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May
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Tunisia detains two students over satirical song criticizing police

Tunisia detains two students over satirical song criticizing police

NEWS
TAREK AMARA TUNISIAN police arrested two students over a satirical song criticizing the police, their lawyer said on Wednesday, reinforcing fears of an erosion of freedom of speech after President Kais Saied seized most powers two years ago. Youssef Chelbi and Dhia Nsir posted a clip on Tik Tok and Facebook this week showing them laughing and singing a sarcastic song criticizing the police's treatment of detainees and a drugs law. Lawyer Imen Souissi said they are facing charges of insulting others through social networks and they could face up to a year in prison if the court finds them…
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May
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ and MOHAMED NURELDIN AIR strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum, residents said, after a Saudi and U.S.-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, is due to come into effect on Monday evening with an internationally-supported monitoring mechanism. It also allows for the delivery of humanitarian aid. Repeated ceasefire announcements since the conflict started on April 15 have failed…
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May
19
2023
By SHEILA MWALILI, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Transforming discarded flip-flop waste into sculptures

Transforming discarded flip-flop waste into sculptures

NEWS
SINCE 2006, a group of women and girls from Kilifi County in Kenya have collected washed-up flip-flops along the Indian Ocean weekly. The collected trash is then transported to a workshop in the capital city, Nairobi, where artists and wood sculptors carve out various animals for sale. "We have trucks that transport the flip flops from the Coast, and once they're received at the workshop in Nairobi, they're washed and dried before our artists can use them. We have a dry-cut machine for the small pieces that cut a rhino, an elephant or any other animal template. Those templates are…
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May
19
2023
By The African Mirror
NIGERIA: Armed attackers kill 20, mostly women, children

NIGERIA: Armed attackers kill 20, mostly women, children

NEWS
AT least 20 people, mostly women and children, were killed and several houses burned by armed attackers in a village in Nigeria's central Plateau state, residents and a state official said, in the latest communal violence in the region. Plateau is one of several ethnically and religiously diverse hinterland states known as Nigeria's Middle Belt, where violent conflicts between farmers and semi-nomadic herders have claimed the lives of hundreds of people. Residents said the attackers arrived in Kubat village in the state's Mangu local government district in the early hours of Tuesday. Jeremiah Samson, who witnessed the attack, said the…
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May
18
2023
By NGOUDA DIONE
Rape trial of Senegalese opposition leader Sonko starts

Rape trial of Senegalese opposition leader Sonko starts

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THE rape trial of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko started in a court in the capital Dakar, following violent protests by supporters who say it is a political plot. Sonko is accused of sexually assaulting and making death threats to a woman who worked in a massage parlour in 2021. He has denied the charges, saying they are a scheme by President Macky Sall to disqualify him from the 2024 presidential election. Sall denies this. Sonko was not in court when the trial started around 1000 GMT. His alleged victim appeared with her lawyers. A judge opened the case before…
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May
18
2023
By WENDELL ROELF
Russia, Ukraine to receive African mission on potential peace plan, Pretoria says

Russia, Ukraine to receive African mission on potential peace plan, Pretoria says

NEWS
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy had agreed to meet a group of African leaders to discuss a potential peace plan for the conflict. Details of the plan have not been publicly divulged, although Ukraine's stated position for any peace deal is that all Russian troops must withdraw from its territory. "My discussions with the two leaders demonstrated that they are both ready to receive the African leaders and to have a discussion on how this conflict can be brought to an end," Ramaphosa told a joint press briefing with the…
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May
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Chef embarks on 4-day cooking marathon “to tell positive stories” from Africa – and maybe set a world record in the process

Chef embarks on 4-day cooking marathon “to tell positive stories” from Africa – and maybe set a world record in the process

NEWS
BIRD STORY AGENCY FROM her well-stocked wooden kitchen in Lagos State, Hilda Bassey Effiong, also known as Hilda Baci, embarked on a rare mission: cooking solidly for four days. Donning a white blouse, blue headgear, and black kitchen overall, she began the 'cook-a-thon' - a creative name for her four-day cooking marathon aimed at breaking a world record. With a glass wall that allowed natural light and stunning views of the outdoors, Baci entertained her viewers throughout the streamed event. Before the competition, Baci shared her motivation for challenging and breaking the world record. "The competition is an opportunity to…
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May
18
2023
By The African Mirror
UN seeks $3 billion for Sudan as fighting rages in Khartoum

UN seeks $3 billion for Sudan as fighting rages in Khartoum

NEWS
THE United Nations said more than half of Sudan's population now needed aid and protection, as civilians sought shelter from air strikes and sporadic clashes between rival military factions in the Khartoum area. Residents said power had been cut, food was in short supply, and drinking water scarce due to the violent power struggle, now in its second month despite international mediation efforts. Launching an appeal for some $3 billion in aid, the United Nations said 25 million people needed help - the highest number ever recorded in Sudan, where around 15 million needed aid before the conflict. Signalling no…
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May
17
2023
By PATRICK NELLE, BIRD STORY AGENCY
African war veterans win the fight for justice, recognition

African war veterans win the fight for justice, recognition

NEWS
NINE Senegalese war veterans who served in the French army have finally earned the right to live permanently in Senegal without losing their pension benefits. This victory highlights the long struggle of thousands of African war veterans for both recognition and justice after their blood sacrifice in French wars. Earlier this year, the French government issued a declaration allowing nine of its war veterans of Senegalese origin to permanently stay in their country while continuing to receive their pensions. Until now, veterans born in France's former African colonies who enlisted in the French army were obliged to live at least…
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May
17
2023
By KHALID ABDELAZIZ
Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as factions battle in Sudan capital

Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as factions battle in Sudan capital

NEWS
AIR strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan's capital, residents said, as the army sought to defend its bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month. The air strikes, explosions and clashes could be heard in the south of Khartoum, and there was heavy shelling across the River Nile in parts of the adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman, witnesses said. The conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered unrest elsewhere in Sudan, especially in the western region of Darfur, but is concentrated in Khartoum. It has caused…
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