Saturday, November 23, 2013

Africa News Headlines..Saturday 23rd November 2013

Mauritanians voted on Saturday in nationwide elections overshadowed by a boycott of the "radical" opposition -- apart from an Islamist party calling its participation a struggle against "dictatorship". Polling stations opened on time at 7:00 am (0700 GMT) in the capital Nouakchott, with observers,…
AFP

Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) - England were fighting to save the opening Ashes Test after a demoralising third day dominated by Australia at the Gabba on Saturday. Skipper Michael Clarke left the tourists toiling in the field chasing after the ball before calling a halt with just over an hour left…
AFP

Both Scotland and Australia go into Saturday's Test match at Murrayfield with something to prove, albeit for different reasons. The Scots are out to banish the memory of their 28-0 mauling at the hands of South Africa in Edinburgh last weekend. Australia want to salvage their European tour after…
AFP

South African police said Friday they have arrested a Czech fugitive who is the controversial owner of a Johannesburg area shop where an explosion last week killed two people. Radovan Krejcir was detained on an arrest warrant related to charges of attempted murder and kidnapping, a police…
AFP

The Burkina Faso football federation (FBF) have complained to FIFA over what they say was the ineligible participation of Algerian defender Madjid Bougherra in Tuesday's World Cup play-off defeat. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up claim Bougherra - who scored the only goal in Blida which…
AFP

Obama and Morocco's king meet at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Morocco's King Mohammed VI at the White House on Friday for talks on furthering democracy in the Middle East and countering violent extremism.
Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Clashes erupted Friday as thousands of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood around Egypt held protests marking the passage of 100 days since the start of a bloody crackdown against them in the wake of the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The violence left two dead including…
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has met with Morocco's King Mohammed VI at the White House for talks on a range of issues.
Associated Press

·         Latvia store collapse: was rooftop garden to blame?

The collapse in Riga is still under investigation, reports The Associated Press. Paul Tribble, a British citizen who lives in Riga, told the BBC that he was grocery shopping in the supermarket when the roof caved in and a falling isle knocked him to the ground.
Christian Science Monitor

·         Five plead guilty after cocaine ship is seized in Ghana waters

Four citizens of Guyana and one Ghanaian pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the seizure of a ship carrying tens of millions of dollars' worth of cocaine, a senior legal official said. Ghanaian authorities impounded the Guyana-registered MV ATIYAH on Tuesday and arrested the five when…
Reuters

·         Driven from towns, Nigeria extremists hit villages


YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Hearing his neighbors' screams around midnight, a businessman in northeast Nigeria ripped off his pajamas and jumped out a window, hoping his dark skin would not be visible to the people attacking his village.
Associated Press

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