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Jul
12
2022
By The African Mirror
Kenya, World Health Organization launch emergency hub

Kenya, World Health Organization launch emergency hub

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THE Kenyan government and World Health Organization launched a medical emergency hub in Nairobi, the first in a network of African centres they say will hasten responses to regional emergencies. The facility will include a training centre, house a cadre of professionals that can respond to a medical emergency within its first 24 hours and stockpiles of medical equipment. The WHO says it wants to help create these quick response teams in every African country. "We see the continent expressing in very practical terms its determination to be better prepared for the next pandemic… this is going to be our…
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Jul
11
2022
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s Tinubu picks Muslim senator as presidential running mate

Nigeria’s Tinubu picks Muslim senator as presidential running mate

NEWS
NIGERIA'S presidential frontrunner Bola Tinubu picked as his running mate a sitting Muslim senator and former governor of northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency that has killed and displaced thousands of people. The move by Tinubu, who is also Muslim, breaks with past practice where presidential candidates from major political parties have chosen running mates from a different religion in a bid to foster unity in the country. Tinubu, 70, was last month elected as the ruling All Progressives Congress party's candidate to succeed incumbent Muhammadu Buhari, who will step down next year after completing two terms. …
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Jul
11
2022
By The African Mirror
Children find lost families as Congo conflict rages

Children find lost families as Congo conflict rages

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JASON Kandeke and his sister Esther got out of the van and rushed into the arms of their weeping uncle and grandmother - the children's first contact with their family since Congolese fighters killed their parents six years ago. Militias raided their village of Mingele in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo - a region where militia groups have clashed for years, fighting over land and resources. Jason, now 12, and Esther, 14, both fled to another village where they were taken in. Earlier this year their carers were also killed in another attack. A friend passed their details onto the…
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Jul
11
2022
By The African Mirror
Tunisia’s president publishes amended draft of constitution with minor changes

Tunisia’s president publishes amended draft of constitution with minor changes

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TUNISIA'S President Kais Saied published in the official gazette a new draft of the proposed constitution that included minor amendments and did not affect his power. The amendments of 46 chapters of the proposed constitution are mostly minor and formal and come amid sharp criticism of a draft proposed by the president on June 30, with some considering it paving the way for a dictatorship.
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Jul
11
2022
By The African Mirror
Do Santos’ daughter pays tribute to him

Do Santos’ daughter pays tribute to him

NEWS
MIGUEL, GOMES and JOAN FAUS TCHIZE dos Santos, the daughter of former President of Angola Jose Eduardo do Santos who passed away on Friday, has paid a warm tribute to her father. Techie, in an Instagram post, said: "Fathers never die because they are the truest love that children know in all their lives. They live forever within us". Her lawyer, Carmen Varela, said she has asked the clinic where he died to keep his body in Spain for a full autopsy rather than it being returned directly to Angola. The clinic declined to comment. One of Africa's longest-serving leaders,…
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Jul
09
2022
By The African Mirror
Ex-Fifa Boss Blatter, Platini cleared of fraud

Ex-Fifa Boss Blatter, Platini cleared of fraud

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FORMER FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court after a seven-year investigation during which they were booted out of the sport. A judge said the pair's account of a 'gentlemen's agreement' for FIFA to pay Platini 2 million Swiss francs ($2.05 million) for consulting work was credible, and serious doubts existed about the prosecution's allegation it was a fraudulent payment. As a result Blatter, who led FIFA for 17 years, was cleared of fraud by the Federal Criminal Court in the southern city of Bellinzona. Platini, a…
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Jul
09
2022
By The African Mirror
Criminal complaint filed against UBS over DRC-linked funds

Criminal complaint filed against UBS over DRC-linked funds

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Three organisations have filed a criminal complaint to federal prosecutors in Switzerland, alleging a failure to exercise due diligence at UBS in relation to funds they say were received by an alleged associate of former Congolese president Joseph Kabila. The complaint, filed by Swiss campaign group Public Eye, alongside two other groups, relates to a possible failure to exercise due diligence regarding financial transactions within the largest Swiss bank. UBS declined to comment. The criminal complaint, filed to Switzerland's Office of the Attorney General, centres on transactions totalling $19 million they say were sent to the alleged associate's UBS accounts in…
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Jul
09
2022
By The African Mirror
Football: “Impractical” 91-1and 95-0 scores probed

Football: “Impractical” 91-1and 95-0 scores probed

NEWS
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has launched an investigation into two first division matches that finished with scorelines of 91-1 and 95-0, describing them as impractical results. The West African country's soccer governing body said it was investigating officials and players who were involved in the two fixtures, in which Gulf FC defeated Koquima Lebanon 91-1 and Lumbenbu United were beaten 95-0 by Kahula Rangers. The SLFA said it had zero tolerance for match manipulation or anything of the sort. "The general public is therefore assured that the said matter will be thoroughly investigated and anyone found culpable will…
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Jul
09
2022
By The African Mirror
Tanzanian entrepreneur Dewji plans $2-4 billion grains production investment via SPAC

Tanzanian entrepreneur Dewji plans $2-4 billion grains production investment via SPAC

NEWS
RACHEL SAVAGE THE head of one of Tanzania's biggest firms, Mohammed Dewji, said he plans to float an agriculture company worth up to $4 billion in New York or London next year, with money raised mainly from development banks. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February sent global grain and fertiliser prices soaring, though they have retreated in recent weeks. Inflation has subsequently risen in many African countries. Dewji, 47, whose family conglomerate MeTL Group employs tens of thousands, said the new company will produce grains and edible oils in Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and the Central African Republic. "This is a…
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Jul
09
2022
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s Afrigen partners with U.S. on mRNA vaccine research

South Africa’s Afrigen partners with U.S. on mRNA vaccine research

NEWS
SOUTH Africa's Afrigen Biologics Limited said that it will collaborate with U.S. government researchers to develop mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. The agreement will enable the sharing of scientific expertise, technical skills and materials with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help Afrigen produce mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and other diseases, said the Cape Town-based biotech start-up. mRNA is the technology used for COVID-19 shots by market leaders such as Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc. Both have declined international requests to share their technology and expertise, citing the complexity of the manufacturing process. Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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