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Apr
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Niger says it foils coup attempt days before presidential transition

Niger says it foils coup attempt days before presidential transition

NEWS
BOUREIMA BALIMA and MOUSSA AKSAR A military unit tried to seize the presidential palace in Niger's capital Niamey overnight in an attempted coup but order has been restored, the government said on Wednesday, days before the country's first democratic handover of power. The assailants, from a nearby air base, fled after the presidential guard met their attack with heavy shelling and gunfire, three security sources said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to media. Government spokesman Abdourahamane Zakaria said several people had been arrested while others were still being sought, but that the situation was under control.…
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Apr
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Russian contractors accused of abuses

Russian contractors accused of abuses

NEWS
U.N. experts expressed alarm yesterday over reports of executions and other abuses by Russian security contractors in the Central African Republic and over their close contacts with U.N. peacekeepers. Russia first sent security contractors to CAR in 2018. It stepped up its support late last year to help the government fend off a rebel advance launched before the December 27 presidential election. Since then, the contractors have accompanied national forces as they retake towns from the rebels, CAR's government has said. The contractors include members of Russia's Wagner Group, the U.N. experts said in a statement. Wagner Group members have…
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Apr
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Sudan pays U.S. $335-million

Sudan pays U.S. $335-million

NEWS
THE United States has received $335 million from Sudan to compensate victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the USS Cole in 2000 as well as the 2008 killing of employee John Granville, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement. "We hope this aids them in finding some resolution for the terrible tragedies that occurred," Blinken said about the victims. "With this challenging process behind us, U.S.-Sudan relations can start a new chapter."
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Apr
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya force frees prisoners

Libya force frees prisoners

NEWS
FORCES in Zawiya in western Libya yesterday released more than 100 captives taken from Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) to solidify a months-long ceasefire and moves towards national unity. The men had been held since April 2019 when Haftar launched an assault to seize control of the capital, Tripoli, and other areas in the northwest, ending with his retreat last summer. Libya's warring sides agreed a ceasefire in October in Geneva, and political talks led this month to agreement on a new unity government to replace the two rival administrations that had ruled in east and west. The…
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Apr
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Thousands find refuge after Moz attack

Thousands find refuge after Moz attack

NEWS
THOUSANDS of people fleeing an attack claimed by Islamic State have made their way to safety elsewhere in northern Mozambique, aid workers said, while a small group of victims arrived by boat in neighbouring Tanzania. Insurgents hit the coastal town of Palma, adjacent to gas projects worth $60 billion, with a three-pronged attack last Wednesday. Fighting continued as recently as Tuesday, security sources involved in rescue efforts and the United Nations said. Reuters has not been able to independently verify the accounts from Palma. Most communications to the town were cut last Wednesday. A U.N. spokesman said that so far…
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Jan
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Ghana president urges unity after scuffle in parliament

Ghana president urges unity after scuffle in parliament

NEWS
GHANA President Nana Akufo-Addo called for unity at his swearing-in ceremony after an acrimonious election that culminated in a fight on the floor of parliament. Soldiers entered Ghana's parliament overnight to break up a scuffle between rival lawmakers at odds over the December 7 election that marred the major cocoa and gold producer's reputation for peaceful polls. "I pledge before this august House and the good people of Ghana that all I do will be for the common good," Akufo-Addo said at the ceremony attended by heads of state from across West and Central Africa. He promised to boost growth…
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Jan
08
2021
By The African Mirror
“Eritrean troops entered Tigray uninvited”

“Eritrean troops entered Tigray uninvited”

NEWS
A senior Ethiopian general said in a video clip posted on social media this week that Eritrean troops had entered the country uninvited while his soldiers were battling a rebellious force in the northern region of Tigray. The video, whose authenticity Reuters could not independently verify, shows Major General Belay Seyoum addressing a meeting in the Tigrayan capital Mekelle in late December. "An army that we don't want has entered. Are we the one that invited them? No," he said. "They just entered by themselves, and this has to be made clear." Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's spokeswoman, the head of…
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Jan
08
2021
By The African Mirror
ICC asked to investigate Uganda rights abuses

ICC asked to investigate Uganda rights abuses

NEWS
UGANDA’S main opposition leader has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate President Yoweri Museveni and senior officials for sanctioning human rights abuses in the run-up to next week's presidential election. Popstar-turned-lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi, who goes by the name Bobi Wine, told reporters during a Zoom news conference from his car on the campaign trail that his lawyer had submitted the filing to The Hague court on Thursday. The ICC has the authority to hear cases of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the 123 countries, including Uganda, that have signed up to it. Uganda has in…
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Jan
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Three drowned, dozens missing, after boat sinks in Lake Kivu

Three drowned, dozens missing, after boat sinks in Lake Kivu

NEWS
AT least two children and one woman have drowned after a passenger boat sank on Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official has said, as survivors warned that dozens more were still missing. The boat, bound for the regional capital Goma, capsized overnight on Tuesday, after having set off in the dark overloaded and from an illegal mooring, regional government spokesman Claude Basila said. Deadly boat accidents are common in Congo, which has few tarred roads across its vast, forested territory and where vessels are frequently loaded well beyond their capacity. The spokesman said the…
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Jan
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Telecoms towers burnt in S.A by 5G protesters

Telecoms towers burnt in S.A by 5G protesters

NEWS
ABOUT three telecommunications towers belonging to Vodacom and MTN were burnt this week following a resurgence in conspiracy theories which link the emergence of COVID-19 to 5G technology, South Africa's communication minister has said. The towers were burnt and destroyed between Tuesday and Wednesday this week in KwaZulu-Natal province, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said in a statement and also urged police to arrest those responsible "for this anarchy". "It is regrettable that the much-needed network infrastructure is being destroyed ... mobile telephony is crucial in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic," she said. There was…
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