There will be high hopes for almost all the protagonists in what looks likely to be an exclusively Francophone group as each side chases a maiden appearance at the FIFA World Cup™ finals. While Burkina Faso are the seeded team in Group E, both Gabon and Niger will believe they have a chance to progress [...]
Wale Tinubu Oando Plc and a Canadian upstream oil company, Exile Resources Incorporation, have entered into an agreement under which Oando would acquire significant shares in the foreign oil company for some upstream assets of Oando. Exile is a quoted company which produces petroleum and natural gas in Turkey, Nigeria and Zambia. Under the deal, [...]
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, 2 Aug – Institutions from Sao Tome and Principe and Nigeria will hold a seminar from 1 to 6 September aimed at promoting the potential of the Sao Tome archipelago to Nigerian businesspeople and government bodies. The seminar called, “The Investour São Tomé e Principe 2011″ is organised by [...]
Press Release– Government agencies, policy makers and private sector participants will converge in Sao Tome e Principe to address a delegation of prospective Nigerian investors at The Investour Sao Tome e Principe Seminar 2011 scheduled to take place in Sao Tome, Sao Tome e Principe from September 1-6 this year. The islands of São Tomé [...]
Evening, everyone. So here’s a question: when did everyone start taking the qualifying draw for the World Cup so damn seriously? When Fifa began giving it preposterously grandiose titles like The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Preliminary Draw, that’s when. Anyway, here’s when it starts: 7pm. And here’s where it starts: The Marina da Gloria, [...]
By David Legge (AFP) – 17 hours ago JOHANNESBURG — West African giants Ghana and Ivory Coast were given tough tasks when the African qualifying draw for the 2014 World Cup was made in Rio de Janeiro Saturday. Ghana, quarter-final losers on penalties to Uruguay in the 2010 tournament hosted by South Africa, will face [...]
Luanda – The secretary-general of the Women’s Organisation of Sao Tome and Principe, Maria das Neves de Sousa, congratulated on Saturday in Luanda her Angolan counterpart for the socialisation activity promoted to celebrate with elderly people of Beiral centre in Rangel district. Maria das Neves de Sousa said so to the press [...]
Bafana Bafana fell two places to 49th in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Wednesday, but remained seeded for their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. ———————————————————— Bet on world football at Sky Bet ———————————————————— Despite their overall standings, South Africa remained seventh amongst the African nations which should give them a slightly easier run [...]
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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 [...]