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Anew humanitarian

crisis is unfolding in

Malakal, South

Sudan, just days after an

attack by government

soldiers on a camp sheltering

displaced people – the

challenge of caring for tens

of thousands of survivors.

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As the humanitarian situation

in Libya continues to

deteriorate with no solution

in sight, the number of migrants

seeking IOM support to voluntarily

return to their home countries is

rising.

In the latest operation, the IOM

mission in Libya at press time

repatriated 117 stranded Burkinabe

migrants, including five women and

two children, to Burkina Faso.

The charter flight from Tripoli

Mitiga Airport was organized in

close coordination with the Embassy

of Burkina Faso in Tripoli, the

Libyan authorities and IOM Burkina

Faso.

Prior to their departure, the

migrants stayed overnight at the

Burkina Faso Embassy. IOM

provided food, water and transport to

the airport the following morning.

On arrival in Burkina Faso, the

group was met by IOM staff and

were provided with onward

transportation grants to travel to their

final destinations. A group of 20 of

the most vulnerable cases identified

in Libya were also given

reintegration grants.

The migrants told IOM about

why they had gone to Libya and

what happened to them when they

got there, prior to leaving Tripoli.

Adam, 24, told IOM: “When we

came across the desert from Burkina

Faso to Niger a year ago, the worst

part was during our journey from

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New South Sudan crisisAround 18 people died in the violence

that began following growing ethnic

tensions between Dinka and Shilluk

communities in the camp. Government

soldiers broke into the UN-

administered Protection of

Civilians (PoC) facility and were involved

in the fighting that intensified at press

time, sending people fleeing the wild gun

battles and a fire that destroyed half the

camp.

Some 15,000 people, mostly Nuer and

Shilluk, have taken shelter in a small,

narrow strip of land near the UN Mission

in South Sudan peacekeeping base, 500

meters from the PoC. Around 5,000

mainly Dinka have fled into nearby

Malakal town and the protection of the

largely Dinka army. Around 25,000

people are still living in parts of the PoC

that escaped destruction.

It has created an alarming

humanitarian situation that asks aid

workers to do the near impossible -

provide immediate services for 20,000

people suddenly displaced from their

original site of refuge, and to plan the

rebuilding of the camp.

“There is a general sense of insecurity

so people have moved outside of the

Protection of Civilians site,” said John

McCue, head of operations for the

International Organization for Migration

in the capital, Juba.

“It’s completely untenable, it’s too

small, it’s too crowded… there is nothing

that can be done, the priority needs to be on

UNMISS showing the population that they

are able to provide security within the PoC.

It’s the only solution. Otherwise we are

looking at a major health risk.”

Some people have returned to the camp -

even the sections that were torched -

regarding it as a better option than the

overcrowded, squalid conditions outside the

UNMISS base.

“That place was not good,” said one

man, who gave his name only as Hassan,

indicating where thousands of displaced are

building temporary shelters.

“No food, no water,” said his colleague,

Emmanuel. “All of the food was here, but

the violence (destroyed it)”.

Malakal town, where mainly Dinka fled

to, is heavily militarised. Almost all men

wear uniforms, weapons slung on their

back, pacing the streets of South Sudan’s

second largest city, which has been

repeatedly fought over by government and

rebel forces since 2013.

Here, there appear to be more services

for the displaced - the Nile river is nearby to

provide water and sanitation, and it is less

crowded. The displaced in town are digging

in for the long haul.

Angelina, who used to live in the PoC

but fled to Malakal, said many people are

carrying their belongings from the camp to

town “until the government tells us where

to go”.

UNMISS blamed

Among the Nuer and Shilluk who

have taken refuge near the UN base, there

is a sense of dismay at the failure of the

peacekeepers to protect them. Many say

they will return to the PoC only if

UNMISS can guarantee their protection.

“I saw yesterday the [UN] soldiers run

away. What happens next time, I don’t

know,” said Emmanuel, who like Hassan

had returned to the PoC. “I saw many

people die. I don’t know what happened

with UNMISS.”

