Lagerback, who in the company of Nigeria Football Federation members, paid the Minister and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, a courtesy visit, also said he was very proud to work with the Eagles.
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Nigeria: I’ll Give 100 Percent to Excel in South Africa, Says Lagerback
Names of key post-election violence suspects will be tabled before the Pre-Trial Chamber at The Hague Wednesday.
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Kenya: International Court Gets Post-Election Violence Suspects List
In 2003, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee did not object to destroying videotapes of brutal interrogations by the C.I.A., documents show.
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Destroying C.I.A. Tapes Wasn’t Opposed, Memos Say
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was on Tuesday elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by the group’s Heads of State and Government.
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West Africa: Jonathan Elected Ecowas Chairman - Acting President Tasks Leaders On Democracy
The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has reached endemic proportions, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today.
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Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 8,000 Women Raped Last Year by Combatants in Eastern Region - UN
The reign of Libya’s Moammar el Gadaffi as Chairman of the African Union has ended in a petulant whimper rather than in a big bang for African unity as the Colonel had promised. He flounced out of the AU summit in Addis Ababa on 1 February after failing to cajole his fellow leaders into giving him a second, unconstitutional term as Chairman. Offers of oil largesse to his usual supporters and then attempts to split the votes of a rival candidate all ran into the ground
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Africa: Behind the Scenes of Gadaffi’s Failed Bid for a Second Term as AU Chairman
Gabon has this year alone allocated a budget of $240 million (about Sh18 billion) to be used in infrastructure development ahead of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, the chairman of their tournament local organising committee, Rene Adiaheno, revealed in Luanda.
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Gabon: Nation Invests U.S. $240 Million in 2012 Soccer
Accusations of financial conflict of interest against the chairman of the United Nations climate panel sidelined substantive debate on scientific issues.
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Findings: Corporate Backing for Research? Get Over It
A Democrat and a Republican issued a joint statement predicting confirmation of the chairman of the Federal Reserve, hoping to quell doubts that had shaken markets.
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2 Senators Predict Bernanke to Be Confirmed