Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Friday, July 2, 2010


    A lion yawns at a nature preserve                                                Enrique Marcarian / Reuters

Ghana players are framed by their country's flag

Ghana players are framed by their country's flag at the start of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Uruguay and Ghana at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, July 2, 2010.
Ghana players are framed by their country's flag

Monday, June 28, 2010

World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 : Pictures of Fans Part 2

Fans wait for the start of the 2010 World Cup second round soccer match between Argentina and Mexico at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg June 27, 2010.
Mexican fans react as they watch a public screening of the FIFA World Cup soccer against Argentina in Zocalo Square, downtown Mexico City, June 27, 2010. Argentina defeated Mexico 3-1 to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals.
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Fans of Argentina's footballl squad wear players masks on their heads as they await the 10 World Cup round of 16 football match  Argentina vs. Mexico on June 27, 2010 at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg.
Fans of Argentina
Argentina fans hold up a banner with images of former President Nelson Mandela, Diego Maradona and Che Guevara during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 27, 2010. Argentina won 3-1.
Soccer fans celebrate Argentina's victory over Mexico during their 2010 World Cup match, in Caracas June 27, 2010.Soccer fans celebrate Argentina's victory over Mexico during their 2010 World Cup match, in Caracas June 27, 2010.
Soccer fans celebrate Argentina's victory over Mexico during their 2010 World Cup match, in Caracas June 27, 2010.
German soccer fans celebrate in Berlin, Germany, in front of a poster of soccer player Michael Ballack , after the ending of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between  Germany and England taking place Bloemfontein, South Africa. Germany defeated  England 4- 1.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 27:  Fans react  as they watch England lose 4-1 to Germany on a giant screen in the Manchester fan zone. on June 27, 2010 in Manchester, England. England were knocked out of   the FIFA 2010 World Cup competition by 4 goals to 1 in South Africa.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 27:  Fans react as they watch England lose 4-1 to Germany on a giant screen in the Manchester fan zone. on June 27, 2010 in Manchester, England. England were knocked out of   the FIFA 2010 World Cup competition by 4 goals to 1 in South Africa.
BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 27:  England fans look show their dejection after suffering defeat following the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Round of Sixteen match between Germany and England at Free State Stadium on June 27, 2010 in Bloemfontein, South Africa.







Tuesday, January 5, 2010

South African President Jacob Zuma (L) takes part in a dance


South African President Jacob Zuma (L) takes part in a dance during his traditional wedding to Tobeka Madiba (R), his fifth wife, at the village of Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal, January 4, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Pictures of the Decade : children run as locusts spread in capital Dakar

Senegalese children run as locusts spread in capital Dakar. Vast swarms containing billions of locusts periodically devastate massive areas of crops in Africa, inflicting economic hardship on the affected countries. The last big African swarm in 2004 cost $400 million simply to eradicate the pests, a tab that did not include money lost to destroyed crops. Taken on September 1, 2004 by Pierre Holz

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