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Sep
28
2023
By The African Mirror
Namibia bans poultry imports from South Africa due to bird flu

Namibia bans poultry imports from South Africa due to bird flu

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NAMIBIA has suspended imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from South Africa following the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the neighbouring country. The suspension is in effect until further notice, the agriculture ministry said in a statement released on Wednesday. South Africa is facing a major bird flu outbreak that poultry producer Quantum Foods said last week had killed about 2 million chickens. Another South African poultry producer, Astral Foods, said the total cost associated with the outbreak amounted to about 220 million rand ($11.5 million). Namibia consumes an estimated 2,500 tons of chicken every month, relying…
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Sep
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Ghana ex-trade minister quits ruling party to run for president

Ghana ex-trade minister quits ruling party to run for president

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GHANA'S former trade minister said he would resign from the ruling party and run as an independent candidate during the next presidential election in December 2024, dividing a government faced with dwindling support as it grapples with the worst economic crisis in a generation. Alan Kyeremanten, who has served twice as trade minister for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), made the announcement at a briefing and said his contributions were not appreciated. He had already resigned from his ministerial role in January. "The new movement will be led and powered by the youth," he told his supporters at the event. "The (NPP)…
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Sep
27
2023
By EL TAYEB SIDDIG, NAFISA ELTAHIR and KHALID ABDELAZIZ
Sudan’s displaced millions struggle to survive as economy seizes up

Sudan’s displaced millions struggle to survive as economy seizes up

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ABOUT two months after heavy clashes around his home in Sudan's capital drove Sherif Abdelmoneim to flee, soaring rent and food costs forced the 36-year-old and his family of six to return to a city where fighting still rages. Most of those who fled Khartoum after war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in mid-April have not returned. They face malnutrition, floods and scorpions as they depend for survival on handouts and meagre aid relief, the generosity of host communities stretched increasingly thin. More than 5.25 million of Sudan's 49 million people have been uprooted since…
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Sep
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Actor Viola Davis to join US African diaspora council

Actor Viola Davis to join US African diaspora council

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PRESIDENT Joe Biden announced the first members of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement, including actor Viola Davis, who will advise Washington on deepening ties with African communities. Washington has sought to stress the region's importance and counter challenges posed by China and Russia to the United States' interests in the increasingly important region. Washington announced plans to establish the council in December last year during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which aimed to deepen Washington's ties with the region. The council will advise the president on a range of issues, including how to strengthen relations between African communities and the…
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Sep
26
2023
By AHMED KINGIMI
Sixteen people freed after kidnapping at Nigerian university

Sixteen people freed after kidnapping at Nigerian university

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SIXTEEN students and workers have been freed after they were kidnapped by gunmen who attacked their university in northwest Zamfara state last week, university authorities said. Security problems are one of the major challenges facing President Bola Tinubu, who is yet to spell out his plans to end the abductions, an Islamist insurgency in the northeast, gang and separatist violence in the southeast and farmer and herder clashes in the north-central region. Federal University Gusau said in a statement the attack had caused tension at the institution and students were worried about their safety. "It is against this background that we appeal…
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Sep
26
2023
By The African Mirror
Libya says Derna mayor, other officials detained after flood

Libya says Derna mayor, other officials detained after flood

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THE mayor of Libya's eastern city of Derna was detained along with other officials on suspicion of mismanagement and negligence over the collapse of dams that flooded the city two weeks ago, Libya's attorney general's office said on Monday. The attorney general's office, based in the capital Tripoli, said it had issued orders to detain eight local officials over the collapse of dams in a storm, which unleashed the torrent that swept neighbourhoods into the sea, killing thousands. Those detained included the mayor and an official in charge of water resources, it said, without identifying them. Angry residents have blamed…
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Sep
27
2023
By CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Africa’s telcos race to replace plastic SIM cards with virtual versions

Africa’s telcos race to replace plastic SIM cards with virtual versions

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AFRICA’s telcos have begun an aggressive push to replace traditional plastic Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards with virtual alternatives to tap into the fast-growing Internet of Things (IoT) market. MTN and Airtel are the latest to expand this offering to their subscribers in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.  In the past month, MTN South Africa has expanded access to eSIMs to all its subscribers and signed a long-term contract with global IoT connectivity solutions provider, Eseye, to help the telco standardise a global eSIM and IoT platform offering. “Our strategic partnership with Eseye will enable us to sell diverse IoT…
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Sep
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over ‘untruthful’ articles

Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over ‘untruthful’ articles

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BURKINA Faso's military junta suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing "untruthful" articles that reported tension and discontent within the country's armed forces, it said in a statement. Jeune Afrique's suspension marks the latest escalation in a crackdown on French media since the West African country fell under military rule last year. The statement accused the publication of seeking to discredit the armed forces and of manipulating information to "spread chaos" following two articles published over the past four days. Jeune Afrique said the ban was yet another attack on freedom of information in Burkina Faso. "This decision...…
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Sep
27
2023
By CAMILLUS EBOH
Nigeria’s labour unions call indefinite strike over cost of living

Nigeria’s labour unions call indefinite strike over cost of living

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NIGERIA'S two biggest workers' unions plan to start an indefinite strike next week to protest against a cost-of-living crisis after the government scrapped a popular but costly petrol subsidy, union leaders said on Tuesday. Unions have been pushing President Bola Tinubu to reverse his decision in May to scrap the decades-old subsidy that had kept fuel prices low but was draining government finances. Prices have risen sharply, including the cost of food, transport and power as most businesses and households rely on petrol generators for electricity. The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Nigeria, the biggest unions, said they would begin the strike on…
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Sep
26
2023
By FELIX NJINI
Billionaire-backed KoBold Metals plans new Zambian copper mine within a decade

Billionaire-backed KoBold Metals plans new Zambian copper mine within a decade

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CALIFORNIA-based KoBold Metals, whose backers include billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said it aims to start producing copper and cobalt at a project in Zambia within 10 years. KoBold is spending about $150 million to accelerate its search for more deposits at the Mingomba project, located along the fabled African copper belt. The additional studies will be completed in 2024, said Mfikeyi Makayi, the Zambian CEO of the Silicon Valley start-up. "It's a very attractive project and we have said within a decade we would want Mingomba to be a producing mine," Makayi told Reuters. Bill Gates. Photo: Jean-Luc David/Flickr…
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