Rwanda: Clubs gear up for Muhanga 7s

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Buffaloes will again count on Vincent Kamali in the upcoming Muhanga 7s.

Twelve clubs including one from Burundi will take part in the inaugural Muhanga 7s next month.

The one-day tournament will also be used to mark the club’s one year existence with Muhanga Mayor Yvonne Mutakwasuku presiding over the prize giving ceremony.

Alex Araire, an official from the club told Times Sport yesterday that their target is to reach the semi-finals.

“We will be up against the very best like Buffaloes, Lion der Fer, Sharks but that will not deter our target of reaching the semis,” the veteran player said.

The club is desperately looking for Rwf 1m to host the tournament, which will be the second 7s tournament after last week’s Buffaloes 7s.

By Ostine Arinaitwe, The New Times

Sudan end goal drought to hold Angola

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Sudan ended a 36-year Africa Cup of Nations goal drought as they came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Angola in the first of two Group B matches played yesterday.

Former Manchester United striker Manucho scored five minutes into each half for the Black Antelopes and Mohamed Bashir twice levelled for the Jediane Falcons at a sparsely populated Estadio Nuevo de Malabo.

Angola came into the game anxious to silence critics like Burkina Faso coach Paulo Duarte, who accused his conquerors of being a route-one team fond of time wasting.

Coach Mohamed Abdalla sprang a surprise by ditching long-time Sudan first choice goalkeeper Almoiz Mahgoub and promoting Akram while fit-again Mohamed Tahir returned in the other change from a team narrowly beaten by Ivory Coast.

Akram did not have a memorable introduction to Cup of Nations football as he picked the ball out of the net only five minutes into the game after an opportunist Manucho goal.

On the 29th minute, Sudan leveled as Bashir headed home a millimetre-perfect Mudathir Eltaib cross.

It was the first goal scored by the Falcons since March 6 1976 when they drew 1-1 with Zaire – now the Democratic Republic of Congo – in a meaningless group game.

Yesterday’s results

Group B
Sudan 2-2 Angola

Today’s fixtures
Group C
Niger vs Tunisia
Gabon vs Morocco

Source Agencies

Dar eyes Swedish Kronor for EPZs

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Tanzania Industry and Trade minister Dr Cyril Chami.

Tanzania has asked for loan from the Swedish government to invest and develop investment areas under the Export and Processing Zones (EPZs) with significant potential to accelerate economic growth.

Industry, Trade and Marketing Minister Cyril Chami said in a joint press briefing with the Swedish delegation in Dar es Salaam on Thursday that, “We have demarcated EPZs in 17 regions that could offer opportunity for the government to develop but also an opportunity for Swedish investors to come and make joint investment…the government is committed to working cordially with investors.”

Dr Chami told the Swedish delegation, headed by the Minister of Trade Ms Eva Bjorling, that Tanzania prefers loans over grants because repayable money enhances the sense of responsibility.

He cited Bagamoyo District where about 9,000 hectares have been earmarked for EPZ investments, referring to the envisaged Mbegani port as an important opportunity for investors.

The minister assured the Swedish government of diligent work and tireless efforts to address obstacles that have been frustrating investors. The Swedes had decried bureaucratic tax regime, corruption and acute shortage of power as impediments to their planned investments in Tanzania.

Dr Chami said the fourth phase government has waged the war against corruption that has seen some senior government officials being prosecuted. He appealed for support from Stockholm in mass awareness campaign against the social vice.

The minister said there were short and long term investment plans to address the power woes in the country. Ms Bjorling reaffirmed the Swedish commitment to support various development projects particularly on capacity building, with the aim of moving from aid provider to trade facilitator.

She called for concerted efforts to enhance transparencies in all sectors and remove trade barriers particularly in customs to attract investments from Sweden and other parts of the world. She extended an invitation to the regional bloc to participate to an investment conference due in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, later this year, observing that getting businesspeople to talk to each other would set the stage for increased trade between Sweden and Tanzania.

BySEBASTIAN MRINDOKO, Tanzania Daily News

ABBA to release new song

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ABBA are set to release their first new song in 18 years.

The legendary Swedish group – made up of Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad –  will unleash a previously unreleased track on the upcoming deluxe edition of their final 1981 album ‘The Visitors’.

‘From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel’ – a previously unheard demo – is described as a “demo medley” on the band’s website, and will mark the first previously unreleased ABBA music since 1994.

ABBA’s popularity has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, buoyed by stage and big screen versions of the musical ‘Mamma Mia!’, which is based on the group’s songs.

