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Jan
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Africa needs to learn to feed itself, says Senegal president

Africa needs to learn to feed itself, says Senegal president

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BATE FELIX AFRICA must produce more food instead of relying on imports and aid, Senegalese President Macky Sall told leaders gathered in the West African nation's capital for a summit. The continent is facing its worst food crisis ever, with more than one in five Africans – a record 278 million people – facing hunger, according to United Nations estimates. Heavy debt burdens from the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine which raised prices of fuel, grain and edible oils and diverted aid have added to long-term causes of food insecurity such as climate change and conflict, experts say. "Africa…
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Jan
27
2023
By The African Mirror
US blocks entry to those “undermining Nigerian democracy”

US blocks entry to those “undermining Nigerian democracy”

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THE United States said it is restricting entry to people "believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria" and their family members ahead of that country's elections this year. "Additional persons who undermine the democratic process in Nigeria — including in the lead-up to, during, and following Nigeria’s 2023 elections — may be found ineligible for U.S. visas under this policy," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will step down after serving two four-year terms following a Feb. 25, 2023 ballot. Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, is facing unprecedented insecurity that…
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Jan
27
2023
By The African Mirror
KENYA: Venezuelan diplomat convicted of murder

KENYA: Venezuelan diplomat convicted of murder

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A Kenyan court found a Venezuelan diplomat guilty of murdering the Latin American nation's acting ambassador a decade ago at her home in an upmarket Nairobi neighbourhood. Dwight Sagaray, who was the first secretary at the embassy, was found guilty of the July 2012 killing of Olga Fonseca, Judge Roselyn Korir said in her ruling. The court also convicted three Kenyan nationals who had been charged alongside Sagaray, saying they were involved in a common plan to carry out the murder. Another suspect who fled after the murder is still at large and the court said his arrest warrant should…
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Jan
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Pope’s Africa visit: Sudan’s displaced hope for peace

Pope’s Africa visit: Sudan’s displaced hope for peace

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WAAKHE SIMON WUDU AFTER spending nearly a decade in a camp for the displaced in South Sudan's Juba, Mayen Galuak hopes that Pope Francis' visit to the capital city next week will inspire political leaders to finally restore peace, allowing him to go home. The 44-year-old entered the United Nations camp, just a few kilometres from his residence, in search of safety three days after conflict broke out in 2013. In the ensuing years, he has watched as South Sudan's leaders forged peace deals and broke them; as militias carried out and denied ethnic massacres; and as relentless conflict pushed…
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Jan
26
2023
By The African Mirror
Africa will outperform world in economic growth

Africa will outperform world in economic growth

NEWS
BIRD STORY AGENCY AFRICA'S gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow at 4 per cent over 2023–24, according to the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). In the inaugural release of a report dubbed 'Africa's Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook' released on January 19, the group reported that "growth across all five African regions was positive in 2022 and the outlook for 2023–24 is projected to be stable." The projections are higher than expected global figures (2.7% and 3.2% respectively) for the same period. Africa's top five performing economies before the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to grow by over 5.5% on…
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Jan
26
2023
By The African Mirror
$11-billion claim: Nigeria’s lying, bribery claims rejected

$11-billion claim: Nigeria’s lying, bribery claims rejected

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LAWYERS representing a British Virgin Islands-based company owed $11 billion by Nigeria over a collapsed gas processing project rejected Nigerian allegations that it bribed senior officials to obtain a lucrative contract. Nigeria is trying to overturn an award to Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) of billions of dollars in damages that was made by a London arbitration tribunal in 2017. The West African oil and gas-producing nation was found in 2015 to be in breach of a 20-year gas processing contract awarded to P&ID. Two years later, P&ID was awarded $6.6 billion for lost profits, a sum which has since swelled with interest to…
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Jan
26
2023
By The African Mirror
WHO doctor kidnapped in eastern Mali

WHO doctor kidnapped in eastern Mali

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UNIDENTIFIED assailants in eastern Mali have abducted a doctor working for the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.N. agency said in a statement. Dr Mahamadou Diawara was taken from his car on Monday in the town of Menaka, located in an eastern region where jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are active. Assailants also attacked his driver but left him behind. WHO "is working with local authorities to investigate the abduction and ensure our colleague's quick return to his family," the statement said. Diawara was sent to Menaka at the start of 2020. He has been leading…
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Jan
26
2023
By The African Mirror
U.S. safety board chair rebukes Ethiopia over Boeing 737 MAX report

U.S. safety board chair rebukes Ethiopia over Boeing 737 MAX report

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DAVID SHEPARDSON THE National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) faulted Ethiopia's final report into the March 2019 Boeing 737 MAX fatal crash and said investigators did not adequately address the performance of the flight crew. NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy said in an interview that Ethiopia's Aircraft Investigation Bureau (EAIB) had made errors in its report. "We feel what they did not do is really delve into the flight crew performance issues and whether they were adequately prepared," Homendy said. "We felt like it was not as comprehensive and robust as it could have been." The MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019…
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Jan
26
2023
By The African Mirror
Libyan to be indicted for Lockerbie bomb

Libyan to be indicted for Lockerbie bomb

NEWS
SARAH N. LYNCH THE arraignment of a Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and killed 270 people was deferred due to delays and challenges securing a defence attorney. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, 71, is the first suspect in the attack to face criminal charges in the United States. The bomb exploded aboard a Boeing 747 over Lockerbie as it flew from London to New York in December 1988. All 259 people on board were killed, and another 11 people died on the ground. U.S.…
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Jan
26
2023
By The African Mirror
Rwanda shoots at Congolese military jet over alleged airspace violation

Rwanda shoots at Congolese military jet over alleged airspace violation

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RWANDAN forces fired at a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that it said had violated its airspace, prompting the Congolese government to accuse it of an act of war. A video shared widely on Congolese social media showed a projectile shooting towards an airborne military plane, before exploding in the air near the plane, which continued to fly. Reuters could not immediately verify the video. Congo denied Rwanda's accusation that the jet had been in Rwandan airspace - the latest dispute between the two countries whose relationship has been strained by a rebel insurgency. "The Rwandan…
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