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Jul
09
2022
By The African Mirror
$40-million in Flutterwave’s accounts frozen in Kenya

$40-million in Flutterwave’s accounts frozen in Kenya

NEWS
A court in Kenya has frozen over $40 million in accounts belonging to Africa-focused payments giant Flutterwave under the country's anti-money laundering laws, court documents showed. Founded in 2016 in Nigeria, the San Francisco-headquartered firm specialises in individual and consumer transfers, one of several fintech firms facilitating and capitalising on Africa's booming payments market. Earlier this year, the firm raised $250 million, valuing the startup at more than $3 billion. Kenya's Assets Recovery Agency sought and was granted a High Court order to freeze several accounts with three banks belonging to Kenyan-registered Flutterwave Payment Technology Ltd. Flutterwave confirmed to Reuters…
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Jul
16
2022
By The African Mirror
Tavern tragedy reinforces need to give priority to tackling underage drinking in South Africa

Tavern tragedy reinforces need to give priority to tackling underage drinking in South Africa

NEWS
On 26 June 2022, 21 young people died at the Enyobeni tavern in East London, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. The incident refocused public attention on the safety of young people in the country. The direct cause of the 21 deaths has not yet been determined. But questions are being asked about why children under the age of 18 were consuming alcohol in the tavern. Authors CHARLES PARRY, Director, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Research Unit, SAMRC, South African Medical Research Council JASON BANTJES, Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research…
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Jul
16
2022
By The African Mirror
Congo Republic’s ruling party dominant in legislative elections

Congo Republic’s ruling party dominant in legislative elections

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CONGO Republic's ruling party emerged dominant in the first round of legislative elections held this month, the government said on Friday. The Congolese Labour Party (PCT) of President Denis Sassou Nguesso won nearly 110 seats out of 151, according to provisional results published by the minister of territorial administration. Parties allied with the PCT won 12 seats, while opposition parties won eight seats, the results showed. A second round is due before the end of August to fill the remaining seats. Sassou has ruled the Central African oil producer for a total of 38 years. He changed the constitution in…
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Jul
16
2022
By The African Mirror
Libya’s oil chief ignores govt’s dismissal

Libya’s oil chief ignores govt’s dismissal

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THE head of Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) rejected the prime minister's authority to sack him, raising the prospect of an open struggle for control of the state energy producer. In a furious televised speech, Mustafa Sanalla said Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's mandate to govern had expired and warned him not to touch NOC. An armed force deployed outside the NOC building later in the day, three witnesses said. One of them said the force was aligned with Dbeibah. A spokesperson for the Government of National Unity, which is headed by Dbeibah, was not immediately available for comment. Libya's messy…
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Jul
16
2022
By The African Mirror
Five ex-Gambian intelligence officials guilty of murder

Five ex-Gambian intelligence officials guilty of murder

NEWS
GAMBIA'S former spy chief and four other ex-intelligence officials have been sentenced to death for the 2016 murder of an opponent of ex-president Yahya Jammeh, a rare instance of criminal accountability for Jammeh-era crimes The country has observed a moratorium on the death penalty since 2018, so the sentences handed down by Gambia's high court will be converted to life imprisonment. The court issued the sentences late on Wednesday against Yankuba Badjie, the former director-general of the National Intelligence Agency and four other senior NIA officials for the murder of Solo Sandeng. Two other defendants were acquitted. The defendants all…
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Jul
15
2022
By The African Mirror
Faced with an information “no-go zone” at home, youth turn to a “safe space” for information, help

Faced with an information “no-go zone” at home, youth turn to a “safe space” for information, help

NEWS
NDUTA WAWERU IN Nairobi's sprawling Githurai estate, a shipping container-built complex is attracting local residents - both young and old. Initially built to help combat a drug problem, the complex became popular when it switched to offering a new product: reproductive health services.  The centre has become a one-stop resource centre for many young people in the neighbourhood, including Joan Mutheu, also known as J Diva or MDQ.  “As one of the many young people in the area, any discussion about sexual and reproductive health with our parents is a no-go zone. There are some things I could not ask…
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Jul
15
2022
By The African Mirror
France’s Macron wants ‘rethink’ of French military postures in Africa

France’s Macron wants ‘rethink’ of French military postures in Africa

NEWS
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted a "rethink of all our (military) postures on the African continent" and had asked his ministers and army chiefs to work on it. Macron made the comments as he was addressing French troops ahead of the July 14 Bastille Day parade in Paris. French officials head to Niger on Friday to redefine the country's strategy to fight Islamist militants in the Sahel as thousands of troops complete a withdrawal from Mali and concerns mount over the growing threat to coastal West African states. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Jul
15
2022
By The African Mirror
UK police investigate after Mo Farah says he was child trafficking victim

UK police investigate after Mo Farah says he was child trafficking victim

NEWS
LONDON'S Metropolitan Police said it had opened an investigation after multiple Olympic and world champion athlete Mo Farah told a BBC documentary that he was a victim of child trafficking. The 39-year-old said he was brought to Britain from Djibouti at the age of nine and was forced to do housework in exchange for food. "Specialist officers have opened an investigation and are currently assessing the available information," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, adding that no reports had yet been made directly to the police. "Where offences are reported in the media which are deemed significant public interest…
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Jul
15
2022
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast President Ouattara to meet predecessors in reconciliation drive

Ivory Coast President Ouattara to meet predecessors in reconciliation drive

NEWS
LOUCOUMANE COULIBALY IVORY Coast President Alassane Ouattara will hold a rare meeting with his predecessors and longtime rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bedie in an effort to reconcile the West African nation ahead of elections in 2025. The three men have dominated Ivory Coast's fractious political scene since the 1990s. Bedie was president from 1993 until his ouster in a 1999 coup. Gbagbo governed from 2000 until his election defeat to Ouattara in 2010. Tensions came to a head most dramatically after the 2010 election. Gbagbo refused to concede defeat, leading to a brief civil war that killed about…
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Jul
15
2022
By The African Mirror
Southern African bloc further extends Mozambique troop deployment

Southern African bloc further extends Mozambique troop deployment

NEWS
SOUTHERN African countries agreed to extend their troop deployment in Mozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency. The countries, linked in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), agreed last year to send troops to Mozambique. The mission's mandate was set to end on Friday but has been extended on an interim basis until an SADC heads of state summit in mid-August, when a more detailed report on the mission's progress will be considered. The insurgency is concentrated in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado. It has claimed thousands of lives since it broke out in…
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