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Mar
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigerian prostitution ring queen extradited

Nigerian prostitution ring queen extradited

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A Nigerian woman who has been wanted in Italy since 2010 has been flown from Abuja back to Rome where she has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for crimes including running a prostitution ring, Italian police said. Joy Jeff, who is 48, was one of the few women on Italy's most-wanted list, police said in a statement, describing her as a prominent figure in the Nigerian mafia. REUTERS The extradition was facilitated by a treaty signed by Nigeria and Italy in 2020. She was arrested in Nigeria on June 4, 2022, on an international warrant issued by Italy,…
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Mar
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Lagos in focus as Nigerians elect new state governors

Lagos in focus as Nigerians elect new state governors

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MACDONALD DZIRUTWE NIGERIANS will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors across the country, two weeks after a disputed presidential election, with the main focus on the race to lead Lagos, the country's economic heartbeat and wealthiest state. The election is for 28 of the country's 36 governors, who are among the most influential politicians in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and largest oil producer. Some states, such as Lagos, control budgets larger than those of small nations. The Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party's Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of the presidential election with 39% of the vote.…
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Feb
12
2023
By The African Mirror
Somaliland agree on ceasefire

Somaliland agree on ceasefire

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ABDIQANI HASSAN THE administration of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland said late it had agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, following five days of clashes in the east of the territory that health workers say have killed dozens of people. Heavy fighting broke out between Somaliland forces and militiamen in and around the town of Las Anod, the administrative centre of the Sool region, on Monday after local leaders said they wanted to rejoin federal Somalia.Advertisement · Scroll to continue Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained widespread international recognition for its status, and has faced opposition from…
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Mar
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe tobacco farmer offers lifeline to survivors of gender violence

Zimbabwe tobacco farmer offers lifeline to survivors of gender violence

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NYASHA CHINGONO AS the sweltering morning sun beat down on them, about half a dozen young Zimbabwean women stacked green tobacco leaves into sheaves while another group, some with babies on their backs, loaded the harvested crop onto a tractor. In a largely male-dominated sector, Michelle Gwatimba, 36, who runs this small farm 200 km (124 miles) north of Zimbabwe's capital Harare, is not only blazing a trail for women but also provides a livelihood for those who survived violence. "We realized in the settlements around the farm, where we get most of our staff, there was a lot of…
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Mar
09
2023
By The African Mirror
200 countries sign deal to save Africa’s fish stocks

200 countries sign deal to save Africa’s fish stocks

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BIRD STORY AGENCY AFTER years of negotiations, United Nations members finally forged the long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world's marine biodiversity. The announcement was made on March 5, 2023, after two weeks of negotiations at the UN headquarters in New York, when nearly 200 countries agreed to a legally-binding "High Seas Treaty" to protect marine life in international waters. "This agreement will guarantee a replenished ocean that has the potential to help feed the growing population in Africa," said Fidel Owusu, a Ghanaian International Relations and Geopolitical analyst. The talks formally called the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity…
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Mar
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Egyptian scooter driver wants to start all-woman app

Egyptian scooter driver wants to start all-woman app

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EMAN Al-Adawi traverses Giza speed bumps and puddles on her scooter, one of the few women on two wheels on Egyptian streets and highways. "I learned how to drive the scooter easily because I used to ride a bike so I get how to balance," she said. In conservative Egypt, few women drive scooters, a popular and cheap means of transportation, and many feel uncomfortable hiring men to drive them. So the 36-year-old Al-Adawi started taking female riders for trips on her scooter, earning money to help support her family. After a successful few months, she is now hoping to…
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Mar
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Militant Islamist violence in Africa surges – deaths up nearly 50%, events up 22% in a year

Militant Islamist violence in Africa surges – deaths up nearly 50%, events up 22% in a year

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MILITANT Islamist violence in Africa set new records for violent events and fatalities this past year. This continues a relentless decade-long upward trend. To give a sense of the accelerating pace of this threat, both violent events and fatalities have almost doubled since 2019. In a recent Africa Center for Strategic Studies analysis, we found that there were 6,859 episodes of violence involving militant Islamist groups in Africa in 2022. This is a 22% increase from 2021. Fatalities linked to these events shot up 48% to 19,109 deaths. This reflects a sharp rise in deaths per event. Notably, the spike…
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Feb
12
2023
By CARIEN DU PLESSIS and KOPANO GUMBI
How will South Africa’s ‘state of disaster’ resolve power crisis?

How will South Africa’s ‘state of disaster’ resolve power crisis?

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SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster to fight a paralyzing power crisis that in recent months has included daily rolling power cuts. What does this mean and how might it resolve a crisis that has been years in the making? WHAT IS A NATIONAL STATE OF DISASTER? The president has the power under the 2002 National Disaster Management Act to declare a crisis a National State of Disaster if existing legislation cannot adequately deal with the problem. This gives the government powers to release available resources to tackle the disaster, appoint people to render emergency services and…
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Feb
21
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigerian Elections: Atiku promises unity, economic bounce

Nigerian Elections: Atiku promises unity, economic bounce

NEWS
NIGERIA'S presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar said he would bring peace and unity to the country and improve its economic fortunes as he made his final campaign stop. Economic hardships, including the highest inflation in nearly two decades, unemployment and shortages of cash, and widespread insecurity from a long-running insurgency and secessionist violence are among the top concerns for voters going into the February 25 election. The 76-year-old candidate from the main opposition People's Democratic Party is among the top three contenders vying to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down after next week's presidential and parliamentary elections. Despite Atiku's national appeal, at…
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Feb
13
2023
By The African Mirror
Nkem Okocha is on a mission to empower low-income Nigerian women

Nkem Okocha is on a mission to empower low-income Nigerian women

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GBEMISOLA ESHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY FOR Modupe Ademola, Corporation road in Lagos state is a place that will forever be etched in her memory. It was on this street that her life changed. She's not the only one. Almost every day of the week, several women and girls flock to gate 31B on this road to have an experience similar to hers. The MamaMoni Foundation training hub is situated here, and from fashion design to catering, coding and photography, the women come here to learn vocational skills at no cost. "I've learnt video editing and photography through the Foundation all…
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