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Mar
05
2022
By The African Mirror
Libya ministers released as political factions jostle for power

Libya ministers released as political factions jostle for power

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LIBYA'S new parliament-backed government said that an armed group linked to rival authorities had released two of its ministers held against their will, but tensions remained high between political factions. The office of Fathi Bashagha, the parliament's choice for prime minister, had said the two ministers were held on Thursday as they travelled by road to the swearing-in of his cabinet in the east of the country after domestic flights were grounded. Airports said flights had resumed on Friday and Bashagha's office said the two men, his foreign minister and culture minister, were freed. The armed group could not be…
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Mar
05
2022
By The African Mirror
West African leaders cancel Burkina Faso visit after military president’s inauguration

West African leaders cancel Burkina Faso visit after military president’s inauguration

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WEST AFRICAN leaders have cancelled a planned trip to Burkina Faso to meet coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba, instead sending a team of ministers in the coming days, the region's main political bloc said in a statement. Damiba, who was inaugurated on Wednesday as interim president for three years, led a group of officers to oust President Roch Kabore in January, saying they were motivated by frustration about mounting violence by Islamist militants. Damiba's government began to take shape on Thursday with the appointment of economist Albert Ouedraogo as the West African nation's transitional prime minister. Other key positions are expected…
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Mar
04
2022
By The African Mirror
UN rights forum picks ex-ICC prosecutor to lead Ethiopia abuses investigation

UN rights forum picks ex-ICC prosecutor to lead Ethiopia abuses investigation

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THE U.N. Human Rights Council has picked the former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to lead a panel investigating violations of human rights in the conflict in northern Ethiopia, the council said. Ethiopian federal troops went to war with rebellious Tigrayan forces in November 2020. Since the war erupted, Reuters has reported atrocities by all sides, which the parties to the fighting have denied. The council voted in December to establish an independent investigative commission, to look into alleged violations by all sides and to identify perpetrators with a view to accountability. Fatou Bensouda, a Gambian national who…
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Mar
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Mozambique president names new premier and finance minister

Mozambique president names new premier and finance minister

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MOZAMBIQUE President Filipe Nyusi appointed Adriano Afonso Maleiane as the new prime minister, shortly after sacking Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, and filled several other posts including finance minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle. A Portuguese-language presidency statement named Ernesto Max Tonela as the Minister of Economy and Finance, and Carlos Zacarias, currently chairman of the National Petroleum Instituto (INP) responsible for licensing oil and gas projects, as Mineral Resources and Energy Minister. The other new appointments were Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance and Minister of Industry and trade. Nyusi also shifted Lidia Cardoso from Deputy Minister of Health…
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Mar
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Up to 20,000 Ukrainian tourists in Egypt await return to Europe

Up to 20,000 Ukrainian tourists in Egypt await return to Europe

NEWS
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to help as many as 20,000 Ukrainian tourists stranded at Egyptian resorts to fly to Europe, Ukrainian embassy officials in Cairo said, adding that many were ready to head to Ukraine to fight Russian forces. The tourists, estimated at between 17,500 and 20,000, are mostly in the Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada, with some further south in Marsa Allam. A few have flown out of their own accord but the embassy is working with Egyptian authorities and tourism companies to set up returns to countries neighbouring Ukraine, said the embassy deputy head…
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Mar
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Libya crisis worsens as rival government takes oath

Libya crisis worsens as rival government takes oath

NEWS
A standoff between two rival governments in Libya worsened with the risk of fighting or territorial division as the parliament in the east swore in a new administration while the incumbent in Tripoli refused to cede power. Addressing the parliament after taking the oath of office, Fathi Bashagha said he was studying all options to take over in Tripoli. The present prime minister there, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, has said he will not hand over control. Armed groups affiliated with both sides have mobilised in the capital and foreign forces, including from Turkey and Russia, remain entrenched in Libya nearly 18 months…
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Mar
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Pope to make often delayed visit to South Sudan in July

Pope to make often delayed visit to South Sudan in July

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PHILIP PULLELLA POPE Francis will visit South Sudan in July, the Vatican said, making a trip he has repeatedly had to delay because of security concerns in a country still emerging from a post-independence civil war. July will mark the 11th anniversary of South Sudan's secession from Sudan. Civil war erupted two years later in 2013, causing 400,000 deaths. The two main sides signed a peace deal in 2018 but hunger and deadly clashes are still common across the country. The Vatican said Francis will be in South Sudan July 5-7 after visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo July 2-5…
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Mar
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Hemedti says Sudan should be open to naval base accord with Russia, or others

Hemedti says Sudan should be open to naval base accord with Russia, or others

NEWS
SUDAN'S deputy head of state said his country had no problem with Russia or any other country opening a naval base on its Red Sea coast, provided it posed no threat to national security. General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemedti, deputy head of Sudan's sovereign council, was speaking on arrival in Khartoum following a trip to Moscow that began on February 23, the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "We have 730 kilometres along the Red Sea. If any country wants to open a base and it is in our interests and doesn't threaten our national security we…
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Mar
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Cameroon government says seven killed in separatist ambush

Cameroon government says seven killed in separatist ambush

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SEVEN people including a senior Cameroon government administrator and a mayor were killed in an ambush that involved an improvised explosive device (IED) in the country's restive southwest, the region's governor said. Bernard Okalia Bilai, governor of the South West Region, said the Sub-prefect of Ekondo Titi was on a tour of his jurisdiction when his convoy hit an IED and was then attacked by separatist fighters. "It was a terrorist attack. It was an ambush," Bilai told journalists, adding that the situation was under control. The region is one of two English-speaking regions in the Central African nation, where…
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Mar
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Somali capital opens first horse riding stable in decades

Somali capital opens first horse riding stable in decades

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH ON a tree-lined, unpaved road in Somalia's capital, people duck out of their homes to stare in awe at an unusual sight: two young men atop white horses, racing neck and neck, in training for what would be the city's first horse races in decades. Slowly improving security has fuelled demand for sports and leisure activities – and horse-riding has proved a hit. Watching the training, mother of five Abshira Mohamed said she was happy to see an activity that inspired young people and entertained parents like her. Yahye Isse, 29, established his stable to offer riding lessons…
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