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By Justin Lynch
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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A new humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Malakal -Photo- IOM-Gonzalez Palau 2016
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News
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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According to Abraham Maslow’s
theory of needs, food is one of
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
cultures, food is also prepared differently
with many different ingredients. Every
country or tribe has its own tasty food
which is peculiar to that country or city.
In Ghana, the more common food
joints are small local meal hubs known as
“chop bars” which can be found in every
corner of the country. With globalisation
and many Ghanaians spread all over the
world, chop bars are now found in major
cities such as New York and London.
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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
xzpssIU&feature=youtu.be
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Bakayoko Mediofo
Bakayoko Mediofo
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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Now there’s so much advice out
there on what to do in the “first”30 (or100) days in a new role, but
very little on what to do in the latter days’
in a role, when working one’s notice
period.
What you do from day 1 onwards in a
new role, and in your last 30 days, could
make the difference between you being
remembered with ignominy - or given the
send off of a lifetime, like this CEO,
Mark Sebba, or a less spectacular but
equally honorable send off like David
Letterman’s - albeit neither of them built
up their awesome reputation in their last
30 or 100 days, clearly.
People were clearly sorry to see Mr
Sebba and Mr Letterman go; and I hold
pleasant memories of having to send
former departmental members off with
fondness, and a card/present citing the
words “sorry you’re leaving”, not only
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
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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
Page15TheTrumpetMARCH 2 - 15 2016Sport
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
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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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