January 22, 2012
Morocco/Tunisia: Tight Tussle Expected in Afcon North African Battle
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Morocco have not been coy about their ambitions at the African Nations Cup finals, with coach Eric Gerets loudly proclaiming their hopes of a first title in 36 years and a return… Read more »
Zambia/Senegal: The Perils of Being Cup of Nations Favourites
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Zambia brought the much-vaunted Senegal back down to earth with a jolt and emphasised early the vagaries of competition in the African Nations Cup on the opening day of the… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire/Sudan: Drogba Delivers Win Against Unexpectedly Strong Sudan
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It took a while to get going but in the end African Nations Cup favourites Cote d'Ivoire got themselves off to a winning start albeit without much conviction on the second day of… Read more »
Gabon/Niger: 'Under-Cooked' Hosts Will Show Opponents Respect
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Co-hosts Gabon open their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C campaign against surprise qualifiers Niger at the Stade d'Angondjé in Libreville on Monday (kick-off 16h00… Read more »
Angola/Burkina Faso: Marginally Better Southern Africans Beat Burkinabe
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Angola defeated Burkina Faso 2-1 in their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday night. Read more »
January 21, 2012
Zambia/Senegal: Copper Bullets Bring Down Lions of Teranga
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Zambia produced an excellent first half display to beat one of the pre-tournament favourites Senegal 2-1 in their opening Group A clash at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on… Read more »
Equatorial Guinea/Libya: Hosts Pull Off Spectacular Nations Cup Win
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Equatorial Guinea pulled off a sensational late win in the opening game of the African Nations Cup on Saturday, scoring three minutes from time to end the fairytale hopes of Libya… Read more »
Equatorial Guinea/Libya: Opening Sides Will Struggle to Break Out of Group [analysis]
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Perhaps the greatest lesson learnt from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations opener between co-hosts Equatorial Guinea and Libya is that it is highly unlikely that either of these sides… Read more »
Angola/Burkina Faso: Antelopes, Stallions in Crucial Face-Off
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Angola and Burkina Faso meet in their opening Group B tie at the African Nations Cup knowing the result could well determine the destiny of the rest of their tournament. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire/Sudan: Elephants Open Campaign for Title Under Close Scrutiny
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The dominant role of Didier Drogba and his ability to spur on yet another Cote d'Ivoire challenge on the African Nations Cup will come under scrutiny on Sunday. Read more »
January 20, 2012
Senegal/Zambia: Afcon Group Favourites Face Testing First Encounter
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Senegal will put their status as many people's pre-tournament favourites to the test when they start their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A campaign against Zambia at the Estadio… Read more »
Equatorial Guinea/Libya: Soccer Protagonists Face Emotional Opening Match
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Co-hosts Equatorial Guinea will open the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals when they entertain Libya at the newly-renovated Estadio de Bata on Saturday evening (kick-off 18h30… Read more »
North Africa: The Forgotten Uprising - Climate Change & North Africa [blog]
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The North African States are located in an arid region with a Saharan climate to the South and a Mediterranean climate to the North, typified as one of the world’s most… Read more »
January 18, 2012
Africa: Exciting Air of Uncertainty Hangs Over Africa's Premier Soccer Festival
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Bereft of some of the continent's top performing teams, the latest edition of the African Nations Cup finals has an exciting air of uncertainty about it. Read more »
January 16, 2012
Liberia: Monrovia Inauguration Marks Political Detente
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Flags are hoisted at street corners along Tubman Boulevard and past the Capital Building, the seat of the National Legislature, where President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is… Read more »
January 14, 2012
Africa: Addressing Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue
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Twenty years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the promise of sustainable development will be revisited again at the 2012 Rio+20 United Nations Conference on… Read more »
January 13, 2012
Africa: Communications Boost for Non-Profits [guest column]
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The Internet is changing, and the greatest impact may be felt in Africa. With the exploding use of the web globally and the planned 2012 expansion of the top-level domain name… Read more »
January 09, 2012
Kenya: Livestock Insurance - A Chance to Outsmart Drought?
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The first thing that hits a visitor to Ginda village in northern Kenya is the smell. Read more »
January 05, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan Rebels Kill Dozens of Civilians
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The Rwandan rebel group, Forces démocratiques pour la libération du Rwanda (FDLR), killed 39 people on Monday and Tuesday in the Shabunda region of South Kivu, human… Read more »
December 27, 2011
Africa: Malaria Scientist Does Groundbreaking Research
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At the Malaria Forum hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in October, the latest findings on what is currently the most viable malaria vaccine candidate in medical… Read more »
December 14, 2011
Kenya: Young Men Bend Tradition With Fathering Skills
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The repeated hooting of the Ostrich bus announces the break of dawn in Nguruman, a pastoralist village about 150 kilometers south of Nairobi near the Tanzania border. It also stirs… Read more »
Africa: Using ICT Solutions to Reduce Global Business Emissions [interview]
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The ICT industry, which contributes only two percent to global CO2 emissions, insists that ICT expansion is critical in achieving a low-carbon economy. Read more »
December 13, 2011
Uganda: Money in the Dirt [blog]
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Soft spoken Kika is a 25 year old from Kampala, Uganda. I met him on a road trip from Nairobi to Durban with the We have Faith Caravan with over 130 youth from all over the world.… Read more »
December 12, 2011
Africa: Tea Research Key to a Growing Industry
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Pelly Malebe's research on helping plants withstand drought is personal as well as scientific. She grew up in South Africa's drought-prone northern province of Limpopo, where crop… Read more »
Africa: Solving Problems Through Science - A Conversation with Phillip Griffiths
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Economies across Africa have continued to expand this year, attracting increased interest from investors, along with prospects for jobs for the large numbers of unemployed young… Read more »