An UNMISS statement said its

peacekeepers had exchanged fire with

men “allegedly donning SPLA [army]

uniforms” shooting into the base.

The 15,000 displaced outside the

peacekeepers’ base have thrown up

makeshift tents just centimetres apart - a

clear fire risk as they are forced to use

open fires to cook food and heat what

water is available.

Rebuilding the PoC will take time.

Two medical clinics inside the camp were

destroyed - either victims of the spreading

fires or the looting that came after.

It appeared that at least some of the

fire in the PoC was caused by deliberate

acts of arson. Sections where one ethnic

group lived are a pile of ashes, yet a few

feet away housing of another group was

untouched by the flames.

South Sudan collapsed into civil war

in 2013 when fighting broke out between

soldiers loyal to President Salva Kiir and

his deputy Riek Machar. The conflict

quickly took on ethnic overtones.

The UN warned last week that as a

result of the war, 2.8 million people -

nearly 25 percent of the population - are in

urgent need of food assistance, and at least

40,000 people are “on the brink of

catastrophe”.

* Credits:https://www.irinnews.org/news/2016/02/22/survivors-violence-malakal-face-new-crisis

From Papua New Guinea, aClimate Migrant’s Story A

lready in her 70s, Rufina Moi was

forced to leave the Carteret Islands,

Papua New Guinea, two years ago.

A number of factors influenced her decision

to leave behind her home, with the main one

being land degradation: the declining area

of land available to cultivate due to high

population growth and sea-level rise. Losing

her land presented problems she felt she

could only deal with by leaving.

In addition to the decline in cultivable

land, poor access to government services

was a major push factor for Rufina to move

as she highlighted the remoteness of her

home and the associated poor transport

networks. Since she relocated to Buka,

Rufina has not returned to the island,

although she has expressed her undying

desire to one day return to her homeland.

Rufina has called upon the government

of Bougainville to provide financial support

to improve the transport system to and from

the island so that it is reliable, affordable and

safe. Facilitating the mobility of her people

by ensuring the islanders are able to travel to

the mainland to access government services

and livelihood options through their social

networks would provide a favourable

adaptation strategy to people of the

Carterets.

Back home in the Carteret Islands,

Rufina is a well-respected leader who

played an important role in local

governance as a member of the Council of

Elders (COE). Coming from a teaching

background, Rufina is now heavily involved

with youth and women’s activities in Buka

through the Catholic Church as a counsellor.

When Rufina was living in the Carterets

she received an income allowance from the

government for her membership in the

COE. Currently, in Buka, her income

largely comes from baking and selling

products such as doughnuts and scones.

With any surplus that she makes, Rufina

buys rice and other foodstuffs from the local

market and sends it home to her

grandchildren. Along with food, she sends

remittances back home to support her

household.

Rufina has been able to access land for

gardening in nearby villages in Buka

through her established social network. This

livelihood activity provides her with food

and any extra she is able to cultivate is sent

home - typically she sends baskets of

kaukau in recognition of addressing the

acute food shortages experienced on the

Carteret islands.

“I go and do gardening in Hagogohe

village [where] villagers know me. From

my harvests I am able as well to send

kaukau to feed my grandchildren back

home.”

Rufina believes that if the government

could address land and housing matters of

the resettlement sites, more Carterets

families could be successfully relocated and

establish their livelihood in mainland Buka.

In the meantime she is calling for support

towards the establishment of a transit house

in Buka for the people of the Carterets as a

way of facilitating the prevailing mobility

patterns.

Rufina perceives resettlement of her

people as inevitable due to climate change,

reiterating that her island is experiencing

unprecedented environmental changes and

that the existence of future generations is

severely compromised.

* Culled from http://weblog.iom.int/papua-new-guinea-climate-migrant’s-story

Agadez in Niger to Al Qatrun in Libya,

where the smugglers put 40 people in a

Toyota mini truck. There was no room to

move your legs. As a result, some of us

were injured when the vehicle hit bumps

off-road. I saw the driver attack my friend

and throw him out of the vehicle to die in

the desert, just because he asked them to

stop to relieve himself.”

