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Africa & Mid East ***** 5 AdvancedStories Checked for Students of English by Jamaby Bangura set for Leone Stars bow Watford midfielder Alhassan Bangura is set to make his long-awaited international debut for Sierra Leone against Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday. (BBC News) Seized tanks uncover Sudan's precarious peace (BBC News) High Profile Victims of 419 Frauds The Winklers were an average couple said to be living just on the edge of their budget. When Matthew realized how their little budget was seriously wrecked, he became... (Ohmy News) A baby was reportedly found alive by rescuers after spending four days in a pool of mud following flash-floods that killed at least 41 people in central Algeria. (IOL) Fortune poised to join Brescia Former South Africa and Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune is on the verge of signing for Italian Serie B side Brescia. (BBC News) Niger journalist released on bail A radio journalist in Niger accused of links with Tuareg rebels in the north of the country is released on bail. (BBC News) Goat 'condoms' save Kenyan herds Drought forces Kenyan herdsmen to turn to traditional contraception to control goat population, the BBC's Ruth Nesoba reports. (BBC News) The police crackdown on young women wearing trousers or short skirts follows an order from the commissioner of Juba county, the capital of southern Sudan. (IOL) Nigerian peacekeeper killed in Darfur ambush The sergeant was shot when the attackers opened fire on the UN/African Union UNAMID patrol and died of his wounds before he could be evacuated to hospital. (IOL) Fortune poised to join Brescia Former South Africa international Quinton Fortune is on the verge of signing for Italian Serie B side Brescia. (BBC News) Egypt leader pardons media critic Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak pardons a newspaper editor sentenced to jail for an article questioning his health. (BBC News) Africa weathers financial storm Can Africa weather the global financial storm? (BBC News) Darfur ambush kills peacekeeper A peacekeeper in Sudan's Darfur region has been killed in an ambush by dozens of armed bandits, a UN official says. (BBC News) Mubarak pardons health-row editor An editor sentenced to jail for publishing an article questioning the Egyptian president's health is pardoned. (BBC News) The trouble is that by laying siege to Hizbollah's stronghold in the south, perhaps all the way up to the river Litani, the Israeli government's original objective, may now be too gradual for Ehud Olmert's purposes... (Ohmy News) Zambian authorities and the World Health Organisation have mounted investigations into the unknown disease that has so far claimed four lives in South Africa. (IOL) Zimbabwe's opposition has renewed its call for regional mediators to help break an impasse over a fragile power-sharing deal. (IOL) EU opens 'job centre' in Africa The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives trying to get to Europe. (BBC News) "Brainwashed" by French rule in Senegal (BBC News) BBC probes 'Africa's Guantanamo' BBC probes fate of those in 'Africa's Guantanamo' (BBC News) News of Mugabe's departure spread rapidly as passengers on board the Air Zimbabwe flight to China confirmed that the beleaguered president was on board, reportedly... (Ohmy News) Enyimba of Nigeria are held to a 0-0 draw in Aba by Egyptians Al Ahly in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. (BBC News) Tutu dismayed at ANC infighting Former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu says he would not vote if South Africa held elections tomorrow. (BBC News) EU opens 'job centre' in Africa The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives to go to Europe. (BBC News) U.S. Still Interested in Tehran Mission U.S. Secretary of State of Condoleezza told reporters that the outgoing Bush administration was still interested in establishing a diplomatic outpost in Tehran after an absence of 30 years. She made the statement during a meeting with the press during the secretary of state's trip to India and Kazakhstan. U.S. and Iran broke off diplomatic relations after 52 U.S. diplomats were held captive for 444 days when Iranian radicals took over the American Embassy in Tehran in 1979 in the wake of the... (The Media Line) Olmert in Moscow to Stop Arms Sales Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday traveled to Moscow on a two-day trip, which will be one of his last as prime minister as he is poised to step down after facing multiple charges of corruption. The discussions will focus on Israeli concerns regarding Russian sales of advanced military equipment to Syria and Iran, international news agencies reported. Although Israeli and Syria are currently involved in indirect peace talks with Turkey as interlocutor, the two countries are st... (The Media Line) Sudan expels two UK security officers Sudan has expelled two British security officers, accusing them of injuring two Sudanese guards in an argument about a car parking space, the country's Foreign Ministry said. (IOL) Somalia is 'most ignored tragedy' The world should be shocked at the systematic destruction of Somalia's capital, Human Rights Watch says. (BBC News) EU to open 'job centre' in Africa The EU is to open a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives to go to Europe. (BBC News) We're being targeted, say Zim farmers At least one farm, in Cheguru, 100km from the capital Harare, is being occupied, writes Alex Duval Smith. (IOL) The eerie lack of people in war-torn Mogadishu (BBC News) Goat 'condoms' to curb Kenyan herd numbers amid drought Drought forces Kenyan herdsmen to turn to traditional contraception to control goat population, the BBC's Ruth Nesoba reports. (BBC News) Coton Sport of Cameroon beat Zimbabwean club Dynamos 1-0 in Harare in the first leg of their African Champions League semi-final. (BBC News) Zim factions resume cabinet talks Zimbabwean negotiators are reportedly going back to the table to find "a domestic remedy". (IOL) Ahly hold Enyimba to goalless draw Enyimba of Nigeria are held to a 0-0 draw in Aba by Egyptians Al Ahly in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. (BBC News) UK cabinet paper from 1950s - revealed for the first time - document deep pessimism over Ghana's independence. (BBC News) Militants 'free' Nigeria hostages Nineteen Nigerian oil workers are released two week after being seized, the militants say. (BBC News) Zimbabwe unity cabinet talks fail Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and new Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai fail to agree on a unity cabinet. (BBC News) Briton freed after kidnap ordeal A British man taken captive in Nigeria has been released unharmed, the Foreign Office has confirmed. (BBC News) 'Bob in new talks to end deadlock' Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will meet opposition leaders to iron out differences about the makeup of a unity government. (IOL) Moroccan cops seize tons of hashish Moroccan paramilitary police have reportedly seized a small airplane carrying 1,6 tons of hashish in the north of the country. (IOL) Power cut-plagued South Africa to unveil electric car A firm from South Africa, recently plagued by power cuts, unveils Africa's first locally developed electric car. (BBC News) An away win for Tunisian club CS Sfaxien will see them strengthen their chances of defending their title. (BBC News) Can Africa weather the global financial storm? (BBC News) S Africa ends help for migrants Charity MSF criticises the South African authorities for stopping aid to those displaced in May's xenophobic attacks. (BBC News) Power cut-plagued South Africa unveils electric car A firm from South Africa, recently plagued by power cuts, unveils Africa's first locally developed electric car. (BBC News) Worry at Angola rights ban threat International aid groups say they are seriously concerned by the threat to ban an Angolan rights organisation. (BBC News) UK secret doubts at Ghana freedom UK cabinet paper from 1950s - revealed for the first time - document deep pessimism over Ghana's independence. (BBC News) Congo rebel 'to expand conflict' Rebel Laurent Nkunda says he wants to "liberate" the whole of DR Congo, expanding his rebellion from the east. (BBC News) Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will have a scan on Thursday after suffering suspected knee ligament damage in the draw with Cluj. (BBC News) |