The band formed in Stockholm in 1972 and have sold over 200 million records worldwide, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Though they never officially broke up, ABBA last performed together as a group in 1982, and members have stated that they don’t intend to officially reunite.

The album will be released in April.

Source  MusicRooms

Eazzy aka Mildred Ashong: I want a tall man

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Eazzy

Despite being linked to Black Stars player, Dede Ayew and Richie of Lynx Entertainment among others since she hit the limelight in 2009, hiplife artiste, Eazzy says she has been single for the past two and a half years and is not in a rush to enter into any relationship.

She told Graphic Showbiz last Monday that although she is currently single, she is not searching and is too busy to date at the moment .

“My career is my biggest priority right now. The time to grab has not come yet but I hope to settle down when the right man comes my way. I am enjoying my single life for now”.

The sultry singer, however, says she has a number of men constantly knocking at her doors but she is taking her time to study them before making a selection.

“I am tall and love to wear high heels most of the time, I wouldn’t want to tower over my man. Since love is strange, I may fall for a short man but preferably I will want a tall man for a husband.

“Also, I love to laugh and be happy all the time, so I will not entertain a boring guy in my life. I will prefer a guy who has a good sense of humour, can make me happy and someone who will always be there for me”, she added.

According to Eazzy ,real name Mildred Ashong, she doesn’t have any particular profession in mind with regard to the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with.

“I don’t really mind the kind of work he does provided it is legitimate. Once he has the qualities I want in a man, I will settle down with him. That doesn’t mean he should be poor. At least, he should be financially sound so that together we can take care of our children.”

Eazzy’s latest single, Go Go Wind was released about a month ago and will be included on her second album due out later this year.

Apart from her hit songs Wengeze, Bo Wo Nsem Mame and One Gal, Eazzy has done collaborations with a variety of artistes including Gyedu Blay-Ambolley, EL, Richie and Sonni Balli.

Source Graphic Showbiz Ghana

Kwabena Kwabena: I will record a song for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

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Kwabena Kwabena

We are once again in an election year and as the various political parties continue to plan strategies, popular singer, Kwabena Kwabena says he would not hesitate to record a song for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo if that would fit into the party’s overall campaign plan.

According to him, he remained convinced that Nana Addo was the best presidential candidate to move the country’s development agenda forward and he wholeheartedly supported him, just like he did four years ago.

Kwabena Kwabena was among the Ghanaian artistes that openly supported various parties during the 2008 general elections and recorded a song titled Number One for Nana Addo. Other artistes who also recorded material for politicians included Daddy Lumba, Lucky Mensah and A-Plus.

“There’s no doubt that I still support Nana Addo,” the well-liked singer said in an interview with Showbiz last Saturday. “As a patriotic citizen, I feel if there is an individual out there that has the ability to steer this nation in a direction I identify with and I can use my voice to propel that cause, it almost becomes a duty for me to come out and do that. I want the best for my nation.”

The Aso hit-maker indicated that as the political season heats up, he did not mind combining efforts with other Ghanaians who thought like him politically, to galvanize support for Nana Addo’s campaign this year.

“He is a good statesman, has done a lot for this nation and has a deep passion to tackle problems affecting the youth. Those are some of the reasons why I wish him to become the next president of Ghana,” he said.

Asked whether he did not think his open declaration would affect his music career in any way, Kwabena Kwabena said so long as he maintained his belief in God and continued to do good music, he had no problem recording a song again for Nana Addo.

Source Graphic Showbiz Ghana

Niall Quinn retains Asamoah Gyan hopes

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Former Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has not ruled out Asamoah Gyan’s playing for the club again, when his loan at Al Ain ends in the summer.

Asamoah Gyan, who is currently with the Black Stars of Ghana on Africa Cup of Nations duty, was a surprise departure from the Stadium of Light in September 2011, joining United Arab Emirates side Al Ain in an enormous one-year loan deal worth £6 million, where he was to receive up to four times his previous salary.

Sunderland’s woeful record in front of goal in the English Premiership this season hastened the departure of Steve Bruce, with incoming boss Martin O’Neill in December last year considering recalling the Ghana international.

Quinn, who emphasised the financial benefits of the deal for both Sunderland and the player when the loan move was agreed, insists that Gyan’s return could very well be on the cards in an interview with Citi FM.

“We also know how good Asamoah Gyan is. And we [Sunderland] haven’t given up [seeing Gyan playing for Sunderland again]. As as an individual and the role I have at the club, I haven’t given up hope at seeing him at the football club but maybe things are going on so well for him out there that he doesn’t not want to come back. We don’t know.

