Cote d'Ivoire/Equatorial Guinea: Ivorian Stars Power Team to Afcon Semi-Finals
[allAfrica.com]
Cote d'Ivoire have advanced to the semi-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations after a deserved 3-0 victory over co-hosts Equatorial Guinea at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo on Saturday night.
Ghana/Tunisia: Black Stars Favoured to Overcome Carthage Eagles for Semi-Final Berth
[allAfrica.com]
Ghana are moving closer to fulfilling a destiny at the African Nations Cup as they start favourites to beat Tunisia in Franceville on Sunday.
Africa: Can 2012 - the Home Stretch
[Nation]
The first cull is done. It's goodbye to eight teams and the battle continues for the remaining eight.
Ghana/Tunisia: Blacks Stars Gear Up to Face Carthage Eagles
[GFA]
Ghana are gearing up for the biggest match so far at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with the quarter-final clash against Tunisia on Sunday.
Ghana: Stevanovic Has All Players Available
[GFA]
Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has all his players available for the quarter-final match against Tunisia on Sunday at the 2012 African Cup of Nations.
Cote d'Ivoire: UN Mission to Decide On Election Certification Next Week
[UN News]
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) said today that he hopes to decide next week on the partial certification of parliamentary elections held in the West African country near the end of last year.
Mali: Seydou Keita, Daniel Cousin Speak Ahead of Mali-Gabon Match
[RFI]
It will be a tale of three warhorses on Sunday when Gabon take on Mali in the quarter final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana: Boateng - It Doesn't Get Any Easier From Here On
[CAF]
His is an efficient workhorse in the Black Stars, midfield and quietly goes about his business on and off the field in a focused manner. It was pretty much the same scenario at Ngouni Complex in Franceville that Cafonline.com caught up with Owusu Derek Boateng to talk about Ghana's upcoming quarter final encounter with Tunisia on Sunday 5th February
Ghana/Tunisia: Stevanovic Ready for 'Special Game'
[GFA]
The prospect of a semi-final berth makes Sunday's match against Tunisia "a very special game" for Goran Stevanovic as he prepares Ghana for the quarter-final clash at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana/Tunisia: Mensah Declares Himself Fit and Ready for Tunisia
[GFA]
Ghana captain John Mensah insists he is fit to lead Ghana in the quarter-final of the Africa Cup of Nations against Tunisia on Sunday in Franceville.
Ghana: Annan Backed to Keep On Going
[GFA]
Goran Stevanovic hopes Anthony Annan will be self motivated to fight for Ghana after the midfielder lost his mother this week.
Ghana: Stevanovic Backs Kwarasey
[GFA]
Goran Stevanovic has blanked concerns that Adam Kwarasey's status as the No1 goalkeeper is under threat after conceding a 'casual' goal at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations against Guinea last Wednesday.
Ghana: Black Cats Seek Permanent Gyan Solution
[GFA]
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has suggested Al-Ain are keen to complete a permanent deal for Ghana international striker Asamoah Gyan.
Liberia: No Time for Complacency in HIV Fight
[allAfrica.com]
Monrovia -
Smartly seated behind his computer, crunching out numbers and making calls to colleagues, Anthony*, a 38-year-old father of three, is amongst those looking to check the spread of HIV in Liberia. He received confirmation of his own positive status after testing in 2007.
West Africa: Yellow Fever Outbreaks Hit Cameroon and Ghana
[UN News]
The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people.
Senegal: Youth On the Streets for Change
[RNW Africa]
Dakar -
"I never thought Senegal would get to a stage when the police would beat us and shoot at us just because we are asking the president to leave power. I never thought that some would die in a brutal way for merely exercising their democratic right to protest," says a 24-year-old Senegalese named Lemzo. He is a former street trader responding to reports that a student had just been run over by a police truck.
Liberia: Opposition Official Accuses Sirleaf of Dishonesty
[Analyst]
Despite careful planning and the unprecedented monitoring of the polls of the 2011 presidential and legislative elections, the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) claimed “massive fraud†and staged a partisan demonstration, which led to the death of one and the injuring of many – thanks to the belligerence of CDC’s 2011 deputy campaign manager George Solo. Many say Solo should be in Liberia making amends for the consequences of his actions and utterances, but he is n
Nigeria: Spokesman's Arrest 'Obstacle' to Dialogue, says Boko Haram
[This Day]
Twenty-four hours after the arrest of a suspected spokesman of Boko Haram, Abu Qaqa, the sect last night said the arrest of its member is an obstacle to the Federal Government's planned dialogue with it.
Senegal: U.S. Legal Firm Helps Wade Fight for Third Term
[allAfrica.com]
Washington, DC -
An Atlanta-based law firm with an extensive practice with U.S. government agencies in Washington has been assisting Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade with his controversial bid to seek a third term of office.
Senegal: President Wade v. the People
[Fahamu]
The deadly violence that has broken out in Senegal seems surreal even to the most seasoned analysts of the West African nation's political evolution. Angry Senegalese believe President Wade has executed a coup to stay in power.
Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Police Station, Bank
[Vanguard]
Radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram struck, today, at Ajaokuta in Kogi state killing 4 persons as the sect attacked and burnt a police station and a bank in the town.
West Africa: Largest Wildlife Sanctuary Faces Extinction
[Nation]
Ougadogou -
Drought and lack of water is pushing thousands of wild animals out of West Africa's largest game reserve into human settlements in Burkina Faso.
Liberia: Ellen Gets Tough On Ministers
[New Democrat]
In a move to demand maximum output from senior government officials directly under the Executive Wing, they would be required henceforth to sign one-year performance contracts to determine their stay on the job, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf disclosed Thursday at her Foreign Ministry Office.
Liberia: Petrol Bomb Destroys Pastor's House
[Analyst]
Some unknown men have reportedly set ablaze a building belonging to Pastor Patrick N. Wilson, a resident of the Duport Road Community in Paynesville, outside Monrovia.
Nigeria: Never So Divided, Never So United
[IRIN]
Lagos -
A month after an angry public launched protests across Nigeria over skyrocketing fuel prices due to the removal of a government subsidy, a measure of calm has returned and people seem to have settled into accepting a compromise.
Liberia: Press Union Tests Freedom of Information Law
[Analyst]
The Press Union of Liberia has expressed disappointment over the denial by the Criminal Court ‘A’ of a request to provide documents in its possession under the Freedom of Information Act of Liberia.
Africa: Cup Co-Hosts Wary of Ivorian Stars
[CAF]
Equatorial Guinea admit they did not want to face Ivory Coast Saturday in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
Ghana: Pursuing Woyome...
[Public Agenda]
The revised court case against Alfred Agbesi Woyome, initiated by the immediate past Attorney-General, Mr. Martin Amidu, is likely to suffer a discontinuation or come to nought. This is because, the newly appointed Attorney-General, Dr. Benjamin Kunbour, has himself a criminal case docket against him, pending in the Attorney-Gerneral's Department.
Ghana: Exposed - Prez Knew About Payment to Woyome
[Public Agenda]
On Thursday 26th January 2012 the Ghanaian Times newspaper, an authoritative mouth piece of the Government of Ghana, in a front page story told the whole world that: "Betty blames government for woes."
Nigeria: Amaechi Expresses Worry Over Influx of Arms
[Leadership]
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) and Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed worry over the unauthorized influx of arms and dangerous weapons into the country.
