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Togolese coach suspended over fake match
A former coach of Togo's national football team has been suspended for three years after hosting a fake match in Bahrain earlier this ... Full story
Nigeria: Killings, violence come as election looms
Violence targeting politicians and their aides appears to be increasing in northern Nigeria as next year's elections draw closer in Africa's most populous nation.Unknown gunmen ... Full story
Southern Sudan to purge child soldiers from army
The government of Southern Sudan said Monday it will purge child soldiers from the ranks of its former rebel army by year's end, a policy ... Full story
Black Stars supporters arrive home today
Ghanaian fans who were sent to South Africa by the government to cheer the Black Stars at the group stage of the on-going World Cup ... Full story
For US and Russia, it's now a walk in the park
The president of the United States and the president of Russia enjoyed quite a summer's day on Thursday: Grab some burgers, joke about Twitter, take ... Full story
Jamaican gang leader departs for US in extradition
The scion of a Jamaican gang family was flown to New York on Thursday after agreeing to his extradition, saying it was in his nation's best ... Full story
S.Africa probes motive in Rwanda general shooting
South Africa is probing whether the shooting in Johannesburg last week of Rwanda's former army chief was a political assassination attempt, a foreign ministry official ... Full story
MERCY JOHNSON AND RAMSEY NUOAH FOUGHT ALLEGED SCAMMER OVER N30MILLION
Saturday January, 28, 2012 would have been a very blissful day for top actors Ramsey Nuoah and Mercy Johnson Okojie as they got to the ...
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Mali 0-1 Ivory Coast
By Piers Edwards BBC Sport Ivory Coast will meet Zambia in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final after beating Mali 1-0 in Libreville. Gervinho settled a tight ...
Devolution team cries foul over changes to law
FILE | NATION Mutakha Kangu (right), Miguna Miguna (centre) and Mugambi Imanyara during a meeting on devolution at Leisure Lodge in Diani last year. By ALPHONCE ...
CJ defends judges on rulings
Alternative text.By JOHN NGIRACHU jngirachu@ke.nationmedia.comPosted Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 22:30 Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has defended the Judiciary against claims that its rulings and injunctions are blocking ...
Kenya tops in drive against female ‘cut’
Sang'ach traditional dancers from Sigor in Central Pokot District during an anti-Female Genital Mutilation campaign. PHOTO / JARED NYATAYA Kenya tops the list of 15 ...
Religious war over school dress codes
DENNIS OKEYO | NATION Tabitha Wangui whose parents say was chased away from her Chogoria Girls School in Meru for wearing a headscarf as demanded ...
Libya seeks Jordan help in fighting ex-regime officials
Libya wants Amman to help fight remnants of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's regime if found in Jordan, a government statement said on Wednesday as the ...
Egypt accuses NGOs of meddling in politics
Egyptian judges probing alleged illegal foreign funding of non-governmental organisations accused domestic and foreign groups on Wednesday of illegally meddling in politics, further straining ties ...
Rights group slam revived Uganda anti-gay bill
This picture taken on January 12, 2012 shows a gay couple that fled deadly persecution in their home country due to their sexual-orientation. Gay rights ...
Suicide car bomb kills 11 in Somali capital: officials
A suicide bomber killed at least 11 people Wednesday in the war-torn Somali capital Mogadishu when he detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near the presidential palace, ...
Nigerian athlete stripped of gold
Commonwealth Games women's 100m winner Damola Osayemi has been stripped of her gold medal after her B sample tested positive for a banned ... Full story