“We took the opinion that maybe Asa needs to get this in and out of his system that to go off and play where he’s played. We respect the club he’s gone to. We have very good dialogue with that club and we know that come April time there will be a decision to be made,” Quinn added.

Gyan, in an interview with Goal.com last month, said,”Will I come back to Sunderland at the end of this season? For now I don’t want to talk about my situation because I am currently on loan and I am doing well. So let’s see where my future lies after my loan deal.”

And Quinn understands that after all discussions, the final decision rests with Gyan, “Basically I think the ball’s in Asa’s court but you know, there was a little bit of friction when he first left but the reality is, he’s a top-class player.

“Personally I get on so, so well with him. He’s a very affable person as you know and we think there may be more to offer to Sunderland and we hope that he sees it that way but you know again we worried about him a few months.”

Source Kickoff Ghana

Police Hunt For Men Who Robbed And Allegedly Raped A Student At Hostel

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Police have mounted a search for six armed robbers who attacked the female hostel of the Asante Mampong Midwifery and Health Assistants Training School in the early hours of Thursday and not only made away with cash and other valuables but also allegedly raped one of the students.

The robbers took away about 35 mobile phones, 20 laptop computers, and unspecified amount of money away.

Police could however not confirm the allegation that a student was raped insisting that would have to be determined by doctors

Four of the students who were brutally assaulted by the robbers were on admission at the Mampong hospital.

The Mampong Divisional Police Commander, Chief Supt. S.K. Ntim, told Graphic that his outfit was doing everything possible to arrest the suspects.

According to a source at the school, the robbers who were masked struck at about 1am Thursday.

On entering the hostel, they asked the students to bring out all their cash, mobile phones and laptop computers.

Some of the students who resisted were beaten.

The source said it was in the course of the attack that a female student was raped in the full glare of colleagues.

Conforming the attack, Chief Supt. Ntim said police had visited the crime scene and that there was evidence of carelessness on the part of the students.

According to him, even though the hostel had a burglarproof door, it was not shut at the time of the robbers’ attacked.

Chief Supt. Ntim further indicated that the students called in the police at the time the robbers had completed their action and left

He said the police patrol team was operating in town and that if they had been called earlier, the robbers could have been arrested.

He promised authorities and students of the school of adequate security, asking them to have no fears.

Source Graphic Ghana

Sekou Nkrumah: Mills is not father of all but the father of some

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Sekou Nkrumah

Ghana President, John Mills’ decision to travel with two children of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to a ceremony in Ethiopia on the sidelines of the AU Summit to honour the first President of the Republic has not gone down well with the third son of Nkrumah, who was left out.

Loud-mouth Sekou Nkrumah would be left behind as the President heads to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the Heads of State and Governments of the African Union meeting with his two siblings.

A statement released and signed by the Communications Director at the Presidency, Koku Anyidoho, said “President Mills will also be the guest of honour at the unveiling of a statue of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, at the forecourt of the newly constructed AU building. ”

The statement further stated that “President Atta Mills has invited Dr. Francis Nkrumah, and Madam Samia Nkrumah, Chairperson of the CPP, to join in the unveiling of the statue in honour of their father, for the leading role he played in the African liberation struggle as well as the Pan Africanist Movement. ”

It seems the rift between the presidency and the former Head of the National Youth Authority Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, who has over the period been an ardent critic of President Mills is getting wider.

He recently declared his support for the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo.

In an interview with Citi News, Sekou said, “I’m not aware of it at all… If you as a president, even during your campaign, one of your campaign messages to Ghanaians is that you’d be the father of all and then all of a sudden when it is something to do with Nkrumah, you decide to sideline some of his children, then of course it rather exposes how hypocritical our President is. “

He added: “He is not after all the father of all but the father of some. ”

There has been no official pronouncement on why Sekou was left out.

Source Citifmonline Ghana

Vitus Azeem: EOCO must drop Alfred Woyome probe

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The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Vitus Azeem, is asking President John Evans Atta Mills to call off the Economic and Organised Crimes Office’s investigation into the Alfred Woyome judgment debt saga.

The Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice has also begun probing the same matter.

Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Azeem said the EOCO’s withdrawal will avoid a possible duplication of efforts.

“There is likely to be some complications if the two [EOCO and CHRAJ] do not coordinate with regards to the investigations,” he said.

He added that “the best approach to avoid possible clashes and duplication of efforts is for the President to say that now that CHRAJ has started investigations why you [EOCO] don’t drop it? ”

Source Citifmonline Ghana

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