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Jan
17
2021
By The African Mirror
CAR coup ‘adventure has no future’

CAR coup ‘adventure has no future’

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A top French general in West Africa has dismissed calls for his country to engage more in Central African Republic (CAR) after rebels earlier this week attempted to take the capital Bangui, saying that the situation was different to a rebellion in 2013. The Central African army has been battling groups backed by former president Francois Bozize that are seeking to overturn a December 27 vote in which President Faustin-Archange Touadera was declared victor despite fraud claims. Russia and Rwanda have sent troops to back the government. A separate U.N. peacekeeping mission also operates in the country, but France, which…
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Jan
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Egyptian women jailed over TikTok posts to face trafficking charges

Egyptian women jailed over TikTok posts to face trafficking charges

NEWS
MENNA A FAROUK TWO young Egyptian women whose jail sentences for posting on TikTok were overturned earlier this week will have to stay in prison for another two weeks and face human trafficking charges, a lawyer has revealed. Haneen Hossam and Mawada Eladham, who each have more than a million TikTok followers, have spent nine months in jail after being convicted of encouraging women to share footage on the video-sharing app in exchange for money. On Tuesday a court upheld an appeal, overturning the conviction of Hossam, 20, and cancelling 22-year-old Mawada Eladham's jail sentence, though she still faces a…
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Jan
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Ex-Eskom CEO’s brutal attack on Ramaphosa

Ex-Eskom CEO’s brutal attack on Ramaphosa

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AFRICA MIRROR REPORTER  BRIAN Molefe, a former CEO of South African power utility Eskom has launched an unprecedented attack on the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing him of being used as a pawn by a coal mining company. Molefe, in his testimony before the Zondo Commission into State Capture, also laid into Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, describing him “smooth-talking and dictatorial”. On Ramaphosa, he said the president, a former secretary-general of the ANC and the National Union of Mineworkers, was used by coal mining company Glencore to milk billions out of Eskom.  Molefe said Glencore, which bought Optimum coal…
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Jan
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Uganda’s Museveni leads, rival alleges fraud

Uganda’s Museveni leads, rival alleges fraud

NEWS
LONG-TIME leader Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in a presidential election according to partial results released this morning, with final results expected later in the day, though his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud. With ballots from 86% of polling stations counted, Museveni had won 5.3 million, or 58.8%, while main opposition candidate Wine had 3.1 million votes (34.6%), the electoral commission said. The election campaign was marred by deadly crackdowns by security forces on opposition candidates and their supporters. Wine and some other opposition candidates were arrested on multiple occasions. There was a heavy security presence around…
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Jan
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Rape charges laid against DJ Fresh and DJ Euphonik

Rape charges laid against DJ Fresh and DJ Euphonik

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER A formal case of rape has been opened against two South African mega DJs - Fresh and Euphonik . Police have confirmed that formal charges have been laid.  DJ Fresh has strongly denied the allegations. The case draws from accusations made on January 11 by a woman on the social media platform Twitter. The woman publicly accused and named the two veteran entertainers of drugging and forcing themselves on her and three other women back in 2011.  Picture: Twitter  The woman tweeted that she released the information surrounding the incident because she had wanted the two DJs…
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Jan
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Nearly 60 000 have fled C.A.R

Nearly 60 000 have fled C.A.R

NEWS
THE number of people fleeing violence in the Central African Republic has doubled in just a week to nearly 60,000, the U.N. refugee agency has said, as post-electoral violence intensifies. CAR's government has been battling rebel groups seeking to overturn a December 27 vote in which President Faustin-Archange Touadera was declared victor despite fraud claims. FILE PHOTO: Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo "What's clear is the situation has...worsened," UNHCR spokesman Boris Cheshirkov…
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Jan
16
2021
By The African Mirror
EU suspends Ethiopian budget support

EU suspends Ethiopian budget support

NEWS
THE European Union has suspended budget support for Ethiopia worth 88 million euros ($107 million) until humanitarian agencies are granted access to people in need of aid in the northern Tigray region. In a blog post, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed now needed to live up to the Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded in 2019 by doing all it takes to end the conflict in Tigray. "We are ready to help, but unless there is access for humanitarian aid operators, the EU cannot disburse the planned budget support to the Ethiopian government,"…
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Jan
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco honours Trump

Morocco honours Trump

NEWS
U.S. President Donald Trump has received Morocco's highest award for his work in advancing a normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, a senior administration official told Reuters. In a private Oval Office ceremony, Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui, who is Morocco's ambassador to the United States, gave Trump the Order of Muhammad, an award given only to heads of state. It was a gift from Morocco's King Mohammed VI. White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Middle East envoy Avi Berkowitz received other awards for their work on the Israel-Morocco deal, which was reached in December. The United States in the…
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Jan
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Lockerbie bomber’s conviction upheld

Lockerbie bomber’s conviction upheld

NEWS
MICHAEL HOLDEN A Scottish court rejected on Friday an appeal to overturn the conviction of a now-deceased Libyan man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing which killed 270 people. Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, an intelligence officer who died in 2012, was jailed for life in 2001 for the murder of 243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 residents of the Scottish town in the deadliest militant attack in British history. In March, an independent Scottish review ruled that his family could launch a third appeal due to a possible miscarriage of justice. But on Friday, five judges at the Court…
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Jan
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Special official funeral for King of BaPedi

Special official funeral for King of BaPedi

NEWS
SOUTH Africa has given a special final honour to a traditional leader who succumbed to COVID-19. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that King Victor Thulare III of the BaPedi Kingdom will be honoured with a special official funeral, an honour reserved to individuals who have made an immeasurable contribution to the nation. King Thulare III is to be buried on January 17 in Sekhukhuneland, in the Limpopo Province. King Thulare III passed away on Wednesday at the age of 40.  He was the son of the late King Rhyne Thulare and was officially recognised by President Ramaphosa as King of…
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