http://www.webremixed.info/ Aggregation of tags: reports Webremixer http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190040.html The Egyptian club Al-Ahly of Cairo have won the African Champions League trophy for the sixth time, winning 4-2 on aggegrate over Coton Sport of Cameroon. They concluded their victory with a 2-2 away draw following a 2-0 home win. Al-Ahly has now won more soccer titles than any other club in Africa. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:55:57 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190040.html 2008-11-19T06:55:57Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811181141.html The first suspect to face war crimes charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) - Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - is now scheduled to go on trial next January. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:51:12 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811181141.html 2008-11-18T20:51:12Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180723.html Somali pirates have "stunned" the United States' top military leader by seizing a supertanker three times as big as an aircraft carrier hundreds of nautical miles off the Kenya coast. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:11:38 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180723.html 2008-11-18T13:11:38Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171319.html Africare, the leading United States charitable organization helping Africa, has awarded President George W. Bush the 2008 Bishop John T. Walker Humanitarian Service Award. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:39:13 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171319.html 2008-11-17T17:39:13Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171291.html Pirates have seized a Saudi-owned supertanker and its 25 crew members off the Kenyan coast, the United States Navy announced Monday. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:16:46 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171291.html 2008-11-17T16:16:46Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170319.html There was a high turnout and voting had been orderly in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary elections on Sunday, news agencies report. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:24:59 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170319.html 2008-11-17T09:24:59Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170259.html Africa's sole representative at the weekend's Group of 20 (G20) summit of world leaders, South Africa's President Kgalema Motlanthe, says reforms agreed on at the summit would require better representation for the continent in the international financial system. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:07:36 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170259.html 2008-11-17T09:07:36Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811150059.html Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian president who has been appointed special United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is planning this weekend to meet Laurent Nkunda of the Congrès National Pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP), the rebel leader whose forces are challenging the DRC government in the eastern Congo. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:04:31 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811150059.html 2008-11-15T07:04:31Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140272.html Civilians fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic sometimes  find a safe place, only to have to flee gain when fighting spreads, says Francois Dumont of Médecins sans Frontières, from Goma. AllAfrica's Bunmi Oloruntoba interviewed him by phone about the challenge of bringing health care to the displaced in a rapidly-changing environment. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:31:49 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140272.html 2008-11-14T09:31:49Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140221.html South Africa is the only country from Africa represented at Saturday's summit of the heads of state of the G20 grouping of countries, called to discuss the global financial crisis emanating from the developed world. In an AllAfrica guest column, Peter Draper of the SA Institute for International Affairs sets out how the country should represent its, and Africa's interests in the meeting. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:14:58 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140221.html 2008-11-14T09:14:58Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130811.html An occasional blog by AllAfrica's chief content and strategy officer Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:28:22 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130811.html 2008-11-13T17:28:22Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130534.html Armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are looting homes, raping women and forcing civilians to carry water for them, says Rebecca Wynn of the Oxfam agency. AllAfrica’s Katy Gabel interviewed her on the phone from Nairobi. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:31:17 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130534.html 2008-11-13T11:31:17Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120753.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:18:36 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120753.html 2008-11-12T14:18:36Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101181.html Southern Africa's leaders have told Zimbabwe's two main parties to form a unity government and to share control of the ministry which supervises the country's police force, but Prime Minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai has rejected their decision. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:34:41 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101181.html 2008-11-10T15:34:41Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100554.html Singer, song writer, political activist and actress Miriam Zenzi Makeba,  or "Mama Africa" as she was popularly known, was born in Johannesburg on March 4 1932. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:52:32 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100554.html 2008-11-10T10:52:32Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100193.html Miriam Makeba, the South African singing star whose career took off in the 1950s and who famously appeared at the United Nations to condemn apartheid, has died suddenly after a concert in Italy. She was 76. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:44:38 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100193.html 2008-11-10T08:44:38Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811090001.html South Africa's President Kgalema Motlanthe opened an extraordinary summit of southern African leaders on Sunday with a call to Zimbabwean leaders to "show political maturity" by ending the two-month-long stalemate over the formation of a power-sharing government. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:14:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811090001.html 2008-11-09T12:14:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811060920.html The South African government will be taking a hard line with Zimbabwean political parties at a summit meeting this weekend over their failure to agree on a power-sharing cabinet, government spokesman Themba Maseko said in Pretoria on Thursday. Maseko was briefing journalists after the weekly meeting of the South African cabinet. Excerpts from the news conference: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:08:12 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811060920.html 2008-11-06T18:08:12Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811060547.html Today is a Kenyan public holiday in honor of President-elect Barack Obama. Kisumu city is quiet, save for the barrage of Obama songs playing from speakers, and the loud snippets of Obama-related conversation overheard everywhere. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:33:02 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811060547.html 2008-11-06T11:33:02Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050288.html Kenya is ecstatic at the news of Barack Obama's historic election as president of the United States. Upon hearing news of their beloved "son's" win Wednesday morning (East African time), residents of Kogelo village burst into song and cheers of joy. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:08:55 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050288.html 2008-11-05T12:08:55Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050008.html The media have a central role to play in improving the human condition in Africa, and should collectively address a range of issues to enable them to fulfill their potential. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:05:18 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050008.html 2008-11-05T07:05:18Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050007.html Over 32 CEOs of African media organizations met in Dakar, Senegal, and called for a stronger push for media development in Africa, and agreed to collaborate so that media can play a more proactive role in Africa's development. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:55:26 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050007.html 2008-11-05T06:55:26Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050006.html We, owners of African media organizations in Africa, met in Dakar, Sénégal on November 3-4, 2008, to discuss the state of media in Africa, and media's relationship to development in Africa; Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:50:22 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050006.html 2008-11-05T06:50:22Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050002.html AllAfrica's Katy Gabel is in Kisumu, near the birthplace of Barack Obama's father. She has captured some initial observations on Barack Obama's historic victory. