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May
12
2023
By ENOS DENHERE, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Zimbabwe heads for bumper summer harvest

Zimbabwe heads for bumper summer harvest

NEWS
ZIMBABWE anticipates a plentiful harvest of maize and other grains during the 2022-2023 summer season, sufficient to provide food for the country's population of 17 million. The expected maize production is 2,298,281 tonnes, a 58% increase from the 1,453,031 tonnes produced in the 2021–2022 season, according to the country's Second Crop and Livestock and Fisheries Assessment Study. The expected output of traditional grains (sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet) is 280,966 tonnes, 45% more than the 194,100 tonnes produced in 2021–2022. According to the Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) chief director, Professor Obert Jiri, the increased yields result…
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May
12
2023
By ADAM MAKARY and DINA SAKR
In Khartoum, civilians face desperate struggle to survive

In Khartoum, civilians face desperate struggle to survive

NEWS
SINCE fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, Khartoum resident Omar says he and his father have not left their home and believe they are the only civilians left in the neighbourhood. They have limited themselves to one meal a day, hoping their dwindling food supplies will last a month longer. "After that, we don't know what we'll do except survive off water and dates," he said by phone from Sudan's embattled capital. While others have fled, they have stayed in Khartoum, in an area near the airport where there's been intense fighting because they did not want to abandon…
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May
14
2023
By The African Mirror
US apologises to SA for arms-to-Russia gaffe

US apologises to SA for arms-to-Russia gaffe

NEWS
IN a stunning 48 hour turnaround this week, Reuben Brigety, US Ambassador to SA, was forced to apologise for his sensational allegation that South Africa had supplied arms to Russia which were ostensibly used in the war in Ukraine. Brigety was issued with a demarche, the highest sanction for a foreign diplomat, after SA expressed its unhappiness at his accusations and the violation of diplomatic protocol. Brigety was hauled to a meeting with Naledi Pandor, SA’s Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, who expressed the host government’s displeasure at his utterances. Brigety’s announcement marked the lowest point in relations between…
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May
12
2023
By CARIEN DU PLESSIS, NELLIE PEYTON and BHARGAV ACHARYA
US envoy says Russian ship picked up weapons in South Africa

US envoy says Russian ship picked up weapons in South Africa

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THE United States envoy to South Africa said he was confident that a Russian ship had picked up weapons in South Africa last year, in a possible breach of Pretoria's declared neutrality in the Ukraine conflict. The rand and South Africa's 2030 government bond extended losses after the U.S. assertion as currency traders said they were worried that South Africa could now face Western sanctions. The government is opening an independent inquiry led by a retired judge into the allegation, the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement. Earlier, Ramaphosa did not confirm or deny the shipment took place when…
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May
11
2023
By The African Mirror
Attack near Tunisia synagogue kills four

Attack near Tunisia synagogue kills four

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AN attack near a synagogue in Tunisia killed two security officers and two visitors the government said amid an annual pilgrimage to the island of Djerba that draws hundreds of Jews from Europe and Israel. The attack was staged by a guard at a naval installation in Djerba who used his weapon to shoot a colleague and seize his ammunition before heading towards the synagogue, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The attacker fired indiscriminately at security units located near the synagogue, killing two visitors and another security officer, as well as injuring five security officers and four visitors.…
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May
12
2023
By SONIA ROLLEY
Hundreds of sex crime victims treated in Congo displacement camps, MSF says

Hundreds of sex crime victims treated in Congo displacement camps, MSF says

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MORE than 670 women, or 48 new victims per day, have been treated for sexual violence in displacement camps in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the last two weeks, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Tuesday. About 600,000 people are sheltering in the camps near Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, after fleeing rebel conflict in their hometowns in the surrounding region. Most of the victims reported being assaulted when they left the camps to get food or wood, MSF said. In three sites - Rusayo, Bulengo and Kanyaruchinya - more than half the victims…
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May
14
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudan peace talks to resume in Saudi Arabia

Sudan peace talks to resume in Saudi Arabia

NEWS
KHARTOUM residents described fierce battles on Saturday with fighters roving the streets and little sign Sudan's warring sides were respecting an agreement to protect civilians ahead of ceasefire talks due to resume in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Fighting has rocked Khartoum and adjoining areas as well as Geneina in the Darfur region since the warring army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary force agreed on a "declaration of principles" on Thursday. "It was much worse this morning compared to the past two days. You could clearly hear the tanks and the RSF were patrolling the streets more than usual," said Hani Ahmed,…
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May
11
2023
By BIRD STORY AGENCY
The supply chain problems created by a war in Sudan go well beyond Sudan. Think global

The supply chain problems created by a war in Sudan go well beyond Sudan. Think global

NEWS
SUDAN, the world's largest producer of gum Arabic, is presently embroiled in intense clashes between the military and the country's main paramilitary force. Over 70% of the world's gum Arabic supply comes from the acacia trees of Sudan. There are few substitutes for this essential sap, used to make fizzy drinks, cosmetics, and candy (particularly chewing gum) the world over. The acacia sap (sometimes referred to as golden tears) is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry. "Right now, it's impossible to source additional gum Arabic from rural parts of Sudan because of the turmoil and road blockages," Mohamad Alnoor, who…
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May
12
2023
By The African Mirror
Last known speaker fights to preserve SA indigenous language

Last known speaker fights to preserve SA indigenous language

NEWS
WHEN she was a girl in South Africa's Northern Cape, Katrina Esau stopped speaking her mother tongue, N|uu, after being mocked by other people and told it was an "ugly language". Now at age 90, she is the last known speaker of N|uu, one of a group of indigenous languages in South Africa that have been all but stamped out by the impacts of colonialism and apartheid. "We became ashamed when we were young girls, and we stopped speaking the language," Esau told Reuters. Instead, she spoke Afrikaans, the language promoted by South Africa's white minority rulers. Later, as an…
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May
11
2023
By The African Mirror
Kidnapping in Nigeria: criminalising ransom payment isn’t working – families need support

Kidnapping in Nigeria: criminalising ransom payment isn’t working – families need support

NEWS
KIDNAPPING for ransom has become a national security threat in Nigeria. How it’s done varies from targeted individuals, to indiscriminate kidnappings and mass kidnapping in schools and communities. And there has been a growing body of research on the subject. However, there remains a gap in the understanding of how families mobilise resources and deliver ransom to kidnappers. Author OLUDAYO TADE, Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan To fill this gap, my co-researcher and I combined our expertise, mine on the science of criminality and the victims of crime in Nigeria and his on peace and conflict. Our…
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