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Nov
05
2022
By The African Mirror
S.African clean energy project gets $497 mln in World Bank funds

S.African clean energy project gets $497 mln in World Bank funds

NEWS
A South African project to decommission and repurpose one of state-owned power utility Eskom's coal-fired power plants using renewables and batteries will get $497 million in financing from the World Bank, the bank said. A man is silhouetted against the logo of the World Bank at the main venue for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Tokyo, File. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon "The decommissioning and repurposing of the Komati coal-fired plant is a demonstration project that can serve as a reference on how to transition fossil-fuel assets for future projects in South Africa and around the world,"…
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Nov
04
2022
By The African Mirror
War crimes: France jails Liberian rebel for life

War crimes: France jails Liberian rebel for life

NEWS
RIGHTS groups lauded the conviction in Paris of former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara, who was sentenced to life in prison for atrocities committed during the West African country's first civil war. Kamara was found guilty on Wednesday of perpetrating torture and "barbaric acts" in 1993 when he was part of a rebel group known as the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) active during the conflict. One of his lawyers, Maryline Secci, told Reuters in an email on Thursday that she would appeal the sentence. Kamara has maintained his innocence. The Paris Criminal Court that delivered its…
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Nov
05
2022
By The African Mirror
Somalia army says at least 100 al Shabaab fighters killed in clashes

Somalia army says at least 100 al Shabaab fighters killed in clashes

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SOMALIA'S army and allied clan militias have killed at least 100 al Shabaab fighters in heavy clashes in the central Hiran region, the defence ministry said, days after twin bombings killed at least 120 people in the capital. Al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise, claimed responsibility for two car bombs that blew up outside the education ministry in Mogadishu on October 29, the deadliest incident since a truck bomb killed more than 500 people at the same location five years previously. The Islamist group have killed tens of thousands of people in bombings since 2006 in their fight to overthrow…
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Nov
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Ransom demanded for abducted Nigerian children

Ransom demanded for abducted Nigerian children

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HAMZA IBRAHIM DOZENS of children were abducted by gunmen from a farm in northern Katsina state and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom for their release, police and residents said. Katsina is the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari and is among states in northwestern and north-central Nigeria where armed gangs on motorbikes have killed people or kidnapped them for ransom from villages and highways. Police spokesman for Katsina Gambo Isah confirmed the abduction of the children but did not give details. Residents told Reuters that the children were taken on Sunday while harvesting crops at a farm located between…
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Oct
18
2022
By The African Mirror
Ethiopian army captures city from Tigray forces

Ethiopian army captures city from Tigray forces

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ETHIOPIAN government forces and their allies captured Shire, one of the biggest cities in the northern region of Tigray, from regional forces they have been battling on and off since late 2020, two diplomatic and humanitarian sources said. The violence in Tigray, which has spilled over into neighbouring regions and drawn in the Eritrean military, has killed thousands of civilians, uprooted millions and left hundreds of thousands now facing possible famine. The conflict stems from grievances rooted in periods of Ethiopia's turbulent past when particular regional power blocs held sway over the country as a whole, and in tensions over…
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Oct
18
2022
By The African Mirror
Three U.N. peacekeepers killed, three injured in Mali attack

Three U.N. peacekeepers killed, three injured in Mali attack

NEWS
THREE United Nations peacekeepers were killed and three others seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali, a U.N. spokesperson said. Islamist militants, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State, have been waging an insurgency in northern Mali for the last decade. The peacekeepers were on a mine search and detection patrol in the northern commune of Tessalit, in the Kidal region, when they were hit, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters. "We send our deepest condolences to the families of the peacekeepers, to our colleagues in the mission and we wish a speedy…
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Oct
18
2022
By The African Mirror
A sex expo aims to break taboos in South Africa

A sex expo aims to break taboos in South Africa

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MORE than 16,000 people attended a sex expo in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, this weekend, where visitors were invited to browse a wide array of sex toys, watch adult entertainment shows and attend talks by sex experts and therapists. Under the low red lights of a large exhibition hall, everything is on display - from bondage demonstrations to kink and fetish exhibitions, strip shows, a portrait-painting penile artist, and AI companion robots that warm up to human touch. South Africa is generally considered to be a sexually conservative country due to religious beliefs, cultural views and sexual education. Some visitors…
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Oct
18
2022
By The African Mirror
Media groups ask Uganda’s top court to scrap law over free speech fears

Media groups ask Uganda’s top court to scrap law over free speech fears

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MEDIA groups asked Uganda's top court to scrap a new digital communications law which they said broke the constitution and crippled free speech. The "Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act", which came into force last week, bans people from using a computer to send any information that might ridicule or degrade someone. It forbids the recording or videoing of anyone without their consent, among other clauses, and has penalties ranging from fines to jail time. Ruling party officials and other supporters of the legislation have argued it will curb hate speech, protect children and stop the sharing of false or malicious information.…
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Oct
18
2022
By The African Mirror
S.Africa’s Transnet agrees three-year wage deal with majority labour union

S.Africa’s Transnet agrees three-year wage deal with majority labour union

NEWS
SOUTH AFRICAN state-owned logistics firm Transnet said it had agreed a three-year wage deal with the union representing the majority of its workers, ending a two-week strike that had hit commodities exports and piled up millions in losses. "Transnet and the company's majority union United Transport and Allied Trade Union (UNTU) reached a three-year wage agreement today," it said in a statement, adding the deal would bring most of its employees back to work. UNTU members, who represent more than half of the company's workforce, went on strike on October 6, demanding an increase linked to South Africa's year-on-year inflation…
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Oct
18
2022
By The African Mirror
Serum Institute to produce Ebola vaccine for use in Uganda outbreak

Serum Institute to produce Ebola vaccine for use in Uganda outbreak

NEWS
AARON ROSS THE Serum Institute of India plans to manufacture 20,000 to 30,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine by the end of November for use in trials against an outbreak in Uganda, its developers and a company source said. The response to Uganda's outbreak has been blunted by the absence of a proven vaccine against the Sudan strain of the virus. There have been 54 confirmed cases and 19 deaths since last month and the first case in the capital, Kampala, was recorded last week. But health authorities believe the actual numbers could be higher. Vaccines against the more common Zaire…
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