North Africa – Egypt: Local Cyclists Win Two Gold and Three Bronze Medals at Egypt’s Cross Country Race

Egypt: Local Cyclists Win Two Gold and Three Bronze Medals at Egypt’s Cross Country Race
Eritrean cyclists who took part in Egypt’s cross country race from February 10 to 15 won 2 gold and 3 bronze medals.

Uganda: Red Pepper Editors Wanted
Two senior editors of Red Pepper are wanted in court to answer charges of defaming Libyan leader Col. Muamar Gadaffi over the paper’s report that he has a love affair with Toro Queen Mother Best Kemigisa.

Tunisia: Mellouli Nets Third Gold Medal at Missouri Grand Prix
The Tunisian Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli, netted a third gold medal at the Swimming Grand Prix in Missouri, by winning the 1500 freestyle race in 15m 22′ 12′ on Sunday.

Tunisia: French Audit Court First President Hails Country’s Financial Governance
The first President of the French Audit Court,Mr Philippe Seguin, hailed on Thursday during a press conference in Tunis, “the well earned reputation of Tunisia’s Audit Court at the international stage”, as well as the country’s ” performance in terms of financial governance, which earned it second rank in terms of public spending, a result of the policy initiated by the President of the Republic”, he said.

Tunisia: Tunis Pays Tribute to the Work of Dutch Filmmaker Johan Van Der Keuken
The month of February will be Dutch. On the sidelines of the friendly football match between Tunisia and Holland on Wednesday evening at the Rades sports stadium, a conference on the work of the immense Dutch film director, Johan Van Der Keuken (1938-2001) will be organized from February 12 to 15 at the Ibn Khaldoun Maghrebi House of Culture (maison maghr bine de la culture Ibn Khaldoun) in Tunis.

Cameroon/Libya: Local Striker Signs FCFA 250 Million Deal in Libya
Koko signed from Moroccan First Division side, Moghreb Tetouan, where he was the top scorer in the 2007/2008 football season with eight goals after 10 games, reported Mountakhab newspaper.The ingenious attacker is a native from Ebolowa and was born in Yaounde on January 18, 1986.

Nigeria: Diplomacy in Disarray – Agwu
FRED AJA AGWU is an international relations expert with the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) Lagos. He employs his in-depth understanding of power politics in this encounter with Senior Correspondent DANIEL KANU. Dr. Agwu takes a critical look at the type of leadership Muammar Gaddafi, the present Chairman of the African Union (AU) will provide.

Dissident Ayman Nur freed
The lawyer who mounted an unprecedented challenge against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been released for health reasons.

Tunisia: Tourism Minister Says Sector Capable of Weathering Consequences of Economic Crisis
During a press conference in Tunis, the Minister of tourism, Mr Khelil Lajimi said he was optimistic as to the sector’s capacity to weather the consequences of the world economic crisis, despite the “lack of visibility for the year 2009 and late bookings by European travellers.”

Tunisia: Sunny Perspectives for Renewable Energies
For more than two decades, Tunisian authorities have invested in renewable energies as a way of achieving sustainable development, as well as saving on expensive petrol imports.

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