According to Peter, 26, he and several

others had been working in construction

in Libya for a year and were sending

money back to their families. “What

made us want to return home was our

constant fear of the police and the

militias. If one of us was arrested, the

only way to be released was to pay LYD

1,000 (USD 763). We had to leave behind

a couple of our friends still detained in

one of the militia bases. They asked us to

pay for their release, but we feared we

might face the same fate and so we had

no choice but to leave them behind.”

Idris, 18, dropped out of school after

the death of his mother and used the rest

of his school fees to travel to seek work in

Libya, three years ago. Despite his age,

he had saved money after working in

construction. He told IOM that three

weeks ago an armed gang broke into his

house and took all his savings. After that

terrifying experience he decided to return

home.

Some of the migrants told IOM that

besides the inhumane treatment they

suffered at the hands of the militias, they

were also exploited by some locals, who

employed them in various capacities for

weeks and then refused to pay them. If

the migrants asked for their wages they

were told to take their complaints to the

police. According to the migrants, there

is no real police force – consequently

they had no recourse to get their wages.

Funding for this latest charter was

provided by two IOM projects:

Prevention and Management of Irregular

Migration Flows from the Sahara Desert

to the Mediterranean Sea (SAHMED),

funded by the European Union and the

Italian Ministry of Interior, and Provision

of Voluntary Return Assistance and

Reintegration from Egypt, Libya and

Tunisia project funded by Norway.

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the very basic necessities of life.

So basic that inadequate intake or a

complete absence of food causes various

health problems or in extreme cases,

death. It is so central to life that,

regardless of where you are in the world,

there is a good meal that is peculiar to

that locality.

In Africa, just like the various

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which is peculiar to that country or city.

In Ghana, the more common food

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Bakayoko Mediofo, A.K.A, Back Mediois a Reggae singer, songwriter fromIvory Coast. He began his career in

1981 as vocalist with an orchestra directedby the legendary Andre Meyan.

His first album ‘Marital Issues’(Problèmes Conjugaux) released in 1994propelled him to the forefront of the musicalscene in his country and Africa. Due tocensorship of his politically engaged thirdalbum (Identity Crisis), Back Medio fled hisnative country to find a safe haven inEngland in order to continue to pursue hismusical career.

With his 4th Album entitled TERE (theSUN) in Bambara, due to be released bystudio STILNESS with the help of producerPablo Paratchino, Back Medio has come ofage by drawing inspiration from UB40, BobMarley and Burning Spear whose lyrics andsongs have had a huge positive effect on hissong writing style. Medio’s new Album is anupbeat Reggae sound with lyrics centred onthe thought of people living together inharmony.

Looking to the future, Back Medio hopesto become a well-known and respected artistin England, Europe and the world.

What you have been doing in England

over the years of being a noted African

star?

Well! To cut a long story short, I sought

asylum in the UK since 2002 right after the

release of my third album (Identity Crisis).

Because I became the target of a fringe of

the army and politicians who did not like my

message. Unfortunately, if any of you have

followed the news concerning Ivory Coast,

the very issues I was talking about resulted

in a 10-year civil war.

I have tried at best to play my music since I

have been here, and now I am working on

my fourth album.

What keeps you inspired to continue

within the music industry?

Music is simply able to soothe the soul. If

you listen to music and understand the

mesage, you will not hurt a fly.

Can you see yourself crossing over and

becoming a worldwide artiste?

Of course, if you listen to my song RastaBongoman, you’ll realise that I should have

crossed over many years ago.

Who would you most like to work with

musically?

My Idol - Burning Spear.

Please can you name some of the projects

you are currently working on?

Like I said earlier, I am now promoting my

fourth album, TERE (the SUN) in Bambara.

I am also working on a compilation with

some reggae big hitters. It is due out in early

2016.

How do you see the African music

industry improving on the world market?

I think it is all about promotion and hard

work and most of all, the proper

redistribution of royalties.

Did you always have the full support of

your family when you said you wanted to

be in the music business?

