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Nov
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Blinken urges Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate

Blinken urges Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate

NEWS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke separately with Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame and urged both to de-escalate tensions, the State Department said. Blinken discussed the volatile situation and worsening humanitarian crisis along the border between the two nations and urged both sides to withdraw troops, the State Department said.
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Nov
08
2023
By CAMILLUS EBOH
Nigeria opposition’s Obi slams court ruling confirming Tinubu election win

Nigeria opposition’s Obi slams court ruling confirming Tinubu election win

NEWS
NIGERIA'S opposition Labour Party leader Peter Obi criticised the Supreme Court's ruling affirming President Bola Tinubu's victory in February's elections and vowed to continue to fight for a "New Nigeria". The country's top court on October 26 rejected an attempt to overturn the election result by the main opposition leader Atiku Abubakar and Obi, who came second and third in the vote, slamming the door on any legal challenge against Tinubu, who says he won fairly. The Supreme Court judgment followed a pattern seen in previous presidential elections that have been challenged in court. None of the attempts to overturn results through…
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Nov
07
2023
By The African Mirror
France says it’s in talks with Egypt on setting up field hospital for Gaza wounded

France says it’s in talks with Egypt on setting up field hospital for Gaza wounded

NEWS
FRANCE is in talks with Egypt to establish a military medical facility on the ground, which would include surgical capacities for people seriously wounded in the neighbouring Gaza Strip, France's defence minister said in remarks published. Paris will host an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza later this week as it looks to coordinate international efforts for the Israeli-occupied Palestinian enclave. Israeli fighter jets struck 450 Hamas targets in Gaza and troops seized a militant compound in the past 24 hours, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday, while the Palestinian enclave's health ministry said the air strikes killed…
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Nov
07
2023
By The African Mirror
At least nine killed in Guinea armed jail break

At least nine killed in Guinea armed jail break

NEWS
AT least nine people died in gun battles after armed men stormed into a jail in Guinea's capital over the weekend and briefly freed former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara and other detained army officers, the justice ministry said. Authorities found the bodies of three attackers, four members of the security forces and two other people, the ministry said in its first official report on Saturday morning's prison break. Six others were in hospital with gunshot wounds, it added. Troops searched houses and cars after the break-in, found former president Camara and two of the escaped officers and put them back in…
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Nov
07
2023
By THUKU KARIUKI, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Water startup initiates safe water access for Lake Victoria residents

Water startup initiates safe water access for Lake Victoria residents

NEWS
WHEN Odak Onyango and Vallery Adhiambo were growing up along the shores of Lake Victory in western Kenya, clean water was abundant and not something people were concerned about. “We grew up at a time when this water was not a problem in terms of quality. There were not so many agricultural activities and microplastics,” said Onyango, a local entrepreneur who has turned the growing problem of contaminated water into an opportunity - thanks to a unique and locally applicable solution. Onyango has a master's degree in community arts and also studied entrepreneurship at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He…
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Nov
06
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa powers ahead with 3GW of gas projects, minister says

South Africa powers ahead with 3GW of gas projects, minister says

NEWS
SOUTH Africa is accelerating plans for 3 gigawatts (GW) of gas-fired power generation to help to plug an energy deficit that is hurting the economy, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa said. Africa's most developed economy is facing daily power cuts because of regular breakdowns at state power utility Eskom's ageing coal-fired plants, with officials saying that up to 6 GW of new generating capacity is required to end rolling blackouts. Part of the government's plans to increase generation include a 2 GW mobile facility and a 1 GW plant near Coega, in the Eastern Cape, Ramakgopa said, adding that the government…
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Nov
06
2023
By SONIA ROLLEY
Exclusive: Firm chosen to extract gas from Congo’s Lake Kivu failed criteria

Exclusive: Firm chosen to extract gas from Congo’s Lake Kivu failed criteria

NEWS
A Canadian start-up run from a private home was chosen by the Democratic Republic of Congo for a technically complex project to extract methane from the deep waters of a volatile lake, despite the company not meeting the tender's financial criteria, documents seen by Reuters show. President Felix Tshisekedi, who is seeking re-election in December, has promised to shake off Congo's reputation for opaque dealings as he pushes plans to develop dozens of oil and gas blocks – many of them in environmentally sensitive areas. First to be auctioned were three methane blocks in Lake Kivu, sometimes dubbed a "killer…
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Nov
05
2023
By SALIOU SAMB and SOULEYMANE CAMARA
Guinea’s escaped ex-junta leader is back in custody after “kidnapping”

Guinea’s escaped ex-junta leader is back in custody after “kidnapping”

NEWS
GUINEA'S former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in custody, his lawyer said, denying Camara was a willing participant in an earlier armed jailbreak that he described as a kidnapping by force. Residents of the capital Conakry woke up to the sound of gunfire in the early hours of Saturday as heavily armed men sprang Camara and three other officers out of a central prison, prompting the Guinean authorities to launch a nationwide manhunt. In a post on social media on Saturday afternoon, Camara's lawyer Pepe Antoine Lamah said Camara was back in Conakry's Central House prison. He did…
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Nov
05
2023
By NGOUDA DIONE
Migrants say ‘Spain or death’ as Senegalese navy tackles sea crossings

Migrants say ‘Spain or death’ as Senegalese navy tackles sea crossings

NEWS
AFTER a fruitless 10-hour search in stomach-churning waves, the Senegalese navy patrol boat Walo had started its long journey back to port on Thursday evening when its radar picked up a neon blip - another vessel was moving fast through the dark seas. Its high nighttime speed raised the suspicions of the Walo's crew, trained to spot the differences between ordinary fishing boats and those filled with thousands of would-be migrants attempting perilous ocean missions each year to Spain's Canary Islands. The Walo decided to give chase. It took over an hour to get close enough for its infrared camera to pick…
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Nov
06
2023
By MAXWELL AKALAARE ADOMBILA
Ghana ruling party picks VP Bawumia as presidential candidate

Ghana ruling party picks VP Bawumia as presidential candidate

NEWS
GHANA'S ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) picked Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as its candidate for the December 2024 presidential election, teeing up a contest with former president John Mahama. The 60-year-old economist and former central banker has served as second-in-command and the face of economic policy throughout the presidency of Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, who is due to step down in January 2025 after serving the constitutionally mandated eight years. He won 61% of votes cast in the second stage of the primary - a victory widely expected after coming first in the first stage in August. In his acceptance speech,…
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