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- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:23:17 +0000: Libya: New Nation Off to a Shaky Start - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[IPS]
Benghazi -
It's been almost a year since Benghazi launched its uprising against former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi and three months since he was killed, but there is a growing sense of frustration in eastern Libya with the National Transitional Council. Two weeks ago, a group of protesters attacked the Council's Benghazi headquarters as chairman Mustafa Abdeljalil was inside, forcing him to flee through the back door. - Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:39:21 +0000: Tunisia/Ghana: North Faces West Africa in Soccer Face-Off - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Tunisia Live]
The Tunisian national football team will meet Ghana in the quarter-final of the African Cup of Nations Franceville stadium today in Gabon. - Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:37:12 +0000: Ghana/Tunisia: Eagles Expect Tough Contest Against Black Stars - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[GFA]
Tunisia are anticipating a tough quarter-final showdown against Ghana today at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as both sides push a last-four place. - Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:33:15 +0000: Africa: Ghana, Tunisia Set for Afcon Battle - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Leadership]
It's West Africa versus North Africa today as tournament favourites Ghana will tonight take on Tunisia for the semi final ticket in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:08:31 +0000: Ghana/Tunisia: Stevanovic Ready for 'Special Game' - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[GFA]
The prospect of a semi-final berth makes Sunday's match against Tunisia "a very special game" for Goran Stevanovic as he prepares Ghana for the quarter-final clash at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:08:08 +0000: Ghana/Tunisia: Mensah Declares Himself Fit and Ready for Tunisia - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[GFA]
Ghana captain John Mensah insists he is fit to lead Ghana in the quarter-final of the Africa Cup of Nations against Tunisia on Sunday in Franceville. - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:02:51 +0000: Ghana/Tunisia: Black Stars Favoured to Overcome Carthage Eagles - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[allAfrica.com]
Ghana are moving closer to fulfilling a destiny at the African Nations Cup as they start favourites to beat Tunisia in Franceville on Sunday. - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:37:36 +0000: Ghana/Tunisia: Blacks Stars Gear Up to Face Carthage Eagles - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[GFA]
Ghana are gearing up for the biggest match so far at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with the quarter-final clash against Tunisia on Sunday. - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:54:56 +0000: Africa: Can 2012 - the Home Stretch - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Nation]
The first cull is done. It's goodbye to eight teams and the battle continues for the remaining eight. - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000: Egypt: Seven Die in Cairo Clashes - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Aswat Masriya]
Death toll of clashes between protesters and security forces in Cairo and Suez rises to 12. - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:33:01 +0000: Egypt: PM Meets Army Chief Over Port Said Deaths - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Aswat Masriya]
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, discusses the repercussions of Port Said stadium events with Prime Minister Kamal Al-Ganzouri in a meeting on Saturday. - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:25:56 +0000: Egypt: More Clashes Between Protesters, Army - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Aswat Masriya]
Clashes between security forces and protesters were renewed intermittently in Mansour street near Tahrir square. A number of injured people were taken to field hospitals. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:19:30 +0000: Libya: Gaddafi's Daughter Calls for War Crime Probe - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Independent]
Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of the late Libyan dictator, has officially petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the circumstances under which her father Col. Muammar Al-Gaddafi and brother Mutassim were killed by forces loyal to the National Transitional Council (NTC), assisted by NATO allies in October 2011; which she said amounted to a war crime. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:03:39 +0000: Africa: Quarter-Finals Begin - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Nation]
After eight days of action-packed football, we are now left eight teams as the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations beckon. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:59:54 +0000: Egypt: Security Head Fired After 74 Killed in Soccer Violence - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[CISA]
Port Said -
The Egyptian government sacked the head of security in the northern city of Port Said after at least 74 people were killed and hundreds more injured in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the city. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:56:33 +0000: Egypt: Renewed Clashes Between Security Forces and Ultras in Suez - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Aswat Masriya]