My father who was an army Colonel (May

his soul rest in peace), never wanted me in

music, but when I sold 450,000 copies in six

months, he changed his mind (laughs).

What do you consider your best song and

album to date that everyone can

remember?

My first album (Problèmes Conjugaux or

Marital Issues) spoke about our daily life as

humans. People enjoyed it.

It is really up to the fans, but I think they will

love TERE because it is more mature. My

producer did a tremendous job.

What do you consider to be your main

passions in life?

I am all about music.

What would you be doing if you were not

in the music industry?

This is what I have always wanted to be.

What is the one thing your life

experiences have taught you while

working in the music industry that you

would like to teach to the next

generation?

The industry is full of sharks. I did not see

the money I made from my first album. So,

I would say to anyone who wants to get into

music to open their eyes and be professional.

What did you love most about life when

you were growing up and where did you

grow up?

I grew up in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). Very

early on, I sang in youth orchestras

If you had the chance to do things all

again in life, what if anything, would you

do differently?

Of course, play my music and learn the

management side of the art.

What is the message that your music is

trying to communicate to your fans

worldwide?

The one message that I try to convey is that

your enemy is not your fellow human being.

Our true enemy is ignorance. It is ignorance

that brings about hate of the unknown. We

should all try to understand diversity.

What great African song of another

artiste would you like to cover and why?

I would love to cover one of the great Fela

Kuti’s songs because he advocated unity.

When are you planning to put out a new

album and what can we all look forward

to?

My album is right around the corner. My

managerial team, London-based (ICM)

spearheaded by Claude Djaquis, in

conjunction with my Producer - Pablo

Paratchino, are at work as we speak.

They are true professionals.

Lekan Olujinmi is of The Klub

International Management.

Further information is available at:

http://urbanpress.ci/interview/back-medio-

des-nouvelles-de-lui.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rbm

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Bakayoko Mediofo

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First it starts with foes, then friends,

then you and I. At a time, against better

advice, I strongly supported the extra-

judicial detention of Radio Biafra boss,

Nwannekaenyi Okwu-Kanu. My argument

was that, it should not be because the

Department of State Security botched a slam

dunk case that it should allow a

dangerous person who had publicly

advocated our being killed and bought

weapons to that effect, to be released. I held

similar view for Sokoto Prince Dasuki.

ENDS casuists debated and rebuked me

harshly, explaining the importance of

respecting the law. I was warned that I was

speaking on my own and must not include

the organisation in my write-up.

It was not long after that I saw several

more Nigerians go down in unconstitutional

detentions and extra-judicial deaths, that I

realized how and why I was wrong. It is

better to risk releasing and allowing the

escape of a Kanu and a Dasuki, than putting

170 million Nigerians in clear danger of an

above-the-law totemic government that feels

it has the mandate and support of the majority

to detain and kill extra-judicially without

remorse, repercussion, retribution or even

rebuke.

Islamic Movement Sheikh Zakzaky has

been held since December 13th. He was

flown abroad without notice or permission of

his remaining family. Whether he is alive or

dead and how he is, blind, crippled,

vegetative or otherwise is unknown. No one

has seen him since. His lawyers have been

denied seeing their client. It has been over

two months. The same is the story of his

wife.

So also, over 190 Nigerian Muslims were

detained extra-judicially and even when at

last they were charged two months later,

some were not brought to court and their

names not listed and the judge had to go to

the prisons in clear violation of the law to

book them.

On February 13th, after speaking to the

international media, criticizing the claims by

Nigeria’s government of a technical defeat of

Boko Haram, which put the people at

risk...letting down their guards; and allegedly

for the “offense” of condemning the

government for denying when its soldiers

died and being obstinately indifferent when

300 Nigerians were killed in Dalori; Rtd.

Colonel Hussaini Monguno was whisked

away by State security agents and his

whereabouts remained unknown till we

protested his freedom.

Hussaini Monguno was finally paraded

on rather outlandish claims, of him and two

others picked surprisingly several days after

he was, fuzzily accused of being heard on the

phone, perhaps by phone tapping, planning

to blackmail and extort officials and

intending to “misinform” President Buhari

and Nigerians about allegations of

corruption among members of his “perfect”

cabinet. Most of the listed charges

were prospective, “thought crimes.”

