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Mar
08
2024
By The African Mirror
Suspected insurgents kidnap 50 people in northeast Nigeria

Suspected insurgents kidnap 50 people in northeast Nigeria

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Suspected Islamist insurgents kidnapped 50 people, mostly women, in northeastern Nigeria this week, local officials and a resident said, the latest mass abduction by fighters who have waged an insurgency for more than a decade. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have mainly operated in Borno state in the northeast, targeting security forces and civilians, in the process killing and displacing tens of thousands of people. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The latest incident took place on Monday in the remote Gamboru area, which shares a border with Chad and Cameroon, said an official of the…
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Mar
08
2024
By The African Mirror
African Games 2024: is it really worth it for Ghana to host the mega sport event?

African Games 2024: is it really worth it for Ghana to host the mega sport event?

NEWS
THE African Games, formerly the All-African Games, is taking place from 8-23 March in Ghana. Scheduled for 2023, they were postponed due to a regional impasse over marketing rights, delays in getting facilities ready and Ghana’s growing economic crisis. Kamilla Swart researches and teaches sport mega-events. We asked her about the African Games’ potential for sports tourism and about the pros and cons of hosting it. KAMILLA SWART, Associate Professor, Hamad Bin Khalifa University What is the African Games? The African Games is a multi-sport event held every four years, generally one year before the Olympic Games. It’s positioned as…
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Mar
08
2024
By The African Mirror
Junta-led Sahel states to form joint force to fight insurgents

Junta-led Sahel states to form joint force to fight insurgents

NEWS
JUNTA-LED Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories, Niger's armed forces chief Moussa Salaou Barmou said after a meeting with his counterparts. The decision is the latest sign of closer alignment to emerge since the three neighbours in West Africa's insurgency-torn central Sahel region severed military ties with longstanding allies including France and formed a cooperation pact known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In a televised statement, Barmou said the new task force would be "operational as soon as possible to meet the security challenges," but did…
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Mar
08
2024
By DIADIE BA and BATE FELIX
Senegal schedules presidential election for March 24

Senegal schedules presidential election for March 24

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SENEGALESE President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said after a top court ruled that a proposal to hold the vote after his mandate expires on April 2 was unconstitutional. The announcement caps a dramatic evening that saw Sall dissolve the government and replace Prime Minister Amadou Ba with Interior Minister Sidiki Kaba so that Ba, the ruling coalition's presidential candidate, can focus on his electoral campaign, the presidency said. Earlier the Constitutional Council ruled that a proposal from a national dialogue commission for the vote to be held on June 2 was…
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Mar
08
2024
By The African Mirror
Who are the main candidates in Senegal’s presidential election?

Who are the main candidates in Senegal’s presidential election?

NEWS
SENEGAL heads to the polls on March 24 to choose a successor to President Macky Sall who is not seeking a third term. For the first time in the West African nation's history, the incumbent is not on the ballot. His hand-picked successor, Prime Minister Amadou Ba, who was relieved of his duties on Wednesday ahead of the campaigning, is among 19 candidates cleared by Senegal's constitutional council to run. To avoid a runoff, a candidate must secure over 50% of the vote. Campaigning is likely to start in the coming days. Following are the profiles of the main contenders: PRIME MINISTER…
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Mar
08
2024
By The African Mirror
Liberia’s lower house backs creation of war crimes court

Liberia’s lower house backs creation of war crimes court

NEWS
LIBERIA'S lower house voted to establish a war crimes court, moving a step closer to bringing overdue justice for the victims of serious abuses committed during the West African country's two civil wars. The two conflicts between 1989 and 2003 saw widespread atrocities including massacres, rape, and the use of child soldiers. A Truth and Reconciliation Committee later called for a special court to be set up to try those allegedly responsible, but no concrete action was taken. The latest resolution was proposed by newly inaugurated President Joseph Boakai and backed by 42 of 72 lawmakers. It now passes to…
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Mar
07
2024
By JULIA PAYNE and LIBBY GEORGE
Nigeria’s Dangote wants to set up trading arm for Lagos mega refinery

Nigeria’s Dangote wants to set up trading arm for Lagos mega refinery

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Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote is planning to set up an oil trading arm, likely based in London, to help run crude and products supply for his new refinery in Nigeria, six sources familiar with the matter said. The move would reduce the role of the world's biggest trading firms, which have been negotiating for months to provide the refinery with financing and crude oil in exchange for product exports. The giant 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery is set to redraw global oil and fuel flows and the trading community is closely watching the way it will operate. Dangote, whose wealth is…
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Mar
07
2024
By FRED HARTER
‘Horrific’ civilian toll as Ethiopia turns to combat drones to quell local insurgencies

‘Horrific’ civilian toll as Ethiopia turns to combat drones to quell local insurgencies

NEWS
THE Ethiopian Orthodox priest reached the site of the explosion just minutes after the missile had hit. It was a scene of complete devastation. “It was horrific,” he told The New Humanitarian. “The place was littered with body parts of dead people, intact dead bodies, and survivors with missing limbs who were moaning in pain.” The target on 19 February in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region was an Isuzu truck transporting dozens of civilians, the priest and another witness said. The attack was carried out by a military drone that had been hovering over the area, they added. The second witness,…
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Mar
07
2024
By JONATHAN STEMPEL
US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in Africa

US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in Africa

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A federal appeals court refused to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labour in cobalt mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favour of Google parent Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesla rejecting an appeal by former child miners and their representatives. The plaintiffs accused the five companies of joining suppliers in a "forced labour" venture by purchasing cobalt, which is used to make lithium-ion batteries that are widely used in electronics. Nearly…
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