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Nov
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya’s rail operator halts cargo services to Mombasa port after floods

Kenya’s rail operator halts cargo services to Mombasa port after floods

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FLOODING and landslides in Kenya's coastal region have halted rail cargo services to and from the port city of Mombasa, the state-owned rail operator said. Heavy rains linked to the El Nino phenomenon, followed by flash floods, have submerged towns across East Africa, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. In Kenya, the death toll from the floods stands at at least 46 and is expected to rise. Floods and a landslide on the railway line between the capital Nairobi and Mombasa have forced Kenya Railways to close all-cargo services, it said in a statement. The railway also moves cargo to other…
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Nov
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Russia says first free grain shipments to Africa are on their way

Russia says first free grain shipments to Africa are on their way

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RUSSIA'S agriculture minister said that Moscow had begun free shipments of grain totalling up to 200,000 tonnes to six African countries, as promised by President Vladimir Putin in July. In a statement posted on Telegram, Dmitry Patrushev said that ships headed for Burkina Faso and Somalia had already left Russian ports and that additional shipments to Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Mali and the Central African Republic would soon follow. Putin had promised to deliver free grain to the six countries at a summit with African leaders in July, soon after Moscow withdrew from a deal that had allowed Ukraine to ship grain…
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Nov
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudanese warring parties trade blame for damaged dam south of Khartoum

Sudanese warring parties trade blame for damaged dam south of Khartoum

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THE Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces blamed each other for a strike that damaged a bridge over the Jebel Awlia dam south of Khartoum, the latest piece of key infrastructure to suffer in a seven-month war. The extent of the damage to the dam was unclear but serious damage to the dam threatened major flooding of the White Nile. In recent weeks, a bridge in the capital Khartoum and a crucial oil depot were damaged in strikes, for which the two forces also blamed each other. Fighting has raged in recent days in the Jebel Awlia area,…
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Nov
19
2023
By NGOUDA DIONE and DIADIE BA
Jailed Senegal opposition leader suffers court setbacks

Jailed Senegal opposition leader suffers court setbacks

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THE presidential ambitions of jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko suffered two setbacks after the Supreme Court annulled a lower court's decision ordering his reinstatement in the voter roll. Separately, a West African regional court backed the government of Senegal in a legal battle with Sonko, who had filed a case claiming the state violated his human rights. Sonko, 49, has faced a flurry of court cases over the past two years for charges including libel and rape, which he denies. He was arrested in July for insurrection, the government dissolved his party, and he has been struck off the…
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Nov
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Ex-Credit Suisse chief Thiam eyes Ivory Coast 2025 presidential race

Ex-Credit Suisse chief Thiam eyes Ivory Coast 2025 presidential race

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THE former chief executive of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, submitted his candidacy to lead one of Ivory Coast's main opposition parties, which could put him in the running for the 2025 presidential election. Thiam, 61, served as a minister under ex-president Henry Konan Bedie. He left the West African country after Bedie's ouster in a 1999 coup and worked for consultancy firm McKinsey, and insurers Aviva and Prudential before he was appointed Credit Suisse CEO in 2015. Five years later, he resigned from the Swiss bank following a major spying scandal in which he denied any involvement. Thiam recently returned…
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Nov
20
2023
By The African Mirror
Shell confirms Nigeria’s withdrawal of oilfield claim

Shell confirms Nigeria’s withdrawal of oilfield claim

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SHELL confirmed that Nigeria has withdrawn civil claims totalling $1.1 billion against it concerning allegations of corruption in a 2011 oilfield deal. "We are pleased that this claim has been withdrawn. It brings to an end to all legal cases against Shell on OPL 245 in Italian courts," a Shell spokesperson said in a statement. In 2021, an Italian court acquitted Shell, Eni, the operator of the OPL 245 oilfield, and company executives of corruption allegations in the acquisition of the field a decade earlier. Eni confirmed Nigeria had withdrawn the claim on Thursday.
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Nov
17
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s ANC backs motion to close Israeli embassy

South Africa’s ANC backs motion to close Israeli embassy

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SOUTH Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party said that it would support a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be closed. The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will propose the motion later on Thursday, also calling for the suspension of all diplomatic relations with Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. South Africa's strong support for Palestinians dates back to former President Nelson Mandela's days, with the country likening their plight to its own before the end of apartheid in 1994. Israel rejects the comparison. "The African National…
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Nov
18
2023
By The African Mirror
U.S., UK, Norway condemn escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur

U.S., UK, Norway condemn escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur

NEWS
THE United States, United Kingdom and Norway condemned escalating violence and human rights abuses in Sudan, especially in the Darfur region, the three countries said in a statement. The countries cited attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force drawn largely from Arab groups and allied Arab militias known as Janjaweed, in Darfur. "These have included - according to credible reports - mass killings including ethnic targeting of non-Arab and other communities, killings of traditional leaders, unjust detentions, and obstruction of humanitarian aid," the statement said. There was also concern about reports of civilians being targeted in Jebel Aulia, on…
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Nov
18
2023
By LOVASOA RABARY
Madagascar president takes huge lead in early results of low turnout vote

Madagascar president takes huge lead in early results of low turnout vote

NEWS
MADAGASCAR'S President Andry Rajoelina took a predictably commanding early lead in his bid for re-election in a vote marked by low turnout and an opposition boycott, preliminary results showed. The 49-year-old entrepreneur and former DJ rose to power on the Indian Ocean island in a 2009 coup, stepped down after almost five years as leader of a transitional authority, and then won a 2018 election. The opposition says he should not have run again in Thursday's poll because he acquired French nationality in 2014 - which they say automatically revokes his Malagasy one - and has created unfair election conditions. He says…
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Nov
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s Tinubu to attend ‘G20 Compact with Africa’ conference in Berlin

Nigeria’s Tinubu to attend ‘G20 Compact with Africa’ conference in Berlin

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NIGERIA'S President Bola Tinubu will fly to Berlin to attend the G20 Compact with Africa conference as he seeks to attract investments in energy and infrastructure and boost trade, his office said. The conference, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will focus on enhancing economic and business cooperation between African nations and G20 countries, spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement. Tinubu will also participate in the fourth G20 Investment Summit, co-hosted by the German government, where he will make a case for Nigeria as an investment destination, Ngelale said. Nigeria is seeking to boost investment rather than rely on…
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