While it is difficult to wade into these

claimed charges finally posted on the Borno

prominent son and brave anti-Boko Haram

and anti-corruption activist, one thing there

is no doubt of, is that there are VERY corrupt

people in Buhari’s government who pad

budgets, who brazenly steal, or

rather, Senate-lift entire budgets from the

“hallowed” Senate chambers and who are so

audacious they can even pad things like the

house of the ADC in Aso compound, add

“rent” for Aso villa, intend to rob millions

from the Aso clinic, and list single boreholes

under the Ministry of Works and Housing

budget for $700,000.... and that while

Hussaini Monguno has been arrested, these

persons are still free.

We doubt it is within the jurisdiction of

the DSS to arrest and investigate Hussaini

Monguno and others for allegations within

the jurisdiction of State and Federal police.

Under the new administration, Nigeria’s

agencies have overridden the police, with the

army self-declaring as the “defenders of

democracy” and being responsible for

addressing intra-State protests, making

arrests or immediate death-sentencing, and

responsible for restoring law and order in

States; and the DSS has similarly become

judge and jury for all types of cases in all

departments. The sudden picking up of

Kogi’s Faleke and Audu’s son, is in not too

distant memory.

Once a person has been illegally

detained, that person has been permanently

denied justice. It is not reversible or

amendable. An extra-judicial detention is

called a kidnap and thus, while the guilt of

the suspect is yet to be determined, the State

has committed a crime, that is quite

confirmed. Ben Rawlence, writing

for Human Rights Watch said of

similar transgressions by the Kenyan

government, “Violating suspects’ rights alsorisks alienating and further radicalizingyoung men. Neither kidnapping suspects norlocking up those who protest violations willmake the region safer.“

While we are happy that at last and after

two weeks, Hussiani Monguno is finally

paraded and we finally know where he is; we

once again bear witness to

the Schutzhaft Gestapo modus of operations

where Nigerians are arrested and whisked

away extra-judicially and detained without

the required 2 days access to a judge and

constitutionally enforced access to legal

representation and visitation.

A recent damning and chilling report by

the AP, “People detained by military

disappear in northeast,” described how

Nigerians in the Boko Haram-troubled

northeast have been whisked and killed

extra-judicially by Nigerians State agents. As

can be expected, Nigerians and the Nigerian

media are increasingly becoming afraid to

release reports that may appear critical of the

new administration.

December it was Zakzaky. Yesterday it

was Hussaini Monguno. Between, many

more have been detained

for admonishing the State, in Kaduna, Borno

and elsewhere. Most cases we never hear

about. Who knows who it will be

tomorrow. Should we be cowed?

* Dr. Peregrino Brimah is of EveryNigerian Do Something (ENDS) and can bereached via Twitter: @EveryNigerian


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because of their commitment whilst on

the job, but also once they’d handed in

their notice, and up until the end of their

tenure.

On the other hand, I remember jointly

interviewing a gentleman 10 years ago

for a role who - when I asked what he did

in his last 30 days in his previous role –

said: “they’ll definitely remember me, as

I locked all employees out of their

accounts before I left because they didn’t

pay me the contract rates they’d

promised!” I obviously didn’t hire him,

never mind wait to see what he’d do in

his last 30 days with us.

So what should an employee or

leader do in their last 30 days or whilst

working their notice period - to

maintain their dignity and

professionalism?”

6 Do’s

• Aim to complete all unfinished

projects.

• Set up your replacement for success -

share all your work with them, and

introduce them to the key

stakeholders they need to relate with.

• If no replacement is in place, strive to

document everything you'd have liked

your predecessor to have documented

for you before you started in the role.

• Pay back any unpaid loans - even if

the company's forgotten about these.

• Thank everyone who has made your

time in the company what it's been.

• Whatever your rank or file,

specifically thank your team members

, as you couldn't have achieved what

you did alone - without them.

