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Jul
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to hold more talks on Renaissance dam

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to hold more talks on Renaissance dam

NEWS
ETHIOPIA, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to resume talks to break a deadlock on the Grand Renaissance Dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, the leaders of the three countries have said. The announcements made separately by Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed, Sudan's Abdalla Hamdok and Egypt's presidency, followed a virtual mini-African Union summit that was called after they failed to reach an agreement earlier this month. "The extraordinary meeting... concluded with all parties reaching a major common understanding which paves the way for a breakthrough agreement," Abiy's office said in a statement which was posted on Twitter. South Africa's President Cyril…
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Jul
21
2020
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 vaccine developer cautious on 2020 roll-out

COVID-19 vaccine developer cautious on 2020 roll-out

NEWS
ALISTAIR SMOUT  THE University of Oxford's possible COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of the year but there is no certainty, the lead developer of the vaccine has announced. The experimental vaccine, which has been licensed to AstraZeneca, produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monday, preserving hopes it could be in use by the end of 2020. "The end of the year target for getting vaccine roll-out, it's a possibility but there's absolutely no certainty about that because we need three things to happen," Sarah Gilbert told BBC Radio. She said it…
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Jul
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Egypt’s Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention

Egypt’s Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention

NEWS
MAHMOUD MOURAD and NADINE AWADALLA EGYPT'S parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya by approving the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight "terrorist groups" and "militias". A sharp military escalation in Libya, where fighters led by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar have been battling the forces of the internationally recognised government, could risk igniting a direct conflict among the foreign powers that have poured in weapons and fighters in violation of an arms embargo. Khalifa Haftar Sisi warned last week that Egypt would not stand idle if there was a threat to national…
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Jul
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan adjourns trial against Bashir and allies

Sudan adjourns trial against Bashir and allies

NEWS
KHALED ABDELAZIZ OUSTED Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and some of his former allies went on trial on Tuesday on charges of leading a military coup that brought the autocrat to power in 1989. A Sudanese court had already handed Bashir a two-year sentence in December on corruption charges. He also faces trials and investigations over the killing of protesters. State TV broadcast the judge opening the hearing at a court in Khartoum without showing footage of Bashir, who has been jailed since he was toppled in April last year following mass protests against his 30-year rule. In December, his lawyer…
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Jul
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Uganda’s Museveni picks up papers for re-election push

Uganda’s Museveni picks up papers for re-election push

NEWS
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA UGANDA'S long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has collected papers to seek nomination as the ruling party's candidate in next year's presidential election, the party said on Tuesday. Securing a new term would potentially extend the 75-year-old Museveni's rule of the east African nation to four decades. "Yes, we can confirm he has picked nomination forms for our flagbearer position," Rogers Mulindwa, spokesman for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), told Reuters, adding that no-one else had yet shown up to contest him within the party. Though no date has yet been fixed for the 2021 vote, it is typically…
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Jul
21
2020
By The African Mirror
West Congo Ebola cases up to 60, funerals a risk, says WHO

West Congo Ebola cases up to 60, funerals a risk, says WHO

NEWS
EBOLA cases in western Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 60, with funerals a particular concern for disease spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. WHO emergencies expert Mike Ryan said another three cases were detected at the weekend, making a total of 56 confirmed and four probable infections in an outbreak announced last month in Congo's Equateur province. "The disease is active, not controlled," Ryan told a virtual briefing from the U.N. agency's headquarters in Geneva, noting burial practices as a worry. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Jul
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Nigerian official collapses during televised Niger Delta corruption hearing

Nigerian official collapses during televised Niger Delta corruption hearing

NEWS
CAMILLUS EBOH A Nigerian official collapsed during a televised parliamentary hearing held as part of an investigation into allegations of mismanagement at an organisation with a remit to foster economic development in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. Daniel Pondei, acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), was taken to hospital after slumping forward in his chair during the session, in which he gave evidence to the panel. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, are investigating alleged corruption around procurement at the NDDC, a government body, over 20 years. The probe was ordered…
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Jul
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe police arrest critics ahead of anti-government protests

Zimbabwe police arrest critics ahead of anti-government protests

NEWS
ZIMBABWEAN police have arrested an opposition official and a journalist, accusing them of inciting violence ahead of street demonstrations planned for next week by activists who charge government corruption has exacerbated economic hardship. The main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said it feared the arrests were the start of a crackdown and intimidation of government opponents to stop the July 31 protests. Many citizens say their economic prospects have worsened since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over from the late Robert Mugabe following a coup in 2017. Mnangagwa says the economy is being sabotaged by local and foreign opponents. Police…
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Jul
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Over a million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine possible by September – researcher

Over a million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine possible by September – researcher

NEWS
EARLY estimates of the production of a million doses of the University of Oxford's experimental COVID-19 vaccine by September could be an underestimate depending on how quickly late-stage trials can be completed, a researcher has said. "There might be a million doses manufactured by September: that now seems like a remarkable underestimate, given the scale of what's going on," Adrian Hill of the University of Oxford said, referring to the manufacturing capability of partner AstraZeneca. "Certainly there'll be a million doses around in September. What's less predictable than the manufacturing scale-up is the incidence of disease, so when there'll be…
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Jul
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast ruling party says it has asked president to run again

Ivory Coast ruling party says it has asked president to run again

NEWS
IVORY Coast's ruling party said on Monday it had asked President Alassane Ouattara to stand for a third term after the death of his chosen successor. Ouattara, 78, had said he would step down and named his close ally, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, as the RHDP party's candidate for the October 31 ballot. But Gon Coulibaly died on July 8, leaving the party without a candidate in the run-up to an election that is expected to test political stability in the world's top cocoa-producing nation. The vote is expected to be the most hotly contested since 2010, when Ouattara's…
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