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Feb
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigerian police to treat protesters who attack banks, ATMs as robbers

Nigerian police to treat protesters who attack banks, ATMs as robbers

NEWS
NIGERIAN police said some citizens frustrated by cash shortages in the country were attacking banks and vandalising cash-dispensing machines and warned that they would be treated as armed robbers. The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) said its members would stay away from work in states where bank branches were being attacked "until normalcy is restored." Ahead of next week's election to choose new lawmakers and a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, frustration is rising in Africa's most populous nation over a central bank plan to swap old naira banknotes for new ones. The move…
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Feb
18
2023
By The African Mirror
U.S. says it will repatriate to Nigeria about $1 mln embezzled by ex-official

U.S. says it will repatriate to Nigeria about $1 mln embezzled by ex-official

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KANISHKA SINGH THE United States will repatriate to Nigeria nearly $1 million, which was embezzled by the former governor of an oil-producing state, the U.S. Justice Department said. The step was in accordance with an agreement between the two governments to repatriate assets the United States forfeited that were traceable to what it calls the kleptocracy of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former governor of the oil-producing state of Bayelsa in the Niger Delta, the Justice Department said in a statement.= Alamieyeseigha was accused of corruption in 2005 when he was caught with almost a million pounds in cash in his London home and was…
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Feb
18
2023
By The African Mirror
M-PESA eyes global remittances market’s multi-trillion dollar surge

M-PESA eyes global remittances market’s multi-trillion dollar surge

NEWS
SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY WITH global remittances set to reach US$5.4 trillion by 2030, according to a specialised UN agency, African fintech darling M-PESA wants to grab a piece of the pie. The Kenya fintech behemoth is ramping up an ambitious expansion drive to woo markets in the global North. According to the UN specialised agency, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in the 2021/22 forecast period, remittance flow (US$605 billion) was more than triple the total amount of official international development assistance (US$178.6 billion). With forecasts showing global money transfer markets will cross the trillion dollar mark as soon…
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Feb
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Congo registers voters in unstable eastern province

Congo registers voters in unstable eastern province

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo's electoral commission started registering voters this week in North Kivu province, where a rebel insurgency has raised concerns about the state's ability to hold elections there in December. Parts of North Kivu province are occupied by the M23 rebel group, a Tutsi-led militia that has been clashing with the Congolese army for almost a year. More than 500,000 people have been forced to flee their homes because of fighting. "We are confident that even these Congolese will have the right to register," said Paul Mohindo, deputy rapporteur of the Congolese electoral commission, who travelled from Kinshasa…
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Mar
15
2023
By The African Mirror
Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries – survey

Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries – survey

NEWS
LAHORE in Pakistan jumped more than 10 places to become the city with the worst air in the world in 2022, according to an annual global survey by a Swiss maker of air purifiers. The report published on Tuesday by IQAir also said that Chad in central Africa had replaced Bangladesh as the country with the most polluted air last year. IQAir measures air quality levels based on the concentration of lung-damaging airborne particles known as PM2.5. Its annual survey is widely cited by researchers and government organisations. Lahore's air quality worsened to 97.4 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per cubic…
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Feb
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Tunisia president rejects foreign interference after U.S. concern over arrests

Tunisia president rejects foreign interference after U.S. concern over arrests

NEWS
TAREK AMARA TUNISIA'S president rejected "foreign interference and harm to the country's sovereignty" after the United States raised concerns over a recent wave of arrests of his critics. "We are able to diagnose our problems," President Kais Saied said, adding whoever wants to help Tunisians should "return our looted money and drop the accumulated debts." The United States on Wednesday said it was "deeply concerned" by the reported arrests of political figures, business leaders and journalists in Tunisia. In recent days, Tunisian police have detained leading figures from the opposition or critics of Saied, including prominent politicians, an influential businessman, and the…
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Mar
15
2023
By The African Mirror
South African court orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout

South African court orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout

NEWS
THE South African Labour Appeal Court ordered striking state healthcare workers to end a week-long walkout that has affected services in some of the country's major hospitals, the health department said. National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) members went on strike last week after wage talks with the government failed. The health department said on Sunday that clinical operations were hamstrung by a low nursing and administrative support staff turnout. The court interdict will help stabilise services at the affected hospitals, the department said on Monday. Striking workers have been ordered to go back to work by Tuesday…
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Feb
18
2023
By JEFF KAHINJU and MONICAH MWANGI
WOMEN ONLY: Inside Kenyan village where men are banned

WOMEN ONLY: Inside Kenyan village where men are banned

NEWS
THE thorny trees and dung-caked homes of Umoja village make it resemble any other in Kenya's northeastern Samburu region, except in one key detail - the absence of men. Since it was established over 30 years ago, Umoja has provided a refuge for women from the Samburu community and beyond fleeing female genital mutilation, domestic abuse or child marriage. "I used to be mistreated but now I feel free," said 26-year-old Christine Sitiyan, a mother of four who abandoned her marriage because her husband physically assaulted her. Losing hope in the relationship, she first tried to return to her home…
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Mar
15
2023
By The African Mirror
Salah’s villa in Cairo burgled – reports

Salah’s villa in Cairo burgled – reports

NEWS
LIVERPOOL forward Mohamed Salah’s villa in Cairo was burgled while he was in England, local media reported. TV receivers were stolen from inside the house and police investigations are ongoing. A security source told Egypt’s Shorouk newspaper on Sunday that no jewellery was taken. No one was in the villa at the time of the incident. Egypt captain Salah, 30, is due to visit his home country next week as he will lead the national team in a double-header against Malawi in African Nations Cup qualifying, a home game on March 24 and the away match four days later. Salah…
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Feb
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Police fire tear gas at supporters of Senegal opposition leader Sonko

Police fire tear gas at supporters of Senegal opposition leader Sonko

NEWS
NGOUDA DIONE POLICE fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko after he left the court in the capital Dakar where hearings are underway in a libel case against him. The demonstrations are the latest sign of unrest in the West African country where elections next year could pit Sonko against President Macky Sall, if the president seeks a third term, a move that opponents say is unconstitutional. Sall, 61, has not ruled out running in the election which the government said on Thursday would take place on February 25, 2024. Sonko supporters and…
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