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Gaddafi loses post; Malawi’s president elected African Union leader ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Malawi’s president has been elected as leader of the African Union, a position held by the controversial Moammar Gadhafi of Libya in 2009. Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika was selected by the continental body at its annual summit Sunday. The chairmanship of [...]
Soccer: Egypt wins, celebrates a record 7th title of African Cup of Nations championship USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston The Pharaohs of Egypt beat the Black Stars of Ghana 1 – 0 to grab the trophy on Sunday January 31, 2010 in Luanda, Angola. In a hotly contested match, Egypt scored the lone goal at the [...]
Soccer: Countdown to the African Nations Cup finals on Sunday January 31, 2010. Facts and stats of African Nations Cup championships, 1957-2010 Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston On Sunday, January 31, 2010, the much anticipated African Nations Cup final showdown between Egypt and Ghana will hold in Luanda, Angola. Koman Coulibaly of Mali will [...]
Abutu’s ruling is that: “There is no mandatory requirement for the president to make a transmission to the leadership of the National Assembly before proceeding on vacation or on treatment outside Nigeria.. The functions of the office of the president cannot be held in abeyance on account of the omission of the president to transmit a written declaration.”
In South Africa, “we follow a policy that says you must respect the cultures of others. That’s my culture. It does not take anything from me, from my political beliefs and everything, including the belief on the equality of women…. It’s my culture. And I’m sure there are cultures (that) do that kind of thing,” he said.
African Cup Soccer 2010 finals set: Ghana 1-0 Nigeria; Algeria 0-4 Egypt Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine The African Cup of Nations drew ever closer to it’s finale today (January 28, 2010) as Egypt, Algeria, Ghana and Nigeria all faced off in the Semi’s, with the winners heading towards a place in the Final and [...]
Haiti crises, Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh and some devil’s pact By Rev. Nathaniel “Nick” Clayton, II Special and exclusive commentary for USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston I am concerned about the recent snide remarks made by a couple of well known radio and TV personalities in the United States, namely Rush Limbaugh and the Reverend Pat [...]
Ghana Black Stars beat Nigeria’s Super Eagles 1-0 for finals ticket Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine and the e-group Nigeria360 Nigeria arrived in Luanda on Tuesday evening, each player richer by several thousand US dollars thanks to a government sponsored performance-based reward scheme, but they will need more than monetary incentives to get past a young, [...]
Africa Soccer Semi-finals clash: 2,000 Algerian and Egyptian fans jet in By Samm Audu (AFP). BENGUELA, Angola — At least 2,000 fans from Algeria and Egypt are expected to fly in for for the latest episode in the bitter rivals’ quest for soccer supremacy in Thursday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. “I can confirm that we [...]
Thousands flee as refugees in middle belt of Nigeria after violence kills 220; soldiers on streets Special to USAfricaonline.com By Jon Gambrell (CP): JOS, Nigeria — Soldiers with machine-guns patrolled the streets of Jos and charred bodies lay in the streets Wednesday following days of religious violence between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria that killed [...]
Reasonably, based on facts, I ask: is it too much to ask of these people to minimally show grace and kindness rather be sources of toxic stereotyping of the entire country of Haiti, distorting the entire history of Haitians and viciously assaulting persons who share your own Igbo ancestry and general humanity?? These “christians” largely seat on their hypocritical fannies, speak condescensions and shout insensitive distortions as other less privileged children of God largely die, by the hour, by the minute….
Special to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com January 20, 2010 early reports from Port-au-Prince in Haiti, show that another earthquake has hit in Haiti, according to the USGS; with a magnitude 6.1 quake hitting the state 56 km from the capital Port-au-Prince. The most dominant after-shock so far struckHaiti on Wednesday, tremor more rubble from damaged buildings, and sending screaming people running into the streets [...]
53 Haitian orphans flown into Pennsylvania; led by sisters Alisa McMutrie, Jamie McMutrie and Gov. Ed Rendell Special to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com The humanitarian drive to tackle the many problems in Haiti and for Haitians took a great, heart-warming turn a few minutes ago when a plane carrying 53 of Haitian orphans landed in Pittsburgh, [...]
“The repeated calamities that befall Haiti prompt me to propose a radical solution — to take measures to create somewhere in Africa… the conditions for Haitians to return,” President Abdoulaye Wade told France Info radio.
“Where’s the Pan-Africanist support needed through Haiti’s dark days?”, asks USAfrica’s Chido Nwangwu Special to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com As the efforts by the greater world community continue to tackle the crises following the hundreds of thousands of deaths and destruction from the January 2010 Haiti earthquake, a call has been made for more persons of [...]
USAfricaonline.com Flashback: Haiti’s Igbo ancestry and recognition of Biafra in 1969. The March 22, 1969 statement by DR. FRANCOIS ‘Papa Doc’ DUVALIER (April 14, 1907 – April 21, 1971), PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI (from 1957 to 1971), ON THE RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BIAFRA AS A SOVEREIGN STATE. ——- Special to Houston-based USAfrica multimedia networks, USAfricaonline.com, [...]
Egypt into last Cup of Nations eight, Nigeria edge closer By Nick Reeves (AFP) LUANDA — Egypt extended their record Africa Cup of Nations run to 14 games without defeat when securing their quarter-final berth with a 2-0 win over Mozambique on Saturday. “We are very proud of this record,” said Egypt skipper Ahmed Hassan. “But [...]
Ivory Coast beats Ghana 3-1, moves to quarter-finals African Cup of Nations Special to Special to USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, The Black Business Journal, PhotoWorks.TV and Nigeria360@yahoogroups Ivory Coast beat Ghana 3-1 to become the first quarter-finalist at the African Cup of Nations in Angola a few minutes ago, on Friday. Ivory Coast, down [...]
She said in the 30-second ad that “The images from Haiti are heartbreaking… Homes, hospitals and schools destroyed. Families searching for loved ones. Parents trying to feed their children. But we can all do something….”
Wounded Guinea dictator’s arrival in Burkina Faso fuels speculations, threats Special to USAfricaonline.com The arrival (this week) of Guinea’s wounded military junta leader, Moussa Dadis Camara, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, has driven speculations to a new high among Africans, as well as among the Western world which wants to close his page and keep him [...]
