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Jul
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Sudanese forces tear-gas Khartoum street protests following deadly tribal clashes

Sudanese forces tear-gas Khartoum street protests following deadly tribal clashes

NEWS
SUDANESE security forces fired tear gas as thousands of Hausa protesters marched in central Khartoum on Tuesday, days after tribal clashes killed dozens in southern Sudan's Blue Nile state. At least 105 people have been killed and 246 injured, according to Sudan's health ministry, following clashes between members of the Hausa and Funj tribes that began last week, stemming from land disputes. The U.N. said 17,300 people were displaced. "These aren't just protests, what we want is to get to the presidential palace and ask that the injustice towards the Hausa stops," said Haroun, a 22-year-old marcher. Others held signs…
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Jul
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Italy prosecutors abandon $1.3 billion Eni Nigeria graft appeal

Italy prosecutors abandon $1.3 billion Eni Nigeria graft appeal

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EMILIO PARODI ITALIAN prosecutors dropped criminal proceedings over a $1.3 billion Nigerian oilfield deal, clearing energy majors Eni and Shell, as well as managers including Eni Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi. Attorney General Celestina Gravina signalled the prosecution did not plan to pursue the case at the start of an appeal hearing into one of the oil industry's biggest ever corruption cases. "This case must finish today because it has no basis, in fact, it should have finished earlier," Gravina told the court. The Appeal Court formally took note of the decision, meaning the criminal case will be closed and the acquittal…
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Jan
10
2021
By The African Mirror
SA police boss wins power battle against minister

SA police boss wins power battle against minister

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African national police commissioner General Khehla Sitole has scored an important victory in the courts against his political boss, Police Minister Bheki Cele. The North Gauteng High Court, sitting in Pretoria, has affirmed Sitole’s right to suspend his subordinates, suspected of misconduct. The court ruling flew in the face of an attempt by Cele to force Sitole to halt the suspension of six top police officers over the purchase of R1.5-million COVID-19 personal protection equipment (PPE). The top officers have been suspended for allegedly using the Secret Services Account illegally to purchase the PPEs. The suspended…
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Jul
20
2022
By The African Mirror
U.S. says it killed two al Shabaab militants in Somalia airstrike

U.S. says it killed two al Shabaab militants in Somalia airstrike

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THE U.S. military said it had killed two fighters from the al Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in a remote part of Somalia's southern Jubaland state on Sunday. The United States has been carrying out air strikes in Somalia to try to defeat al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise seeking to implement its interpretation of Islamic law and overthrow the country's Western-backed central government. The strike took place near Libikus in the Lower Juba region, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement late on Monday. "The command's initial assessment is that two al Shabaab terrorists were killed in…
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Jan
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopian women raped in Mekelle, says soldier

Ethiopian women raped in Mekelle, says soldier

NEWS
SOLDIERS and police in the northern Ethiopian city of Mekelle have expressed concerns about insecurity, with one saying women were raped this week, after the city fell to federal forces during a war late last year. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government declared victory in its conflict with the Tigray region's former ruling party after seizing Mekelle, the local capital and home to half a million people, on November 28 Though the government says it is restoring law and order, aid agencies, residents and the United Nations are concerned at ongoing instability and shortages. At Friday's meeting in Mekelle broadcast on…
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Jul
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Libya’s NOC chief rejects challenges to his appointment

Libya’s NOC chief rejects challenges to his appointment

NEWS
LIBYA'S new National Oil Corporation (NOC) chief Farhat Bengdara rejected challenges to his appointment as most of the company's major subsidiaries publicly acknowledged his leadership and work at some shuttered fields and ports resumed. Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) appointed Bengdara last week to replace veteran NOC chief Mustafa Sanalla, prompting Sanalla and the eastern-based parliament to reject the decision. The parliament does not recognise the GNU and analysts say the standoff over control of government risks becoming a dispute over the NOC that could lead to splits in a company globally recognised…
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Jan
10
2021
By The African Mirror
French warplanes fly over Central African Republic amid rebel offensives

French warplanes fly over Central African Republic amid rebel offensives

NEWS
ANTOINE ROLLAND and SUDIP KAR-GUPTA REBELS attacked two towns in the Central African Republic yesterday as French warplanes flew over in an apparent attempt to deter an advance on the capital after a disputed election. The attacks on Bouar, 440 km (275 miles) northwest of the capital and Grimari, 300 km northeast of Bangui, were the latest by a coalition of armed rebels backed by former president Francois Bozize. The rebels had threatened to march on the capital and disrupt the December 27 general election after Bozize's candidature was rejected by the country's highest court. They attacked towns close to…
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
30 survive Somalia plane crash

30 survive Somalia plane crash

NEWS
A passenger plane crash-landed at an airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, with no deaths reported and all those on board - more than 30 passengers - rescued. Video from the scene showed the plane upside down after having apparently flipped over on landing. Black smoke and flames rose into the air as fire trucks approached the runway and firefighters started hosing down the crashed plane. https://youtu.be/79mmcnb5Fvg Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
Guinea: Chinese company put workers on forced leave

Guinea: Chinese company put workers on forced leave

NEWS
CHINESE-LED Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) has put workers on forced leave with the prospect of layoffs if a dispute with Guinea's government over infrastructure for a massive iron project is not resolved, three sources told Reuters. WCS did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Guinea's mines minister on July 3 ordered all work on the Simandou project - the world's largest undeveloped iron ore deposit - to stop after WCS and Rio Tinto missed an extended deadline to agree on a joint venture with the government. That joint venture is intended to cover the rail and port infrastructure…
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Jan
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Uganda’s police chief: ‘beating of reporters for their own good’

Uganda’s police chief: ‘beating of reporters for their own good’

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UGANDA has space in its prisons to cope with any spike in arrests during next week's presidential election and the police beat reporters for their own good, senior security officials said yesterday. Campaigning ahead of the January 14 election, which pits President Yoweri Museveni against 10 other candidates including popstar-turned-lawmaker Bobi Wine, has been marked by brutal crackdowns on opposition rallies. Wine has been arrested multiple times and security personnel routinely break up his rallies. In November, 54 people were killed as security forces quelled protests after Wine was detained. Reporters have also been attacked by police. At a pre-election…
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