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Jun
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Four Tunisian soldiers die in military helicopter crash

Four Tunisian soldiers die in military helicopter crash

NEWS
FOUR Tunisian soldiers died in a military helicopter crash, the defence ministry said, after an accident that President Kais Saied attributed to the ageing of the Tunisian military fleet. The Tunisian navy said earlier on Thursday that two bodies of crew members were recovered after the helicopter crashed into the sea. The ministry said it had lost contact with the helicopter that left for a night flight near Bizerte late on Wednesday with four crew on board. In 2021, three soldiers were killed in an army helicopter crash also during a night exercise. Saied called on Minister of Defense Imed…
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Jun
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Russia’s Putin discusses Ukraine in call with South Africa’s Ramaphosa

Russia’s Putin discusses Ukraine in call with South Africa’s Ramaphosa

NEWS
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has held a phone call with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, the Kremlin said. The two leaders discussed "issues related to the well-known African initiative to find a solution to the Ukrainian conflict," it added. According to the statement, Putin will receive a delegation of several African heads of state in the near future. "Preparations for the second Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg at the end of July and the upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg in August were also discussed," the Kremlin said. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Jun
10
2023
By The African Mirror
Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law

Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law

NEWS
THE Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country's new anti-LGBT law, saying there is no justification for Anglicans anywhere to support legislation that goes against the Christian teachings of the Gospel. Under the law, approved by President Yoweri Museveni in May, gay sex is punishable by life in prison while "aggravated homosexuality", including transmitting HIV, attracts the death penalty. Justin Welby, leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, said he had written to Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba, the Primate of Uganda, to express "grief and dismay" at the church's stance. "There is no justification for any…
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Jun
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Angolan president fires economic coordination minister amid fuel protests

Angolan president fires economic coordination minister amid fuel protests

NEWS
ANGOLAN President Joao Lourenco has fired the country's economic coordination minister and replaced him with the central bank governor in the wake of deadly protests over a reduction in a fuel subsidy. The removal of Manuel Nunes Junior was announced by the presidency in a statement on Thursday. It was not immediately clear who would succeed Jose de Lima Massano as central bank governor. Last week's fuel subsidy cut meant the gasoline price would almost double to 300 kwanzas ($0.4781) per litre from 160 kwanzas, although it would still be below the market rate. Local media quoted Nunes Junior as…
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Jun
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Children evacuated from orphanage where dozens died in Sudan’s capital

Children evacuated from orphanage where dozens died in Sudan’s capital

NEWS
ABOUT 300 children have been evacuated from an orphanage in Sudan's capital Khartoum where dozens of orphans were found last month to have died since mid-April due to nearby fighting between rival military factions. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which facilitated the evacuation late on Wednesday, said the children aged between 1 and 15 had been taken to a safer location in Wad Madani, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) southeast of Khartoum. The ICRC said in its initial statement that 280 children and 70 caretakers had been evacuated, and an ICRC spokesperson said the number of evacuated children had…
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Jun
08
2023
By STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERG and CHARLOTTE VAN CAMPENHOUT
Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial

Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial

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JUDGES at a U.N. war crimes court ruled that elderly Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial but said slimmed-down legal proceedings in his case can continue, in a decision published. The former businessman and radio station owner was one of the last suspects sought by the tribunal prosecuting crimes committed in the 1994 genocide when ruling Hutu majority extremists killed more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and Hutu moderates in 100 days. Kabuga is in his late 80s, though his precise date of birth is disputed. He was arrested in France in 2020 after more than 20…
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Jun
09
2023
By BIRD STORY AGENCY
Exports to China’s huge grain market, thriving industry underpin South Africa’s agri exports – expert

Exports to China’s huge grain market, thriving industry underpin South Africa’s agri exports – expert

NEWS
SOUTH Africa is setting eyes on the lucrative Asian market for its grains, especially maize, with a ground-breaking achievement; a mega export of over 100,000 tonnes of yellow maize to China. The country exported 108,104 tonnes of yellow maize to China between March 25 and April 14 this year, according to the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). GrainSA – an autonomous organization advocating for profitable grain farming – told Reuters that South Africa was hopeful of building on this initial export of yellow maize to settle the vast Chinese demand to its economic advantage. GrainSA is quoted in the…
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Jun
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudan: No end of clashes in sight

Sudan: No end of clashes in sight

NEWS
SUDAN'S warring military factions are restarting ceasefire talks sponsored by the United States and Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya TV reported, as they clashed by air and on the ground in the capital Khartoum. The fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, now in its eighth week, has caught civilians in the crossfire, cutting off their access to basic services, and spreading lawlessness. Saudi Arabia and the United States had brokered talks that had led to imperfectly-observed ceasefires with the aim of providing humanitarian assistance. But talks collapsed last week after the mediators said there had been numerous serious…
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Jun
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Zims in SA permit crisis: “There are legal alternatives”

Zims in SA permit crisis: “There are legal alternatives”

NEWS
FOR the many Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa – and their employers – the upcoming expiry date for the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), has been a cause for major concern. The ZEP was initially established to allow Zimbabweans in South Africa, legal and illegally living and working here, to come forward and regularise their stay – without the need to apply for regular visas. Originally called ZSPs (Zimbabwe Special Dispensation Permits), these permits were initially issued to alleviate pressure on local asylum processes, as many thousands of Zimbabweans had fled the country due to political, economic, and infrastructural instability.…
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Jun
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Seven punished by Spanish government for racist insults against Vinicius

Seven punished by Spanish government for racist insults against Vinicius

NEWS
SEVEN people involved in different racist attacks against Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr have been punished by Spain's State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport, the country's Sports Commission said. Four men were fined 60,001 euros ($64,255) and banned from sports venues for two years after hanging a banner reading "Madrid hates Real" and an inflatable black effigy in a replica of Vinicius' No. 20 shirt on a bridge near Real's facilities before the team's Cup match against Atletico Madrid on Jan. 26. Three other people were fined 5,000 euros ($5,354.50) and banned from sports venues for…
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