20101022
africanews

Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills has recalled with immediate effect, Ghana's ambassador to Brazil, Samuel Kofi Dadey. That country's government sources say the President has retired him with immediate effect. This follows allegations of sexual harassment made against him by an employee of the embassy.

20101022
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The President of the Gabonese Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba will make an official three day visit to South Korea from Sunday 24 October at the invitation of his South Korean counterpart, President Lee Myung-bak.

20101022
africanews

The African Union called on the United Nations on Thursday to approve a naval and air blockade of Somalia. The blockade would stop arms and foreign fighters reaching Al-Qaeda linked group of Al-Shabaab, said the AU's commissioner for peace and security, Ramtane Lamamra.

20101022
africanews

Guinea's newly appointed electoral commission chairman General Siaka Toumany Sangare is to meet with both presidential aspirants n Friday before announcing whether the run-off vote could proceed as planned on Sunday, a Guinean human right activist said.

20101022
africanews

The United Nations is committed to nurture the development of State institutions and restore stability in war torn Somalia, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council on Thursday. He said the UN will move closer to the people of Somalia.

20101021
africanews

A Nigerian fan has been killed after clashes ensued following the victory of English champions Chelsea over Spartak Moscow Tuesday in the Champions League. The Punch quotes a report by the News Agency of Nigeria that the fan was killed in Gokana, Rivers state in the Niger Delta region.

20101021
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West African nation and four-time African champions Ghana are in talks with their colonial masters England for possible international friendly match come March 2011. The Black Stars and the Three Lions have never met at senior level before and it would be historic if the deal goes through.

20101021
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Bulgaria, Belarus and Libya want to play the Black Stars of West African nation Ghana in next November friendly, according to the Ghana FA vice president Fred Pappoe.

20101021
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Two members of FIFA's Executive Committee, Nigeria's Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii from Tahiti were provisionally suspended from taking part in any football-related activity after FIFA Ethics Committee examined their cases in relation to the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.

20101020
Nation

Nairobi — Eldoret North MP William Ruto was on Tuesday suspended from Cabinet as minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology pending the hearing and determination of a Sh272 million fraud case against him.

20101020
Vanguard

Abuja — NINETEEN days after the October 1 twin bomb blasts in Abuja that nearly marred the nation's Golden Independence Anniversary, the Federal Government said, yesterday, it was now set to prosecute Charles Okah, the younger brother of South Africa based alleged militant leader, Henry Okah and four others.

20101020
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Khartoum — Sudan’s defense minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein became the most senior official from the National Congress Party (NCP) in control of the north, to explicitly suggest that the referendum in the South has to be moved back from its original date of January 9, 2011.

20101019
RFI

Police in Guinea opened fire on people in Conakry on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring 29, according to newswire AFP who spoke to a doctor on the scene. Supporters of presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo reportedly threw stones at police, who retaliated with gunfire, as the country is counting down to Sunday's second round presidential poll.

20101020
africanews

The Algerian Football Federation is planning an international friendly with Tunisia for both teams to prepare well for their upcoming 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. According to FA president Mohamed Raouraoua it would help coach Abdelhak Ben Chikha prep his team against Morocco.
Algeria announces World Cup Squad

20101020
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Ethiopian authorities are accused of using development aid as a political tool. Human rights group said farmers who do not support Ethiopian's ruling party led by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi are rejected loans, fertilisers and seeds.

20101020
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Sudan president Omar Hassan al-Bashir promised that there will be no return to civil war with the south as a war of words between Khartoum and Juba rose.

20101020
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Somali gunmen released a British contractor with Save the Children organization who was kidnapped last week in Central Somalia.

20101020
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Nearly 400 people died in flooding in central and West Africa, with nearly 1.5 million people affected since the start of the rainy season in June, the United Nations said. It said last year floods killed almost 200 people in West Africa and affected over 800,000 others.

20101020
africanews

Ivorian bestselling author and independent journalist Venance Konan spoke with Kingsley Kobo, AfricaNews special correspondent for Ivory Coast's presidential election holding on October 31. The author of 'Prisonniers de la Haine' (Prisoners of hatred) analyses the preparations and forecasts post-election possible situations in a sincere and bold manner.

20101020
africanews

At least six people were injured Tuesday when Police in Guinea opened fire on youths supporting Cellou Dalein Diallo, a candidate in the presidential run-off election due for this weekend in the West African country.