Clashes between police forces and masses of Ultras (football fans) are renewed around Suez police headquarters. Police forces are hurling tear gas towards protesters to disperse them. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:54:05 +0000: Egypt: Renewed Clashes Erupt Near Ministry of Interior - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Aswat Masriya]
Clashes between security forces and protesters were renewed intermittently in Mansour street with security forces stationed at one end of the street near the Ministry of Interior building while protesters gathered at the intersection of Mohamed Mahmoud and Mansour streets. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:36:25 +0000: Libya: Ex-Ambassador to France Tortured, Says Human Rights Group - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[RFI]
US-based Human Rights Watch says Libya's ex-ambassador to France, Omar Brebesh, died from possible torture less than 24 hours after he was taken into custody by a Tripoli-based militia on 19 January. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:04:48 +0000: Africa: The Next Fight in Egypt and Tunisia Will Be Among Islamists - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Chatham House]
Islamist movements did not start the protests that have so far unseated three Arab dictators. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:45:22 +0000: Africa: Will Neoliberalism Make a Comeback in Africa Via Tunisia? - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Fahamu]
IMF held up Tunisia under Ben Ali as a model, yet ordinary people fed up with his excesses overthrew the regime. Now IMF appears to be courting the new leadership. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:29:07 +0000: South Africa: E.TV Fined R35,000 for Gaddafi Images - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[SAPA]
Johannesburg -
Television channel e.tv has been fined R35,000 for airing violent footage of the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:23:11 +0000: Egypt: Prosecutor General Goes to Port Said For Investigate - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Egypt Online]
Prosecutor General, Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud visited Port Said on 02/02/2012, accompanied by Assistant Prosecutor General, Adnan Fangary and the Head of the Technical Office of the Prosecutor General, Adel Al-Said. They headed to Port Said Stadium and investigated the places where the fans descended to the pitch and the traces of the incidents. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:11:53 +0000: Tunisia: Lagarde Says IMF Willing to Lend to Govt - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Tunisia Live]
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde renewed the bank's intentions to offer Tunisia a substantial loan package if needed in a press conference in Tunis today. The governor of the Tunisian Central Bank, Mustapha Kamel Nabeli, stated that the proposal is currently under consideration. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:43 +0000: Libya: Diplomat Dies in Militia Custody - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[HRW]
A Libyan diplomat who served as ambassador to France died less than 24 hours after he was detained by a Tripoli-based militia from the town of Zintan, Human Rights Watch said today. Dr. Omar Brebesh, who was detained on January 19, 2012, appears to have died from torture. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:49:00 +0000: Egypt: Ban Voices Sadness After Deadly Clashes At Soccer Stadium - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[UN News]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed sadness at last night's violent clashes at a soccer match in Egypt which led to the deaths of at least 74 people and injuries to hundreds of others. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:47:39 +0000: Tunisia: Islamist Organization Organizes Protest to Denounce IMF Director's Visit - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Tunisia Live]
Hizb Ettahrir, a global Islamist network that has been denied legal recognition as a political party in Tunisia, organized a demonstration today in downtown Tunis. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:40:18 +0000: Egypt: The Night Football Died - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[iMaverick]
"They say football's a matter of life and death - but it's more important than that," Liverpool's Bill Shankly famously quipped long ago. We still don't know exactly what happened at the Port Said stadium that cost 73 football lovers their lives. Whatever it was, it was not football. "Football can go to hell if this is the situation," Mohamed Aboutrika, 'the smiling assassin', Al Ahly's star playmaker said afterward. To hell with football indeed: Aboutrika announced his retirement from football on Thur - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:40:25 +0000: Egypt: Young Africans Need Protection in Cairo - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Daily News]
AFRICA is mourning after at least 74 people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian football match on Wednesday night. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:50:13 +0000: Ghana/Tunisia: Stevanovic Looks Ahead to Tunisia - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[GFA]
Goran Stevanovic is promising a better performance from his Black Stars in their next African Cup of Nations game against Tunisia in the quarter-finals. - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:15:46 +0000: Egypt: Nation Mourns As Death Toll Rises - AllAfrica News: North Africa
[Aswat Masriya]
At least seventy-four people were killed and hundreds were injured in deadly clashes that took place Wednesday afternoon during a soccer match between Al-Ahli and Al-Masry.