6 Don’t s

• Don't clock off mentally or physically

until you've signed out on the last day.

• Don't badmouth your colleagues to

your replacement - no matter how

tough things may have been.

• Don't sabotage your replacement's

chances of progress.

• Don't try to poach team members if

leaving for another role.

• Don't lock anyone out of their

accounts if you have the ability to do

so!

• Don't take any regrets home with you

on your last day.

When all is said and done, it all boils

down to not only what you’d want people

to remember and say about you, but also

what you’d be proud to tell future

employers about yourself. If you can’t

say to a new employer (or yourself), with

pride, “I did xyz in my last 30 days”, then

is it worth really doing it, in the first

instance?

Whilst I’ve listed my personal do’s

and don’ts - the question remains: ,

if you had 30 days to work out your

notice:

Any more suggestions as to what todo (or not) in those last 30 days wouldbe more than welcome, as always!

Your “LAST” 30 days at work? What should you do?

By Carole Ibukun Adebayo


Although club football in North Africa has been

traditionally more advanced than the rest of the

continent, this trend has spread throughout

Africa. Bafana Bafana captain Dean Furman

moved to England at an early age and went

through the Chelsea youth ranks before joining

Glasgow Rangers. A number of clubs followed

and the midfielder made a name for himself

with Oldham Athletic and Doncaster Rovers.

However, he received a lucrative offer by South

African club SuperSport United last year. He

opted to return home, hoping guaranteed play

would see him keep his place in the national

side and ensure a more high-level return to

European football.

Like Furman, Angolan international Fredy

has already had a lengthy stint in European

football. The striker played youth football for

Portuguese club Belenenses and progressed to

the first team, playing regularly in the first and

second division. When he found that he was not

featuring as often as he wanted to, he accepted

an offer from Angolan club Libolo last year and

returned to the country of his birth, where the

25-year-old is currently playing.

Zimbabwe international Knowledge

Musona is a perfect example that a return to

Africa does not have to signal the end of a

European career. The striker struggled to make

an impact after first joining Bundesliga club

Hoffenheim from South African club Kaizer

Chiefs in 2011. A loan period with Augsburg

failed to improve his fortunes and Musona

returned to Chiefs on loan. In familiar

surroundings, the striker not only found his

confidence again, he also found his scoring

boots and having failed to find the net in 30

matches in Germany, he was a regular scorer

for Chiefs. He has since moved back to Europe,

and after 26 games his ten goals for Oostende in

Belgium’s Jupiler League sees him just one

goal behind the league’s leading scorer.

* Culled from http://www.fifa.com/world-

match-

centre/news/newsid/276/542/3/index.html

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The FIFA Appeal Committee,

chaired by Bermuda’s Larry

Mussenden, has partially

confirmed the decisions taken by the

Adjudicatory Chamber of the

independent Ethics Committee on 17 and

18 December 2015 regarding Joseph S.

Blatter and Michel Platini respectively,

whose bans have been reduced from eight

to six years.

Following the hearings of Mr Platini

and Mr Blatter held in Zurich on 15 and

16 February 2016 respectively, the

Appeal Committee decided:

Mr Platini’s and Mr Blatter’s appeals

are dismissed in respect of infringements

of art. 13 (General rules of conduct),

art. 15 (Loyalty), art. 19 (Conflict of

interests) and art. 20 (Offering and

accepting gifts and other benefits) of the

FIFA Code of Ethics, as established by

the Adjudicatory Chamber. The Appeal

Committee concurred with the findings

of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the

Ethics Committee in the sense that the

evidence available in the present case is

not sufficient to establish a breach of

article 21 of the FIFA Code of Ethics

(Bribery and corruption).

Consequently, the appeal lodged by

the investigatory chamber for a life ban

from all football-related activity was also

dismissed.

