnant with her third child when she took her two young children and left her husband. For three weeks, she stayed with her parents wondering what to do about a marriage that had disintegrated to the extent that she and he…
  - 11 Jul 11, 2:20am -
• Men need more cuddles than women for a happy long-term relationship
  Tenderness in a long-term relationship is more important to middle-aged men than it is to women, according to a study. Men in a committed relationship are also more likely to report being happy, while women are more likely to say they are satisfied w…
  - 5 Jul 11, 11:44pm -
• Thousands of girls under 15 every year are having abortions
  More than a thousand girls a year aged under 15 have an abortion, figures revealed. Terminations are being carried out on youngsters aged just 12 or 13 who have only just started secondary school. And every year nearly 4,000 procedures are undertaken…
  - 4 Jul 11, 11:37pm -
• How your pillow is the perfect breeding ground for gruesome array of pests and diseases
  It is not a thought conducive to a good night’s sleep: Up to a third of the weight of your pillow could be made up of bugs, dead skin, dust mites and their faeces. Pillows – and the stuffy bedroom air that surrounds them – are ideal breeding gr…
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• Being married can boost your chances of beating cancer, say scientists
  The survey also noted that married patients with the condition were more likely to be diagnosed early in the disease’s development and often opted for more aggressive forms of treatment.   Scientists are unsure how a marriage license can help suff…
  - 23 Jun 11, 6:06am -

World News

• Libya and hypocrisy of the ‘Left’
  The winds of change are sweeping the Arab world. Thanks to the people of Tunisia and Egypt the Arabs are experiencing a momentous claim for new history, a new renaissance. We have all watched their calls for democracy, freedom, rights of citizenship,…
  - 4 Jul 11, 11:19pm -
• Who, Us, What? Sri Lanka War Atrocities
  Even pro-government Tamil politician Dharmalingam Siddarthan says human rights issues, if left unattended, would further widen the gap between the Sinhalese and the Tamils. Sri Lanka Genocide Video grabs from Channel 4’s documentary ‘Sri Lanka’…
  - 4 Jul 11, 11:17pm -
• Monaco will braai tonight
  Monaco’s medieval royal house threw open its princely marriage to the tiny Mediterranean realm’s tax-shy denizens on Friday as the ruling Grimaldi clan prepared to welcome a glamorous new member. Balding sports administrator Prince Albert II, 53,…
  - 1 Jul 11, 8:39am -
• House arrest may end for Strauss-Kahn
  New York – Prosecutors have agreed to free former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn from house arrest and return his bail money after admitting major problems with his accuser’s credibility, a report said on Friday. I…
  - 1 Jul 11, 8:35am -
• Strauss-Kahn case at risk
  The sexual assault case against ex-IMF chief and French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn is collapsing due to doubts over the victim’s credibility, a report said on Thursday. The New York Times story, citing two law enforcement sources c…
  - 1 Jul 11, 3:53am -
• Toyota recalls 110,000 hybrid cars on safety concerns
  The world’s biggest carmaker Toyota is to recall more than 110,000 hybrid vehicles over concerns about a problem with the power supply circuit. The Japanese carmaker said the recall involves the Highlander hybrid and Lexus RX400h models globally. T…
  - 30 Jun 11, 12:05am -
• Canada Prepares To Welcome Royal Couple
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touch down in Canada today for their first joint overseas tour. The newlyweds arrive in the capital Ottawa at the start of a 12-day visit to North America, which will also see them visit the USA. Final preparations a…
  - 30 Jun 11, 12:02am -
• US military says 3 American troops killed in Iraq
  The U.S. military says three American soldiers have been killed in southern Iraq in the deadliest month for U.S. troops in two years. A statement issued Thursday says the troops were killed Wednesday but gives no other details, and the names of the d…
  - 30 Jun 11, 12:01am -
• Study suggests UN force brought cholera to Haiti
  Evidence “strongly suggests” that a United Nations peacekeeping mission brought a cholera strain to Haiti that has killed thousands of people, a study by a team of epidemiologists and physicians says. The study is the strongest argument yet that…
  - 30 Jun 11, 12:00am -