China has always been committed to further enhancing the relation with Ethiopia in particular and Africa in general, according to Gu Xiaojie, Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia. During a press conference held on Tuesday at the Chinese Embassy in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Gu said the Chinese government has decided to provided humanitarian assistance [...]
WINDHOEK – The Brave Warriors will start their 2014 Brazil World Cup dream against Djibouti in the preliminary knockout matches set to kick off in November this year. The draw, conducted by Brazil’s current and former football greats and witnessed by the NFA’s Tim Isaacs in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, has Namibia playing their [...]
The international community through the Red Cross and other humanitarian agencies are responding to the emergency situation, but it continues unabated. Now the continental football governing body wants to capitalise on the power of football and its large following to mobilise funds to assist the ailing nations. “As you are well aware, the horn of [...]
President Guelleh said that drought-stricken people in Somalia Djibouti (Sunatimes) President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti has urged the international community to aid drought-struck population in Somalia, where hundreds of thousands of Somalis are said to be on the brink of starvation due to severe drought that has hit the Horn of African country. President [...]
By Onochie Anibeze Samson Siasia’s first reaction to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was in one sentence. Nigeria are drawn in Group F with Malawi, winner of Seychelles and Kenya tie and winner of Djibouti and Namibia match. “We couldn’t have had it better,” he said in Brazil shortly after the draws at the [...]
WINDHOEK – Immanuel “Prince’ Naindjala is rapidly establishing himself as the most adored boxer in local boxing. The Prince, as Naindjala is affectionately known among his circle of friends and followers, says he is not disturbed by the last minute change of opponent after his original challenger Ntando Sibanda from Zimbabwe pulled out of their [...]
The Moment (London) Oladipo Okubanjo 1 August 2011 EVEN with one year to the commencement of action, the qualifying series for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is already generating a great deal of enthusiasm with former head coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu and ex-England international John Fashanu acknowledging that the Eagles are [...]
WINDHOEK – The Brave Warriors will start their 2014 Brazil World Cup dream against Djibouti in the preliminary knockout matches set to kick off in November this year. The draw, conducted by Brazil’s current and former football greats and witnessed by the NFA’s Tim Isaacs in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, has Namibia playing their [...]
By: STAFF REPORTER THE Brave Warriors were on Saturday drawn to face Djibouti in the preliminary phase of the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. Namibia will play the first leg in Djibouti City while the second leg is set to be played in Windhoek between November 11 and 15. The draw was conducted by current [...]
Somali women queue for food – image CAFOD Famine is now devastating the entire Horn of Africa – Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Kenya. One of the most badly countries is Somalia, where war is also raging. The two major camps for displaced Somalis are Dadaab, in Kenya, and Dollo Ado, in Ethiopia. Suzanna [...]
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Health: Global Fund against HIV-AIDS resumes activities in Mauritania
Global Fund against HIV-AIDS – The Global Fund for the Fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will resume activities in Mauritania after ‘a successful negotiation between the government and its partners,’ according to a statement from the Mauritanian ministry of Health. The resumption of funding will enable the country receive substantial resources estimated at about [...]
Mauritanian Football Federation elects new president
2011-08-01 Mauritanian football fans can look forward to new leadership in the sport as the country looks to rebuild its programme. By Mohamed Foily Samba Vall for Magharebia in Nouakchott – 01/08/11 [Mohamed Foily] For the first time in its history, Mauritania’s football federation held a competitive election for new leadership. The Mauritanian Football Federation [...]
Zimbabwe’s image problem: Facebook caning linked to human rights abuse
Zimbabwe clearly has an image problem. When we posted a note on Monday about the caning sentence for a Chiredzi boy who ‘slandered’ a local woman on Facebook, we sincerely thought two cane strokes was not a big deal. Really. For us the important thing was that someone had managed to get some kind of [...]
Kicked out of Zimbabwe, he’s now a top sportsman
I think with playing sport at an elite level comes a responsibility Pundits have touted him as a future Wallabies captain, which would be welcomed by Australian rugby fans who have delighted in his unfulfilled Springboks dream MELBOURNE — A child of evicted Zimbabwean farmers, David Pocock arrived in Australia with a few suitcases and [...]
Mugabe praises coalition government with rivals
Mugabe, who turns 88 on Tuesday, has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, but has shared power with Tsvangirai’s rival Movement for Democratic Change since 2009 under a coalition after violent and disputed elections. Despite the agreement, Mugabe and Tsvangirai have continued to fight over government posts and policy, including Mugabe’s drive to [...]