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Apr
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Tunisia calls Erdogan comments on president’s decree unacceptable interference

Tunisia calls Erdogan comments on president’s decree unacceptable interference

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TUNISIA'S foreign ministry said that comments by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tunisia's leader dissolving parliament was "an unacceptable interference" in internal affairs. On Monday, Erdogan criticised President Kais Saied's decree dissolving parliament last week as a "smearing of democracy" and a blow to the will of the Tunisian people. "Tunisia expresses its astonishment at the Turkish President's statement ... these comments are unacceptable," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. "Tunisia affirms its keenness on close relations with friendly countries but adheres to the independence of its decision and rejects interference in its sovereignty," it said. The…
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Apr
06
2022
By The African Mirror
American nun (83) abducted in Burkina Faso

American nun (83) abducted in Burkina Faso

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ARMED men have kidnapped an 83-year-old American nun in northern Burkina Faso, the bishop of the local diocese said. The bishop did not know the identity of the kidnappers. Militant groups, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State, have taken over large swathes of territory in Burkina Faso and conduct frequent attacks on the army and civilians. A Canadian was found dead after a kidnapping there in 2019. The nun was named in a statement as Suellen Tennyson, of the Catholic congregation Marianites of Holy Cross. She was kidnapped on Monday night in the parish of Yalgo, part…
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Apr
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Janjaweed war crimes suspect denies charges

Janjaweed war crimes suspect denies charges

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A man accused of leading Sudan's feared Janjaweed militia pleaded not guilty to dozens of war crimes charges on Tuesday, at the start of the International Criminal Court's first trial over the Darfur conflict. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is charged with overseeing thousands of pro-government Janjaweed fighters during the peak of fighting from 2003 to 2004 and being responsible for atrocities including murder, rape, pillaging and torture. "I am innocent of all of these charges," the septuagenarian told judges after the charges were read out at the start of his case. Abd-Al-Rahman voluntarily surrendered to The Hague-based court in June…
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Apr
06
2022
By The African Mirror
On an increasingly youthful continent, life expectancy is growing, too

On an increasingly youthful continent, life expectancy is growing, too

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SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY WITH a median age of 25, Africa's population - already the youngest in the world - will also see people living longer as more Africans adopt healthier lifestyles, boost incomes and access better education. Recent Statista figures show for those born in 2021, the average life expectancy at birth across Africa was 63 years for males and 66 years for females. It is a significant leap from 1950 when it topped a mere 36 years, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) now projecting that life expectancy in the continent to edge up over 70 years…
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Apr
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Nigeria bars calls from unregistered phones in attempt to boost security

Nigeria bars calls from unregistered phones in attempt to boost security

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NIGERIA has repeated its demand for telecom companies to bar calls from unregistered phone lines, part of the government's policy to boost security amid an Islamist insurgency and a spate of kidnappings. The country's telecoms regulator had in December 2020 ordered mobile phone providers to add identification numbers (NINs) - containing personal data identifying the user - to every SIM card registered in the country or block the SIMs. The government had extended the SIM registration deadline several times before the latest directive to bar calls from unregistered SIMs. Communication Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami said in a statement outgoing…
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Apr
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Somalia’s intelligence agency warns of al Shabaab threat against top leaders

Somalia’s intelligence agency warns of al Shabaab threat against top leaders

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THE al Shabaab group linked to al Qaeda plans to target Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, the country's intelligence agency warned. Violence by the group, which aims to topple the central government and impose its own severe version of Islamic law, has been an impediment to parliamentary elections taking place since November. "We informed the key government officials of a plot in which al Shabaab mafia wants to target the president and prime minister," the National Intelligence and Security Agency said on Twitter. "Mohamed Mahir, senior al Shabaab member, is conducting the plot." The…
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Apr
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Hunger in Africa surges due to conflict, climate and food prices

Hunger in Africa surges due to conflict, climate and food prices

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AYENAT MERSIE CONFLICT, climate change and rising food and fuel prices are pushing about a quarter of Africans towards hunger, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. About 346 million people in Africa are facing severe food insecurity, meaning they have likely experienced hunger, in the worst crisis since 2017. Last year, the figure was about 286 million. "The acute food insecurity situation in many of the countries where we are working - and people are already affected by armed conflict - is tipping into famine-like conditions," said Dominik Stillhart, ICRC's global operations director. Two years of conflict…
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Apr
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Malian and foreign soldiers believed to have killed hundreds in town siege, Human Rights Watch says

Malian and foreign soldiers believed to have killed hundreds in town siege, Human Rights Watch says

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MALIAN troops and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executed around 300 civilian men over five days during a military operation in a central town, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Tuesday. The killings took place between March 27 and 31 in Moura, a rural town of around 10,000 inhabitants in the Mopti region, a hotspot of jihadist activity that has intensified and spread to neighbouring countries in the Sahel region. "The incident is the worst single atrocity reported in Mali's decade-long armed conflict," HRW said. The reported executions sparked condemnation from the United States, the European Union, France…
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May
20
2020
By The African Mirror
The Tony Yeboah thunderbolt – Elland Road 1995

The Tony Yeboah thunderbolt – Elland Road 1995

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OWN CORRESPONDENT THE second half was just five minutes old and midfielder Gerry McAllister lobbed a long pass to Leeds striker Rod Wallace.  Wallace headed the ball down to an advancing Tony Yeboah, the Ghanaian striker loved by the Elland Road faithful. As Wallace header got closer to Yeboah, his body seemed to slow down and then his right foot exploded with such ferocity, volleying the ball that thundered off the crossbar into the Liverpool goal.  Yeboah’s strike was hit with such power and accuracy and left Liverpool goalkeeper David James defeated. Yeboah punched the air, starting a celebration that…
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Jun
26
2020
By The African Mirror
Hungry‌ ‌or‌ ‌evicted:‌ ‌Life‌ ‌for‌ migrant‌ ‌women‌ ‌in‌ ‌Johannesburg’s‌ ‘dark‌ ‌ buildings’

Hungry‌ ‌or‌ ‌evicted:‌ ‌Life‌ ‌for‌ migrant‌ ‌women‌ ‌in‌ ‌Johannesburg’s‌ ‘dark‌ ‌ buildings’

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KIM HARRISBERG WHEN Cynthia fled Zimbabwe as a refugee, she dreamed of a safe, clean house in neighbouring South Africa where she could start a new life. But seven years later she is one of hundreds of single Zimbabwean women living in Johannesburg's notorious "dark buildings" - crowded but cheap accommodation in derelict properties that were illegally seized by rogue landlords. Like many of the refugee and migrant women living there, she lost her job as a domestic worker during South Africa's coronavirus lockdown, forcing her to choose between buying food or paying rent. "The lockdown has been very painful…
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