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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
At least 13 Somali soldiers killed after clash with al Shabaab

At least 13 Somali soldiers killed after clash with al Shabaab

NEWS
FEISAL OMAR and ABDI SHEIKH AT least 13 Somali troops have died after the army attacked militant group al Shabaab in jungle and farms near the district of Afgoye northwest of the capital, Mogadishu, a military official said. Al Shabaab has battled since 2008 to overthrow Somalia's internationally-recognised central government and establish its rule, based on its own interpretation of Islamic law. "We left Afgoye district and attacked al Shabaab in the farms outside Afgoye," Major Mohamed Ali told Reuters, describing Wednesday's incident in the district about 30 km (19 miles) from Mogadishu. "We killed four militants and chased al…
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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Helicopter deployed to douse Kilimanjaro fires which started 5 days ago

Helicopter deployed to douse Kilimanjaro fires which started 5 days ago

NEWS
TANZANIA has deployed a helicopter to bolster its efforts to put out a blaze that has been burning on Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, in the East African country's north. "In order to increase efficiency in containing the fire, we have started using a helicopter since this afternoon," Hamisi Kigwangalla, minister for natural resources and tourism, said in a statement late on Thursday. He added the government and other stakeholders were "continuing with the efforts to add more aircraft to support the exercise." The fire erupted on Sunday in the Whona area, a rest centre for climbers using Mandara and Horombo,…
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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Trillions in investments, thousands of jobs to help Africa’s 2nd biggest economy recover from COVI-19 devastation

Trillions in investments, thousands of jobs to help Africa’s 2nd biggest economy recover from COVI-19 devastation

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER  SOUTH African president has unveiled a bold multi-trillion rand programme to revive an economy battered by the COVID-19. In a special address to Parliament, Ramaphosa said to recover from COVID-19, South Africa has to unleash the full potential of its economy by, among others, implementing necessary reforms, removing regulatory barriers that increase costs and create inefficiencies in the economy, securing our energy supply, and freeing up digital infrastructure.  He said the plan directly responds to the immediate economic impact of COVID-19 by driving job creation and expanding support for vulnerable households. This would be done through a…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
At least 16 artisanal miners drown in flooded mining field in Mozambique

At least 16 artisanal miners drown in flooded mining field in Mozambique

NEWS
AT least 16 artisanal gold miners drowned in northern Mozambique after heavy rains flooded the mining field they were working in, a local television station reported, while more remain missing. Citing local and disaster management officials, Miramar reported 24 deaths overall in the storms, which began at the weekend and lashed central and northern Mozambique with heavy rains, thunder and hail. Faruk Satar, a district head in the northern province of Nampula, told the TV station on Wednesday that the miners had drowned after waters surged down a normally dry river bed, flooding the nearby mining field. Thirteen bodies were…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
‘Super efficient’ Somali Islamists rake in millions in cash

‘Super efficient’ Somali Islamists rake in millions in cash

NEWS
 SOMALIA'S Islamist insurgents are moving millions of dollars through the formal bank system and appear to be investing in businesses and real estate, according to a United Nations report offering a rare glimpse into their finances. Al Shabaab has for years been battling Somalia's internationally-backed government to impose strict Islamic law in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation. "Al Shabaab remains in a strong financial position and is generating a significant budgetary surplus, some of which is invested in property purchases and businesses in Mogadishu," said the report by the U.N. sanctions panel on Somalia. The report by the group,…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Uganda presidential hopeful Bobi Wine says security forces raided his office

Uganda presidential hopeful Bobi Wine says security forces raided his office

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UGANDAN presidential hopeful Bobi Wine, also a pop star and lawmaker, says security forces have raided his office and taken away documents, amid what the opposition says is a campaign of harassment by the government. In a tweet Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, said the security personnel had also taken away other unnamed items. "The military and police just raided our head office in Kamwokya. They have broken into offices and taken away valuable documents and other items. Some comrades have been injured. The partisanship of security agencies ahead of the election is stinking," he said. Wine aims…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Kidnappings by pirates up 40% in Gulf of Guinea

Kidnappings by pirates up 40% in Gulf of Guinea

NEWS
KIDNAPPINGS rose by 40% in the Gulf of Guinea in the first nine months of this year, and the region of West Africa's coast now accounts for 95% of global maritime kidnappings, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed. Eighty seafarers were taken in the Gulf of Guinea, a 2.3 million sq km (888,000 sq m) area bordering more than a dozen countries, sharply up from the same period in 2019, and the pirates are attacking further out to sea than before, the IMB said. Pirates armed with guns and knives attack everything from oil platforms to fishing vessels and…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
At least six killed in tribal clashes in Sudanese port city, doctors say

At least six killed in tribal clashes in Sudanese port city, doctors say

NEWS
AT least six people were killed and 20 were injured in the Sudanese port city of Suakin, following tribal clashes that broke out over the removal of the neighbouring state's governor, according to a local doctor’s committee. The Transitional Prime Minister, Dr. Abdulla Hamdouk. Photo: sudan.gov.sd Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok had on Tuesday relieved Salih Amar, the governor of Kassala State, of his duties following strong opposition to his appointment and protests by the powerful Hadandawa tribe. However, the move was rejected by Amar's Beni Amer tribe in the Red Sea State, which includes the cities of Port Sudan and…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Namibia ‘on the brink of catastrophe’ after thousands of dead seal pups wash ashore

Namibia ‘on the brink of catastrophe’ after thousands of dead seal pups wash ashore

NEWS
THOUSANDS of dead seal pups have washed ashore on the coast of Namibia, a conservancy group has revealed. The pups were found at Pelican Point peninsula, a tourist destination known for its colony of seals and school of dolphins. Drone footage taken by Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) shows the coast dotted with more than 5,000 dead seal pups, the group said. "We are sitting at the cusp of a catastrophe. There are literally thousands of seal pups being born prematurely and dying almost immediately," it said in an Instagram post. It said previously some female seals had been observed to…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Robbery or social justice? French court fines activist who pinches colonial relics

Robbery or social justice? French court fines activist who pinches colonial relics

NEWS
A French court has convicted Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza of aggravated robbery and fined him 1,000 euros ($1,176) after he snatched a 19th century central African funerary post from a Paris museum in June. Diyabanza, who has lived in France for 20 years, belongs to a pan-African movement that is pressing France to return thousands of art works removed from its African colonies and make reparations for acts of slavery. He told Reuters he would lodge an appeal. "It's a big joke from French justice", Diyabanza said. "We will appeal to show elements that the judge has obviously missed," he…
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