While agreeing with the principles

and arguments presented by the

Adjudicatory Chamber in its calculation

of the sanction, the Appeal Committee

determined that some strong mitigating

factors for Mr Platini and Mr Blatter were

not taken into account when establishing

the sanction. In this sense, amongst

others, the Appeal Committee considered

that Mr Platini’s and Mr Blatter’s

activities and the services they had

rendered to FIFA, UEFA and football in

general over the years should deserve

appropriate recognition as a mitigating

factor. Thus, after carefully analysing and

taking into consideration the exceptional

mitigating circumstances of the cases, it

was determined that a one-year reduction

of the five-year ban for a breach of art. 20

of the FCE was proper, and similarly a

one-year reduction of the three-year ban

for the other breaches was also proper.

In summary:

Michel Platini is banned from taking

part in any football-related activity

(administrative, sports or other) at

national and international level for a

period of six (6) years as from 8 October

2015, in accordance with art. 6 par. 1h)

of the FIFA Code of Ethics in conjunction

with art. 22 of the FIFA Disciplinary

Code. Furthermore, Mr Platini shall pay a

fine in the amount of CHF 80,000 within

30 days of notification of the present

decision.

Joseph S. Blatter is banned from

taking part in any football-related activity

(administrative, sports or other) at

national and international level for a

period of six (6) years as from 8 October

2015, in accordance with art. 6 par. 1h)

of the FIFA Code of Ethics in conjunction

with art. 22 of the FIFA Disciplinary

Code. Mr Blatter shall pay a fine in the

amount of CHF 50,000 within 30 days of

notification of the present decision.

FIFA reduces Blatter, Platini sentences

Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter


From Europe to Africa and backGhislain N Guessan


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When the dream of big-time European

club football does not materialise, an

increasing number of young African

footballers and players with African roots have

opted for the continent’s most professional

leagues, where they are then able to gain

experience before embarking on another

attempt in Europe.

Ghislain N’Guessan is a case in point. The

Franco-Ivorian, who was born in Paris, went

through the junior ranks at Nantes and Padova

in Italy before stalling in the second team at

Tours. Now 23, the forward tells FIFA.com

that he was not ready for the challenge at a

younger age without the promise of first team

football. “When I started out, I was not serious

enough. As I scored quite often, I began to take

liberties with my schedule. I had a few clubs

from Italy and France interested, but they all

wanted me to trial and play for the reserves.”

That is when N’Guessan received an offer

from an Algerian first division club and he

decided to take it. “RC Arbaa was the only club

that was willing to sign me straight away. I

accepted because I could not afford to wait too

long. I had already lost much time, and I had to

play.”

After a difficult first season, the regular

playing time started to pay off and he scored

goals regularly in his second. A physical talent,

he is now eyeing a move back to Europe. “I

think if a player manages to succeed [in

Algeria], he can succeed everywhere. It is a

tough league. It is very physical and the

pressure to do well is huge. Obviously my goal

is to go back and play in Europe, and I also

hope to be called up by [Côte d’Ivoire].”

A growing trend

At the top levels of African football,

N’Guessan’s story is part of a larger trend.

Algerian journalist Maher Mezahi has been

watching the talent move to the continent’s

most competitive leagues. “We have seen an

influx of players with African roots,” Mezahi

said. “As they often hold dual nationality, they

do not need work permits and salaries are

competitive.”

Mezahi brings up the example of Amir

Karaoui. Born in France, and a midfield talent

in amateur football but unable to make the leap

in his birth country, Karaoui was bought by

Algerian club MC El Eulma. He impressed and

won transfers to bigger clubs in Algeria, ES

Setif and MC Alger, and has now been called

up for the Algerian national team. He was

invited back to France by Bastia, but his current

terms were better in Algeria, so he decided to

stay in North Africa and wait for another

opening in Europe.

Mezahi says club bosses with deep pockets

are often willing to lure European-born players

to Africa. “A club like Club Africain have

signed Tijani Belaid, Yassin Mikari, Stephane

Nater and Yoann Touzghar, all of whom have

played in Europe where they were born. Some

have returned for the money, some are

embarking on a playing adventure, while others

return to get regular top-level playing time to

try to make a name for themselves in CAF

competitions to be offered a chance in Europe

or for their national teams.”

Beyond North Africa

From Europe to Africa and back(African Football Media)

Ghislain N Guessan

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