AFRICA BRIEF UPDATE

Seven suspects linked to the drugs, which include cocaine and heroin, have also been arrested during the operation in the last four days.Three high-end vehicles worth millions of shillings have been impounded, with a number of suspected drug dealers fleeing to Tanzania.Among those arrested are Mr Said Mohamed Abdallah, popularly known as Shuwaz, his his girlfriend Hamdi Yusuf, and an Administration Police officer in Diani, Kwale County.Abdallah was arrested on Saturday at Ms Yusuf’s house with an unknown amount of drugs by officers from the anti-narcotics unit in Nairobi, a police report seen by the Nation indicatesNIGERIA (Punch) An Irish firm, which won a world record $9.6bn arbitration fine against the Federal Government, has instructed its lawyers to identify Nigeria’s assets that can be targeted to recover the money.The company confirmed in an electronic mail to our correspondent that it was focussed on identifying Nigeria’s assets that could be seized in the process of enforcing the decision of an arbitration tribunal which was recently converted to a court judgment.An Irish firm, which won a world record $9.6bn arbitration fine against the Federal Government, has instructed its lawyers to identify Nigeria’s assets that can be targeted to recover the money.The company confirmed in an electronic mail to our correspondent that it was focussed on identifying Nigeria’s assets that could be seized in the process of enforcing the decision of an arbitration tribunal which was recently converted to a court judgment.SUDAN (BBC )Torrential rain and floods have killed 62 people in Sudan, according to the official state news agency.The country has been battered by heavy rains since early July, affecting almost 200,000 people across 15 states. White Nile state in the south of the country has been hit hardest.The UN said that more than 37,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged while more flashfloods are expected.The rainy season continues until the end of October.Former winners Orlando Pirates of South Africa suffered an early exit from the African Champions League on Saturday, after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to debutants Green Eagles of Zambia.SOUTH AFRICA (BBC) Orlando Pirates, who won the trophy in 1995, went into their home match trailing 1-0 from the first leg of the preliminary round tie.It started well for the hosts, when a Happy Jele header on the hour put the Buccaneers 1-0 up to level the tie overall.Their second-leg advantage lasted just one minute before Amit Shamende scored for Green Eagles to make it 1-1 on the night and 2-1 to the Zambians on aggregate.The defeat completed an unsettled week for Orlando Pirates who are currently being guided by caretaker coach Rhulani Mokwena following the departure of coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic.In contrast, Micho, now coach of Egyptian giants Zamalek, enjoyed a winning Champions League night with his new club as Zamalek trounced Dekedaha of Somalia 6-0.Mostafa Mohamed and Mahmoud Shikabala bagged a brace each as Zamalek completed a record-equalling 13-0 overall triumph.Young Africans of Tanzania set the record for a two-leg winning margin at 13 goals in 2009 and Al Ahly, the Cairo neighbours of Zamalek, equalled it on Friday by firing nine past Atlabara of South Sudan.Mamelodi Sundowns, another South African side who were trailing from the first leg, avoided an early exit with a 4-0 win over Congolese side AS Otoho to advance 5-2 on aggregate.Sundowns scored all their goals before half-time, with two goals for Uruguayan Gaston Sirino.Elsewhere, Karim Aribi struck four for Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia as they crushed Hafia of Guinea 7-1 in Sousse having trailed 2-1 after the first leg.Ayoub Nanah scored twice in the second half as Raja Casablanca of Morocco coasted to a 4-0 home win over Brikama United of the Gambia after the clubs had shared six goals when they first met two weekends ago. Raja won 7-3 on aggregate.Although former champions JS Kabylie of Algeria lost 3-2 against Al Merrikh of Sudan in Omdurman, they scraped through on away goals.Late goals from Nabil Saadou and Toufik Addadi rescued the Algerians after Merrikh had established a 3-0 second leg lead.MAURITIUS(BBC) Liverpool Football Club launched a new international academy in Mauritius on Friday in a bid to “bring authentic LFC coaching to young fans around the world.”The academy was launched in partnership with the country’s Sports and Youth Ministry and was officially opened in the presence of Liverpool legend Bruce Grobbelaar along with Dan White, Liverpool FC’s Vice President of International Academies and the Mauritius Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth.“When we started our conversations, we noticed that we have a shared vision for football development and also the impact the sport can have on the population,” Dan White told BBC Sport when asked why the club had chosen the tiny island which lies at 157 in the Fifa rankings.“There is a hugely passionate fan base in Mauritius and we are confident that this project will be a positive development for football in Mauritius.“We look forward to working with our partners here to make sure it is a success.“We want to bring authentic LFC coaching to young fans around the world,” White added.This is the second such Liverpool academy in Africa (the first was launched in Egypt) where the club will aim to deliver ongoing coaching programmes to youngsters on the Indian Ocean island.Recruitment of players and coaches are underway and a wide range of year-round programmes are planned to begin next month.
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