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:41:42 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050002.html 2008-11-05T05:41:42Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811041222.html AllAfrica's Katy Gabel captures the anticipation in Kisumu, just hours before the polls will start to close in the United States. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:34:18 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811041222.html 2008-11-04T21:34:18Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811041142.html AllAfrica editor Brian Kennedy is following the United States election from Washington, DC and updating this page with results, projections, and observations throughout the day and night, so be sure to check back frequently. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:36:43 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811041142.html 2008-11-04T20:36:43Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811040676.html AllAfrica's Katy Gabel blogs from the home of Senator Barack Obama's family in Kogelo, western Kenya. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:06:47 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811040676.html 2008-11-04T15:06:47Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811040593.html As Americans headed for the polls Tuesday, AllAfrica's Katy Gabel was monitoring the action at the home of Senator Barack Obama's family in the rural village of Kogelo in western Kenya. (Kenyan time is eight hours ahead of U.S. East Coast time.) Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:38:43 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811040593.html 2008-11-04T11:38:43Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811040452.html President Ian Khama of Botswana has called for Zimbabwe's contested presidential election to be re-run under international supervision. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:39:56 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811040452.html 2008-11-04T10:39:56Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811040256.html Pioneering African media leaders who are meeting in Dakar have called for closer co-operation among publishers and broadcasters across the continent to promote development. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:36:01 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811040256.html 2008-11-04T09:36:01Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811031258.html AllAfrica's Katy Gabel blogs from Kisumu in western Kenya, near the Obama family's home district. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:00:18 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811031258.html 2008-11-03T19:00:18Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811030651.html On the eve of the U.S. presidential elections, Kenyans are elated at the prospect of an Obama win. Near Lake Victoria, where many of Obama's paternal relations live, the excitement is palpable. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:30:54 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811030651.html 2008-11-03T12:30:54Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811020006.html Zambia's Vice-President, Rupiah Banda, has edged out the main opposition challenger, Michael Sata, to win the presidential election, Zambia's electoral commission announced Sunday. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:04:13 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811020006.html 2008-11-02T12:04:13Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810310501.html Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata has taken an early lead in the country's presidential election, according to preliminary results released by the Zambian electoral commission on Friday. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:21:37 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810310501.html 2008-10-31T11:21:37Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810310131.html South Africa's former president, Thabo Mbeki, has told Jacob Zuma, his successor as leader of the African National Congress, that he is not engaged in efforts by dissatisfied ANC members, including members of his former cabinet, to form a breakaway party. Mbeki said after his resignation at the request of the party, he had no intention of ruling "from the grave" and would not become involved either in the internal politics of the ANC or in government. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:05:05 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810310131.html 2008-10-31T09:05:05Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810300002.html Zambians go to the polls to elect a new president on Thursday amid high levels of anxiety about the result, but with disagreements over election procedures largely resolved, says the leader of a civil society monitoring group. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:46:12 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810300002.html 2008-10-30T03:46:12Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280936.html Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has blamed the continuing impasse in talks on a power-sharing government on "the lack of sincerity and good faith" of President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:18:54 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280936.html 2008-10-28T16:18:54Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810240838.html More than 30 months after the history-making arrest of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - the first suspect to be sent to The Hague in the Netherlands to face war crimes charges before the newly-established International Criminal Court (ICC) - a question mark still hangs over whether he will ever face trial. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:16:36 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810240838.html 2008-10-24T15:16:36Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810230544.html The line-up for the five African groups in the third and final round of qualifying games for the 2010 Fifa World Cup was finalized at Fifa headquarters in Zurich on Wednesday. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:00:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810230544.html 2008-10-23T11:00:20Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810220691.html While the new Ibrahim index assessing governance in Africa is remarkably comprehensive, it fails to poll citizens on their perceptions of how well they are ruled, writes George Katito of the South African Institute of International Affairs. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:00:19 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810220691.html 2008-10-22T14:00:19Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810200159.html Zimbabwe's protracted negotiations on the formation of a power-sharing government moved to Swaziland on Monday, where key leaders of the  Southern African Development Community (SADC) were scheduled to try to  broker agreement on a cabinet. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:45:07 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810200159.html 2008-10-20T08:45:07Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810180002.html The dispute over the allocation of ministries in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government has been referred to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) after four days of talks in Harare failed to bring about an agreement. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:54:01 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810180002.html 2008-10-18T06:54:01Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810160838.html The Senegalese “Lions of Taranga” and South Africa’s “Bafana Bafana” will be the most prominent absentees from the forthcoming African Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament in Angola. This has emerged from the sixth round of elimination matches. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:24:21 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810160838.html 2008-10-16T14:24:21Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810160001.html President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia will meet U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on Wednesday, October 22. The two leaders will discuss "U.S.- Liberian cooperation including efforts to reform Liberia's security sector, combat malaria, and improve the quality of education," the White House announced on Tuesday. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:40:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810160001.html 2008-10-16T04:40:25Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810140787.html Opening remarks by Ambassador Frances D. Cook at the October 7th plenary session, "U.S. Policy in Africa: What's working? What's Not? - Creating stronger partnerships while promoting stability and growth" of the U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference sponsored by the Corporate Council on Africa. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:43:07 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810140787.html 2008-10-14T12:43:07Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810110134.html President Robert Mugabe has made a bid to claim unilaterally key government ministries - including defence, foreign affairs and home affairs - in Zimbabwe's new power-sharing government. But his main opponents have rejected the move as "a giant act of madness." Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:44:58 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810110134.html 2008-10-11T14:44:58Z