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Feb
01
2023
By The African Mirror
‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world

‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world

NEWS
PHILIP PULLELLA and PAUL LORGERIE POPE Francis denounced the "poison of greed" driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, saying the rich world had to realise that people were more precious than the minerals in the earth beneath them. Many tens of thousands of people cheered as he travelled from the airport into the capital Kinshasa in his popemobile, with some breaking away to chase it while others chanted and waved flags. But the joyous mood, one of the most vibrant welcomes of his foreign trips, turned sombre when the 86-year-old pope…
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Feb
01
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s ANC wants to use disaster rules to ease power crisis

South Africa’s ANC wants to use disaster rules to ease power crisis

NEWS
CARIEN DUPLESSIS SOUTH Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) wants to employ disaster management legislation that was used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic to help end crippling power cuts, a top party official said. Struggling state utility Eskom has implemented power cuts every day this year, after a record number of days with outages last year. On Tuesday, it will ramp up power cuts to the highest level on record. "Our response to COVID was scientifically driven. Our response to dealing with load-shedding must be scientifically driven," ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula told reporters, using a term for power cuts. "The…
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Jan
31
2023
By The African Mirror
Tunisians elect weakened parliament on 11% turnout

Tunisians elect weakened parliament on 11% turnout

NEWS
TAREK AMARA and ANGUS MCDOWALL TUNISIA announced that a mere 11% of the electorate had voted in parliamentary runoffs, with critics of President Kais Saied saying the empty polling stations were evidence of public disdain for his agenda and seizure of powers. The head of the electoral commission, over which Saied assumed ultimate authority last year, gave a provisional turnout of 11.3% for Sunday's runoff votes. During December's first round, the official turnout was only slightly lower, at 11.2%. "Today Tunisians issued a final verdict rejecting Kais Saied's process and elections," Nejib Chebbi, head of the main opposition coalition, the…
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Jan
31
2023
By The African Mirror
Blinken says U.S. will continue to encourage Egypt to take action on human rights

Blinken says U.S. will continue to encourage Egypt to take action on human rights

NEWS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said human rights were a top item on the agenda in talks with Egypt's president and foreign minister during a visit to Cairo. Blinken said the United States would continue to encourage Egypt to take further actions on human rights, including releasing more political prisoners and reforming pre-trial detention. During a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Blinken also said holding elections in Libya this year was the only viable path to a durable solution in the country. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Jan
31
2023
By The African Mirror
Global tech billionaires eye Zambia’s electric vehicle battery mines, European Union eyes its avocados

Global tech billionaires eye Zambia’s electric vehicle battery mines, European Union eyes its avocados

NEWS
SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY MARKET optimism is spurring a rush of investments into Zambia's agriculture and mining sectors, giving the economy new growth impetus. Investors include Kobold, a consortium linked to tech titans Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, now tipped to stir up Zambia's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) scene with planned investments into its mining sector. The California-based mineral exploration firm is eyeing the country's mines for electric vehicle components, leveraging reformist President Hakainde Hichilema's efforts to revitalise the economy. Upon his landslide poll victory in 2021, part of Hichilema's economic blueprint entailed placing an electric vehicle…
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Jan
30
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa: Eight killed in shooting at birthday party

South Africa: Eight killed in shooting at birthday party

NEWS
GUNMEN killed eight people and wounded three others at a birthday party in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, police said, adding that a manhunt was underway to find the killers. The mass shooting was carried out by two attackers and occurred between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. (1515 and 1530 GMT) on Sunday at a house in Kwazakele, Gqeberha, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement. The gunmen fled after the attack, and no arrests have been made, the police said. Investigations into the circumstances and possible motives for the attack were ongoing. Police have not named the…
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Jan
30
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigerian artist uses AI to re-imagine life for the elderly

Nigerian artist uses AI to re-imagine life for the elderly

NEWS
ANGELA UKOMADU A Nigerian artist is using artificial intelligence to re-imagine life for African elderly people by showcasing near real-life pictures and videos of them walking down the fashion ramp and on the beach. Malik Afegbua, who is also a filmmaker, said because many elderly people were marginalised in society, especially in the fashion world, he began to imagine how they would look if they were models. Afegbua started posting some of his work on social media and it went viral. He came up with "Elders Series", a catalogue of pictures and videos showing white-haired women and bearded men strutting…
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Jan
29
2023
By The African Mirror
20 die in bus/truck crash in Chad

20 die in bus/truck crash in Chad

NEWS
TWENTY people were killed night when a passenger bus in Chad crashed into a truck that was broken down on the roadway, the government said. The bus had 31 people on board and was on its way from the capital N'Djamena to the eastern city of Abeche. It crashed near the town of Oum-Hadjer, the government said. "According to the first elements of the investigation, the causes identified are the non-respect of road safety rules... excessive speed, overloading, fatigue and carelessness of the driver," it said in a statement. It followed two bad accidents involving passenger buses this month in Senegal,…
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Jan
29
2023
By The African Mirror
Libya’s $8-billion gas deal with Italy

Libya’s $8-billion gas deal with Italy

NEWS
GAVIN JONES  ITALIAN energy company Eni and Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) signed an $8 billion gas production deal aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe despite the insecurity and political chaos in the North African country. The deal, signed during a visit to Tripoli by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, aims to increase gas output for the Libyan domestic market as well as exports, through the development of two offshore gas fields. Output will begin in 2026 and reach a plateau of 750 million cubic feet per day, Eni said in a statement. "This agreement will enable important investments…
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Jan
29
2023
By The African Mirror
Archaeologist hails possibly ‘oldest’ mummy yet found in Egypt

Archaeologist hails possibly ‘oldest’ mummy yet found in Egypt

NEWS
EGYPTOLOGISTS have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing what may be the oldest and "most complete" mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader said on Thursday. The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre shaft in a recently uncovered group of fifth and sixth-dynasty tombs near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, Zahi Hawass, director of the team, told reporters. The mummy, of a man named Hekashepes, was in a limestone sarcophagus that had been sealed in mortar. "This mummy may be the oldest and most complete mummy found in…
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