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Jan
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election

Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election

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PRESIDENT Faustin-Archange Touadera has won Central African Republic's December 27 presidential election by securing more than 53% of votes in the first round, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission on Monday. "Faustin-Archange Touadera, having received the absolute majority of the vote in the first round with 53.9%, is declared winner," Mathias Morouba, president of the electoral commission, told a news conference in the capital, Bangui. The election was marred by a coordinated offensive by rebel groups who tried to disrupt the vote after former President Francois Bozize's candidacy was rejected by the country's highest court. Attacks and…
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Jan
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Dorah Sithole, South African iconic food writer and mourned

Dorah Sithole, South African iconic food writer and mourned

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FOOD lovers in South Africa are mourning the death of Dorah Sitole, the iconic food writer, author and former magazine editor who broke many barriers to establish herself as a leading voice in the culinary world. Sithole, 67, passed away on Sunday after a short illness. Fans and friends of Sitole took to social media to pay warm tributes to Sitole who recently celebrated 40 years in the industry with the launch of her third book. https://twitter.com/TrueLoveMag/status/1346021998380658688?s=20 https://twitter.com/ThuliMadonsela3/status/1346043156408774657?s=20 https://twitter.com/AsandaSizani/status/1346049851247763457?s=20 https://twitter.com/brodiegal/status/1346016224736641025?s=20 Part of Sitole’s immense influence has resided in her ability to take food and meals enjoyed by…
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Jan
04
2021
By The African Mirror
CAUGHT ON TAPE: In recorded call, Trump pressures Georgia election official to change results

CAUGHT ON TAPE: In recorded call, Trump pressures Georgia election official to change results

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U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn his defeat in the southern state, according to excerpts of a recording of the hour-long call released by the Washington Post. The call on Saturday was the latest move in Trump's two-month effort to claim that his loss to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden in the November 3 election was the result of widespread voter fraud, a claim that has been widely rejected by state and federal election officials as well as multiple courts. Trump's call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican,…
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Jan
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister

Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister

NEWS
ONE hundred people were killed in attacks on two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said following one of deadliest days in recent memory for a country ravaged by Islamist violence. Rafini announced the death toll in remarks broadcast on national television on Sunday from a visit to the zone, near the border with Mali. He did not say who was responsible for the attacks. Security sources said on Saturday that at least 70 civilians had been killed in simultaneous attacks by suspected Islamist militants on the villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye. Niger has suffered repeated attacks by…
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Jan
04
2021
By The African Mirror
South Africa targets COVID-19 vaccines next month but deals not yet signed

South Africa targets COVID-19 vaccines next month but deals not yet signed

NEWS
ALEXANDER WINNING SOUTH Africa aims to get COVID-19 vaccines by next month but is still in talks with pharmaceutical companies and no deals have been signed yet, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said, amid growing criticism of the government's response. The country is battling a resurgence in coronavirus infections driven partly by a new variant called 501.V2. It has recorded more than 1 million infections, the most on the African continent, and more than 29,000 deaths. In an opinion piece published in major local news outlets on Saturday, a group of prominent health experts criticised the government for moving too…
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Jan
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Central African rebels attack and enter town before election results announced

Central African rebels attack and enter town before election results announced

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ANTOINE ROLLAND REBEL fighters in the Central African Republic attacked and partially occupied a diamond-mining town on Sunday, four security and humanitarian sources said, a day before authorities are due to declare results of the presidential election. At least five rebels were killed and two army soldiers wounded in the clashes in Bangassou, which lies on the southern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSCA said in a statement. Rebels, whom the government and United Nations say are backed by ex-president Francois Bozize, launched an offensive last month after the constitutional court rejected Bozize's candidacy…
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Jan
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Algeria frees former spy chief jailed during mass protests

Algeria frees former spy chief jailed during mass protests

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AN Algerian military appeals court has acquitted three top officials who were jailed in 2019 during mass protests, sources close to the officials said. Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Picture: Flickr The three - two former security chiefs and the younger brother of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika - were given 15-year prison sentences in September 2019 on charges of conspiracy against the state. Their jailing marked an apparent success for the "Hirak" mass protest movement that took to the streets in early 2019, pushing the army to oust Bouteflika in April that year after 20 years in office. But many in Hirak said…
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Jan
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Somalia’s al Shabaab says behind Turkish company attack, four dead

Somalia’s al Shabaab says behind Turkish company attack, four dead

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A car bomb targeting workers of a Turkish company has killed four people including one Turkish citizen in Somalia, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said. The company's staff were working on the construction of a road between Mogadishu and Afgoye, northwest of the capital, the ministry statement said. Abdiasis Abu Musab, military operation spokesman for the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, said the group was behind the attack. Somali government officials did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. The attack occurred outside the capital Mogadishu, according to residents in the area of the blast. Turkey has been a major source of…
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Jan
03
2021
By The African Mirror
DRC army says its forces recapture eastern village from Islamist group

DRC army says its forces recapture eastern village from Islamist group

NEWS
THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has revealed that 14 suspected Islamist militants and two soldiers were killed in fighting on New Year's Day as the Congolese army backed by U.N. peacekeepers regained control of Loselose village in the east of the country. Allied Democratic Force. Picture: Wikipedia Commons The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan Islamist group that has emerged as the most lethal of the militias in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern borderlands, has carried out several attacks in recent weeks. "Yesterday, January 1, an army regiment overpowered the terrorists of the ADF in the village Loselose and…
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Jan
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Niger’s presidential election heads to February runoff

Niger’s presidential election heads to February runoff

NEWS
NIGER’S ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum will face former president Mahamane Ousmane in a presidential election runoff in February, according to provisional results of the first round of the contest announced by the electoral commission. Bazoum led the first round with 39.33% of the vote, falling short of the 50% needed to win outright in the first round. Ousmane received 17% of the vote, the commission said. The second round is expected to be held on February 21 after the results of the first round have been validated by the constitutional court which will hear any appeals. Niger's President Mahamadou…
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