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Mar
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Ukraine: African students faced guns from guards

Ukraine: African students faced guns from guards

NEWS
ABRAHAM ACHIRGA NIGERIAN medical student Oduola Adebowale said he and some friends were trying to get on a train to flee Ukraine when the soldiers pointed guns at them and ordered them back. The Ukrainian troops told him they were only letting pregnant women on the service from the city of Lviv to the Polish border, but he said he saw them stop some pregnant African women from getting on board. "When we asked why they were doing this, the soldiers pointed guns at us, endangering our lives," he told Reuters days later after he finally managed to complete his…
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Mar
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Burkina Faso appoints interim government

Burkina Faso appoints interim government

NEWS
THIAM NDIAGA BURKINA FASO'S interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defence minister as served under former president Roch Kabore before his ouster in a military coup, according to an official decree. Damiba was inaugurated on Wednesday as transitional president for three years, after leading a group of officers to oust Kabore in January. They said they were motivated by frustration about mounting violence by Islamist militants. The new government of 25 ministers includes Defence Minister General Barthelemy Simpore, who has retained the position he held under Kabore, according to the decree. The appointment…
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Mar
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Suspended over a wildlife river, South African hotel train defies lockdown odds

Suspended over a wildlife river, South African hotel train defies lockdown odds

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BACK in 2020 when South Africa went into a strict COVID-19 lockdown, a local company pressed on with opening a hotel with a difference in a tourism hotspot - and two years later that gamble is paying off. The hotel is a near 100-year-old train that sits on the Selati suspension bridge, which spans a river in the heart of the Kruger National Park. Lovingly restored, it offers 24 full-carriage rooms against a spectacular natural backdrop, a wildlife viewing deck and even a swimming pool jutting out beyond the tracks. "I thought we were taking a very big risk. I…
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Mar
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Interpol red notice: what it means and why South Africa requested it

Interpol red notice: what it means and why South Africa requested it

NEWS
THE International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a red notice for two members of the wealthy but now disgraced Gupta family, Atul and Rajesh Gupta. This could now pave way for their arrest and extradition from the United Arab Emirates to face fraud and money laundering charges in South Africa. The Guptas – who at their height owned a business empire spanning computer equipment, media, and mining – are close friends of former President Jacob Zuma. A judicial commission of inquiry into state capture recently found that, with Zuma’s help, they orchestrated massive corruption. Thabo Leshilo asked Bernadine Benson…
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Mar
06
2022
By The African Mirror
U.N. investigating dozens of deaths in central Mali

U.N. investigating dozens of deaths in central Mali

NEWS
THE United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali said it was investigating allegations that dozens of people were massacred in the centre of the country. A video circulating on social media since Thursday shows dozens of badly-burned bodies with their eyes blindfolded and their hands bound together. Some of them appear to have holes in the back of their heads. An official in central Mali, who asked not to be named, said the video shows the bodies of 35 men that were found on Tuesday night in the rural commune of Diabaly, an area where Islamist militants have been battling Malian…
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Mar
06
2022
By The African Mirror
‘My heart is breaking’: Russians fear economic nightmare about to unfold

‘My heart is breaking’: Russians fear economic nightmare about to unfold

NEWS
IN bright sunshine, a long queue of shoppers snaked outside an IKEA store near Moscow this week. Similar scenes were repeated across Russia as families rushed to spend their fast-depreciating roubles at the Swedish retailer which is exiting the crisis-hit country. Russians are bracing for an uncertain future of spiralling inflation, economic hardship and an even sharper squeeze on imported goods. The rouble has lost a third of its value this week after unprecedented Western sanctions were imposed to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. The moves froze much of the central bank's $640 billion in reserves and barred several banks…
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Mar
05
2022
By The African Mirror
Tanzania frees opposition leader, drops charges

Tanzania frees opposition leader, drops charges

NEWS
TANZANIA has freed the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe after prosecutors dropped terrorism charges brought against him last year, his party said on Friday. Mbowe, who is the chairman of Chadema party, was detained last July in the lakeside town of Mwanza where he was due to attend a conference on proposals for a new constitution. He was charged in court on July 26, in spite of protests from his party that the charges were politically motivated. "The director of prosecutions has dropped charges of economic crimes and terrorism," Chadema said on its Twitter feed. Three co-accused…
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Mar
05
2022
By The African Mirror
UN’s multi-million buys from blacklisted Russia

UN’s multi-million buys from blacklisted Russia

NEWS
THALIF DEEN THE world’s financial institutions, primarily in the US and Europe, have cut off links and economically ostracized Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and violation of the UN charter. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lambasted the Russians declaring the military invasion “a violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine– and inconsistent with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.” The White House announced last week that the United States and allies will kick certain Russian banks out of a major international banking system, a significant step in a bid to cripple the Russian economy. Meanwhile,…
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Mar
05
2022
By The African Mirror
Malawi banks on young tech innovators to trump cheap imports

Malawi banks on young tech innovators to trump cheap imports

NEWS
CHARLES PENSULO WHEN Malawian engineer Ruth Mtuwa was a child, she visited a sick family member in hospital and was shocked to see that barely any of the medical equipment worked. That realisation pushed her to want to help, leading her on the path to becoming a biomedical engineer. Today, the 21-year-old research assistant has managed to bring a number of medical innovations to life - including a low-cost nebuliser and a hypertension tracking device - despite tight funding and crushing foreign competition. "I thought if we design on our own equipment, it should be easy to fix on our…
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Mar
05
2022
By The African Mirror
Ukraine crisis throws Egypt’s wheat purchases into doubt

Ukraine crisis throws Egypt’s wheat purchases into doubt

NEWS
SARAH EL SAFTY RUSSIA'S invasion of Ukraine has left Egypt's wheat import prospects in turmoil, with two cargoes purchased by Egypt's state buyer stuck at Ukrainian ports, other deliveries at risk, and prices soaring, traders say. However, Egypt's reserves mean it is not in a rush to buy as it assesses prices of the grain from outside Ukraine and Russia, the deputy supply minister said in an interview. Egypt is often the world's top importer of wheat. Last year, some 50% and 30% of state and private sector imports came from Russia and Ukraine respectively, according to traders. Purchases by…
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