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Apr
06
2024
By The African Mirror
Togolese opposition members arrested over campaign against new constitution

Togolese opposition members arrested over campaign against new constitution

NEWS
NINE Togolese politicians who were running a campaign against a new constitution that could allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his 19-year rule have been arrested, a spokesperson for an opposition coalition said. Opposition voices are growing in the tiny phosphate-producing West African nation over constitutional reform that could change the way the president is elected. Some members of the opposition coalition were detained on Wednesday afternoon while they were campaigning against the constitution at a market in the suburbs of Togolese capital Lome, spokesperson Thomas Nsoukpoe said. Others were detained at night during a meeting at the house of a coalition…
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Apr
06
2024
By SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Elite hotel chains dial up investments in Africa with $3,000-a-night rooms

Elite hotel chains dial up investments in Africa with $3,000-a-night rooms

NEWS
AFFLUENT domestic and overseas tourists are driving a surge in high-end hotels in Africa, where a single night's stay can cost more than US$3,000. Over 396 luxury hotels totalling 75,364 rooms are currently in development across the continent, according to the 2024 W Hospitality Group's development pipeline report. "The top 10 brands account for about half of all chain hotels and resorts under construction in Africa, with the top 5, being Hilton, Radisson, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Protea Hotels and Four Points by Sheraton, all having similar numbers," it says. "Three of those top 5 brands are owned by Marriott…
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Apr
07
2024
By The African Mirror
Senegal’s new government has been appointed, PM Sonko says

Senegal’s new government has been appointed, PM Sonko says

NEWS
SENEGAL has a new government with 25 ministers and five junior ministers, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said, following the president's landslide election victory in March. The cabinet was approved by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, who was inaugurated on Tuesday and appointed Sonko, a key backer, as prime minister. Faye succeeded President Macky Sall, whose 12-year presidency saw a rising wave of public discontent. The cabinet will be closely watched after Faye made radical campaign promises such as dropping the CFA franc West African common currency. He has slightly backtracked on that pledge, but this week the former tax inspector promised an audit of the oil,…
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Apr
07
2024
By ISAAC ANYAOGU
Nigeria’s ex-central bank head Emefiele faces fresh charges on Monday

Nigeria’s ex-central bank head Emefiele faces fresh charges on Monday

NEWS
NIGERIA'S former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele will appear in a Lagos court on Monday after the country's anticorruption body on Friday filed 26 fresh charges against him alleging misuse of authority and corrupt practices. Emefiele is already facing procurement fraud charges in another court in the capital Abuja - which he has denied - after being detained in June last year by the Department of State Services. He was later transferred to the anticorruption body the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and was granted bail in November. The latest charges include receiving bribes, accepting gifts via intermediaries, engaging in corrupt practices, obtaining property…
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Apr
05
2024
By GIULIA PARAVICINI
Somalia expels Ethiopian envoy amid naval base dispute

Somalia expels Ethiopian envoy amid naval base dispute

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SOMALIA said that it was expelling Ethiopia's ambassador, closing two Ethiopian consulates and recalling its own ambassador to Addis Ababa amid a dispute over Ethiopia's plan to build a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland. Ethiopian foreign ministry spokesperson Nebiyu Tedla said Ethiopia did not have any information on the matter, which was first officially announced by Somalia's prime minister's office. "This follows ... the actions of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia which infringe upon Somalia's sovereignty and internal affairs," Somalia's foreign ministry said in a statement. Somalia has given Ethiopia's ambassador 72 hours to leave the…
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Apr
05
2024
By CATARINA DEMONY
Slavery tribunal? Africa and Caribbean unite on reparations

Slavery tribunal? Africa and Caribbean unite on reparations

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Support is building among African and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people, with the United States backing a U.N. panel at the heart of the effort. A tribunal, modelled on other ad-hoc courts such as the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals after World War Two, was proposed last year. It has now gained traction within a broader slavery reparations movement, Reuters reporting based on interviews with a dozen people reveals. Formally recommended in June by the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, the idea…
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Apr
06
2024
By The African Mirror
Over 100 inmates die in DR Congo prisons since start of year

Over 100 inmates die in DR Congo prisons since start of year

NEWS
More than 100 inmates have died so far this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo's underfunded and chronically overcrowded prisons, a U.N. human rights official said. The main cause of the deaths was contagious diseases such as tuberculosis, which spread easily in crowded facilities and require unavailable medical attention. Insufficient food also contributed, the official said. The U.N.'s Joint Humans Rights Office has so far confirmed 104 deaths in detention since the start of 2024, its director Patrice Vahard said. This compares to 222 prison deaths in 2023, he said in an interview. Most of the recorded deaths occurred…
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Apr
06
2024
By The African Mirror
South Africa to investigate Microsoft over cloud computing licensing practices

South Africa to investigate Microsoft over cloud computing licensing practices

NEWS
A South African antitrust agency is set to investigate Microsoft over its cloud computing licensing practices, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The South African case against Microsoft is likely to mirror the European Union antitrust case, according to the source. Microsoft is not aware of any complaint filed by the South African competition authority, the company said in an emailed statement. South Africa's competition agency did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The U.S. software giant faces an EU complaint by rivals over its cloud computing licensing practices in the region. Industry group…
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Apr
05
2024
By SIYABONGA SISHI and BHARGAV ACHARYA
S.African parliament ex-speaker charged with graft, granted bail

S.African parliament ex-speaker charged with graft, granted bail

NEWS
SOUTH African prosecutors charged former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula with corruption and money laundering, a day after she resigned following an inquiry into alleged graft during her time as defence minister. She was granted bail by a court in the capital Pretoria shortly after the charges were made public. Mapisa-Nqakula has denied any wrongdoing. Mapisa-Nqakula, 67, whose residence was raided by investigators last month as part of the inquiry, had also resigned as a member of the parliament on Wednesday. Lead prosecutor Bheki Manyathi told the Pretoria Magistrate's Court that Mapisa-Nqakula was being charged with 12 counts of corruption and one of money…
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