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Drogba disponible pour le match C�te d'Ivoire-Allemagne

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:27:22 -0600

Selon Guineeinfo.net, Didier Drogba pourrait, le match amical qui oppse la C�te d'Ivoire � l'Allemagne, le mercredi prochain, � Gelsenkirchen, sur la pelouse du Schalke, dans l'ouest de la r�publique f�d�rale d'Allemagne.

West Africa once again emerges Africa's football powerhouse

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:13:54 -0600

West Africa may not be the holder of the African Cup of Nations cup, but it has once again asserted itself as the powerhouse of African football, claiming three of the five spots for the World Cup, football's most prestigious competition.

Two decades on: Berlin celebrates reunification

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:24:16 -0600

Even though it's been 20 years, East Berliners Kai and Dorlene still vividly recall the night the wall that divided their city fell and they were finally free to visit its western part. "We were watching TV and they made the announcement [that we could travel to the West,] but we could not believe it, we could not believe it was true,"

Rencontres de Bamako 09: La 8�me biennale africaine de la photographie

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:19:33 -0600

Une nouvelle �dition des Rencontres de Bamako : un nouveau nom, un nouveau site, de nouvelles t�tes : le d�l�gu� g�n�ral en la personne de Samuel Sidib� (directeur du Mus�e National du mali), une nouvelle direction artistique, les commissaires (Laura Serani et Michket Krifa) et surtout de nouveaux photographes.

Nigeria: MEND declares indefinite ceasefire

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:44:22 -0500

Lasting respite seems to have returned to the restive Niger Delta as the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has finally declared an "indefinite ceasefire" following President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's meeting with one of its former leaders, Mr. Henry Okah.

Blog: Les florissantes affaires des r�parateurs de portables de Bamako

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:00:04 -0500

Le business qui monte � Bamako est la r�paration de portable. Quand les Occidentaux se d�barrassent de leur portable � la moindre panne, effray�s par le prix de r�paration, les Maliens connaissent les bonnes adresses afin de leur donner un coup de jeune.

Burkina Faso : Ce matin, la premi�re �tape du tour du Faso

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:14:11 -0500

Apr�s la c�r�monie d�ouverture de la 23e �dition du Tour du Faso, qui a eu lieu hier jeudi � la Patte-d�oie, c�est ce vendredi 23 octobre que commencent les choses s�rieuses. 1276, 100 km, voil� la distance qui attend le peloton. L��quipe � battre, c�est la Belgique qui a gagn� l��preuve l�an pass� par l�interm�diaire de Guy Smet. Il sera dans le peloton pour d�fendre sa couronne, mais les autres concurrents entendront-ils la chose de cette oreille ?

Interview: Empowering Women Through ICT

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:09:27 -0500

A successful businesswoman with her own consulting company, Nnenna Nwakanma operates internationally and is also a recognised authority within the world of ICT and development. Her company advises private firms, governments, large businesses and international development, as well as civil society organisations.

A quoi servent les �lections pr�sidentielles en Afrique ?

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:16:45 -0500

C�est devenu quasi un jeu d�enfants que les pays africains organisent les �lections pr�sidentielles sens�es permettre aux peuples de se choisir librement ses dirigeants dans les diff�tentes institutions publiques.

The changing face of African football

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:58:36 -0500

With Africa celebrating its first ever under-20 World Cup triumph following Ghana�s giant-slaying victory over Brazil in Cairo last Friday, the continent�s levels of anticipation have shot a notch higher with Nigeria hosting the under-17 World Cup from this week and South Africa organising Africa�s first senior World Cup next year.