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Oct
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Africa’s purge of single-use plastic offers opportunities

Africa’s purge of single-use plastic offers opportunities

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SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY THE volume of plastics in Africa’s landfills is gradually shrinking, as lawmakers across the continent tighten legislation on single-use plastic and packaging to help curb pollution. Out of 54 states, 34 have passed laws and made ordinances proscribing or limiting the use of non-recyclable plastic, making the continent a model for eradicating disposable plastic. But sealing off contrabands and policing the black markets still remains a challenge in most countries even as big multinational firms are blamed for the plastic waste choking Africa. A 2021 Plastic Waste Makers index, revealed that just 20 companies produce…
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Oct
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Madagascar minister fired for voting against Russia’s Ukraine annexation

Madagascar minister fired for voting against Russia’s Ukraine annexation

NEWS
MADAGASCAR'S president has fired his foreign affairs minister for voting at the United Nations to condemn Russian-organised referendums to annex four partially-occupied regions in Ukraine, two sources at the president's office said. Last Wednesday, the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn what it said was Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of the four regions in Ukraine and called on all countries not to recognise the move. Of the 193-member General Assembly, 143 countries voted in support of a resolution that also reaffirmed the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. Two senior officials at President Andriy…
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Nov
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead

Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead

NEWS
NUZULACK DAUSEN AT least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said. Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water during storms and heavy rain, the state Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) reported. Rescuers in boats rushed to the wreckage, which was almost fully submerged, to pull out trapped passengers, local authorities said. "All Tanzanians join you in mourning these 19 people ... who have lost their lives," Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told reporters in the lakeside city of Bukoba, close…
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Oct
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Drought forces Kenya’s Maasai to sell starving cattle for a pittance

Drought forces Kenya’s Maasai to sell starving cattle for a pittance

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EDWIN WAITA COWS too weak to stand, with sores on their hides from lying on the ground and ribcages protruding from their sides -- such is the painful sight faced by Kenya's Maasai herders as they struggle to keep their cattle alive in a severe drought. Livestock is central to the traditional Maasai way of life, not only as the main source of food and income but also as a marker of social status and constant presence, with cows living alongside people inside circular enclosures called kraals. Kenya, along with neighbouring Ethiopia and Somalia, is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years,…
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Nov
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Gunmen release children kidnapped from Nigerian farm

Gunmen release children kidnapped from Nigerian farm

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HAMZA IBRAHIM A group of 21 children who were abducted by gunmen last week from a farm in northwestern Nigeria's Katsina state were freed and reunited with their families, police said. Kidnapping has become endemic in recent years in Katsina - the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari - as roving gangs of armed men abduct people from schools, hospitals, roads and farms and demand ransom cash from their relatives. Three of the captives' parents told Reuters the children, aged between 8 and 14, were released after parents paid a ransom of 1.5 million naira ($3,400), but police spokesman Gambo Isa denied…
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Oct
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Protests paralyse Tunisian town after migrant deaths

Protests paralyse Tunisian town after migrant deaths

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A southern Tunisian coastal town was paralysed by protests amid growing anger over the fate of people who drowned in a migrant shipwreck last month, with some buried in unmarked graves. The powerful UGTT labour union called a general strike in Zarzis on Tuesday, bringing to head days of smaller protests to demand authorities do more to find missing bodies and improve living conditions. Images showed the streets of Zarzis packed with protesters chanting anti-authority slogans with shops and government institutions closed. "Today the state continues to ignore us and does not even search for those drowned," said Salim Zreidat,…
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Nov
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Ghanaian protesters demand president step down over economic crisis

Ghanaian protesters demand president step down over economic crisis

NEWS
COOPER INVEEN and FRANCIS KOKOROKO MORE than 1,000 protesters marched through Ghana's capital Accra, calling for the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo amid an economic crisis that has hammered the cedi currency and seen fuel and food costs spiral to record levels. Filing past police in riot gear, the red-clad crowd waved placards and chanted 'Akufo-Addo must go' and 'IMF no' in reference to the government's ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund for billions of dollars to prop up the economy. The president last week sought to reassure Ghanaians that the authorities would get the country's finances back on track after consumer inflation…
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Oct
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of ‘Africa’s unicorn’

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of ‘Africa’s unicorn’

NEWS
ERIKAS MWISI KAMBALE ILLEGAL gold mining is destroying tracts of pristine rainforest in Congo's Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site meant to be a haven for the endangered mammal nicknamed Africa's unicorn, environmental organisations warned on Tuesday. Industrial activities are supposed to be banned in the 13,000 square kilometres of the reserve in the northeast Democratic Republic of Congo. Aerial photo evidence shows mining has persisted, the civil society groups said at a joint news conference to mark the international day of the okapi. The Council for Environmental Defense through Legality and Traceability (CODELT) said the ongoing destruction…
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Nov
06
2022
By The African Mirror
How green is my President? Liberia’s George Weah is leading the shift to clean energy

How green is my President? Liberia’s George Weah is leading the shift to clean energy

NEWS
LAYMAH KOLLIE, BIRD STORY AGENCY AS soon as he assumed office in 2018, Liberian President George Weah, a global soccer star, decided to embrace renewable energy as part of his bid to effect socio-economic transformation in his country. His goal, as outlined in his plan, was to "eradicate poverty amongst Liberians who had been traumatised by civil strife and improve economic growth while addressing climate change and infrastructural developments". To curb the high cost of off-grid solar energy products, Weah, in May 2022, issued an executive order suspending import tariffs on off-grid solar lighting appliances and other indirect solar energy…
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Oct
19
2022
By The African Mirror
U.S. imposes sanctions on 14 men for ties to al Shabaab

U.S. imposes sanctions on 14 men for ties to al Shabaab

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THE U.S. government imposed sanctions on 14 men, including six it said were part of a network that has engaged in weapons procurement, financial facilitation and recruitment for the al Shabaab militant Islamist group. "Treasury is focused on identifying and disrupting al Shabaab's illicit networks operating in Eastern Africa," Brian Nelson, the Treasury's under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement. "We will continue to take action against the weapons smuggling and fundraising activities of al Shabaab and other (al Qaeda) affiliates." The Treasury named the six as Abdullahi Jeeri, Khalif Adale, Hassan Afgooye, Abdikarim Hussein Gagaale, Abdi…
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