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Jun
29
2023
By PHIL STEWART and IDREES ALI
US asks what’s next for Wagner Group in Middle East, Africa, after mutiny attempt

US asks what’s next for Wagner Group in Middle East, Africa, after mutiny attempt

NEWS
THE United States is examining how the Wagner Group's short-lived mutiny against Russia's military establishment might affect the mercenaries' operations in the Middle East and Africa, officials said. Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin startled the world by leading an armed revolt on Saturday that brought his fighters from the Ukrainian border to within 200 kilometres (125 miles) of Moscow before he abruptly called off the uprising. U.S. policymakers view the mercenary force through the prism of a rivalry with Russia for influence in Africa and the Middle East and accuse it of gross human rights violations. The U.S. military has clashed directly…
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Jun
28
2023
By EMMA FARGE
Over 1 million may flee Sudan conflict, UN refugee agency says

Over 1 million may flee Sudan conflict, UN refugee agency says

NEWS
THE U.N. refugee agency warned that an earlier projection that conflict in Sudan would prompt 1 million people to flee across its borders is likely to be surpassed. So far, the conflict between warring military factions that began in mid-April has caused nearly 600,000 people to escape into neighbouring countries including Egypt, Chad, South Sudan and Central African Republic. "Unfortunately, looking at the trends, looking at the situation in Darfur, we're likely to go beyond 1 million," Raouf Mazou, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, said in response to a question about its estimate in April for the coming six…
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Jun
28
2023
By GABRIELLA OPARA, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Comics renaissance underway in Nigeria with Universal Studio Deal

Comics renaissance underway in Nigeria with Universal Studio Deal

NEWS
GROWING up, Jide Martin consumed a lot of Western media and comics. Like young consumers across the continent, however, he grew increasingly frustrated with the way Africans were depicted. As he grew older, he resolved to change that and in 2013, he founded Comic Republic. "I started a comic book company when I could, mostly to create icons and the right narratives for the next generations. While I was growing up, most Western media I liked portrayed us negatively or as being primitive, but that isn't how we are. So, I thought, 'Why don't we showcase our best qualities by…
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Jun
28
2023
By The African Mirror
Germany supports African Union’s bid to join G20 – foreign minister

Germany supports African Union’s bid to join G20 – foreign minister

NEWS
Germany supports the African Union's bid to gain membership of the G20 group of large economies, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on a visit to South Africa. Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock walks with South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor, ahead of the South Africa-Germany Bi-National Commission in Pretoria, South Africa June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Jun
28
2023
By The African Mirror
Sierra Leone president wins re-election, says electoral commission

Sierra Leone president wins re-election, says electoral commission

NEWS
SIERRA Leone President Julius Maada Bio secured victory in the West African country's presidential election with more than 56% of the votes to avoid a run-off against main rival Samura Kamara, the electoral commission said. Bio, 59, was running for re-election after a first term marred by growing frustration over economic hardship. "I hereby certify that Bio Julius Maada having polled... 56.17% of the total valid vote cast ... is elected president," Sierra Leone's chief electoral commissioner Mohamed Kenewui Konneh said. Kamara, 72, who suffered a narrow defeat in the 2018 election, received about 41% of the votes this time.…
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Jun
28
2023
By AYENAT MERSIE
Kenya’s opposition leader rallies supporters to boycott new taxes

Kenya’s opposition leader rallies supporters to boycott new taxes

NEWS
KENYA'S opposition leader Raila Odinga asked his supporters to boycott a raft of new taxes on items including fuel and housing, stoking a potential confrontation with the government of his rival President William Ruto. The levies were contained in a finance bill that was signed into law by Ruto on Monday. "Through civil disobedience, we will deny Ruto the taxes he thinks he can extort from us by force," Odinga told thousands of cheering and dancing supporters at a rally in the capital Nairobi. Under the new revenue measures, the fuel tax will double to 16% and workers will also…
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Jun
28
2023
By The African Mirror
Namibia had no power to cancel Chinese miner’s licence, court rules

Namibia had no power to cancel Chinese miner’s licence, court rules

NEWS
NAMIBIA'S mines minister did not have the power to cancel a Chinese lithium miner's licence and should have approached the courts to revoke it, a judge ruled. Lithium miner Xinfeng took Namibia's mines minister Tom Alweendo to court after he cancelled the company's mining licence in April and ordered it to stop operations by May 31. The minister accused the company of obtaining the licence after a flawed application process. Xinfeng challenged the minister's decision in Namibia's High Court, arguing that Alweendo did not have the power to revoke his earlier decision to grant the mining licence. "The first respondent…
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Jun
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudanese-Canadian campaigns to help adopted sister stranded in Khartoum

Sudanese-Canadian campaigns to help adopted sister stranded in Khartoum

NEWS
MAI SHAMS EL-DIN A Sudanese-Canadian citizen has been separated from an adopted sister and her children and is trying to help them secure safe passage out of Sudan where they have been stranded for over 10 weeks by the war between rival military factions. Sami Atabani said he hoped the Canadian government would consider evacuating his adopted sister, 43-year-old Kholoud Yagoob Abdallah, even though she does not hold Canadian citizenship like the rest of his close relatives. Abdallah lives with her seven children in Omdurman, one of the three cities that makes up Sudan's wider capital and has seen frequent…
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Jun
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Africa’s $2.6-billion kitty for future pandemics

Africa’s $2.6-billion kitty for future pandemics

NEWS
JENNIFER RIGBY SEVERAL billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing in Africa, the scheme's partners said. The COVAX initiative, run by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), has $2.6 billion left in its coffers as the emergency phase of the pandemic draws to a close, according to documents seen by Reuters and two sources close to the scheme. The initiative is set to wind up at the end…
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Jun
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Blue Renaissance: African nations’ bold commitment to oceanic prosperity

Blue Renaissance: African nations’ bold commitment to oceanic prosperity

NEWS
BIRD STORY AGENCY ON June 14th, experts in the blue economy and government officials from various African nations signed the Moroni Declaration in Comoros. This development expresses a shared goal and dedication to advancing the blue economy as an essential catalyst for growth, innovation, and resilience. During the two-day 'Blue Future Ministerial Conference on Blue Economy and Climate Action in Africa: Island and Coastal States at the Forefront,' attended by over ten countries, leaders from Africa's island and coastal states issued a declaration showcasing their proactive commitment to the preservation of oceanic and sea waters within their jurisdictions. This declaration…
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