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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Regional leaders’ attempt to reverse Mali coup as junta, opposition close ranks

Regional leaders’ attempt to reverse Mali coup as junta, opposition close ranks

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TIEMOKO DIALLO and DAVID LEWIS WEST African countries will send a delegation to Mali in an effort to reverse a military coup, presidents from the region said, as an opposition coalition there joined the junta in rejecting foreign interference. Leaders of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened over the crisis on Thursday, after it suspended Mali, shut off borders and halted financial flows in response to Tuesday's overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The coup, which has rocked a country already in the grip of a growing insurgency by Islamist militants and civil unrest, has been…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Futures destroyed: COVID-19 unleashes ‘shadow pandemics’ on Africa’s girls

Futures destroyed: COVID-19 unleashes ‘shadow pandemics’ on Africa’s girls

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NITA BHALA UNTIL the new coronavirus hit Kenya in March, 17-year-old schoolgirl Anna believed the world was hers for the taking. It didn't matter that she lived in a tiny shack with her mother, who single-handedly raised three children by washing clothes for 1,500 Kenyan shillings ($14) a week. With strong grades in English and chemistry, the determined teen aspired to finish her education and become a television presenter. She would buy a house for her mother and support her sister and baby brother through school. Now, four months pregnant, Anna sits on the edge of the bed of her…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Senegal port seeks removal of 2,700 tonnes of chemical that caused Beirut blast

Senegal port seeks removal of 2,700 tonnes of chemical that caused Beirut blast

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THE port of Senegal's capital Dakar has requested the removal of around 2,700 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate stored in its complex - the same volume of the chemical that caused Beirut's devastating port blast this month. The unidentified owner of the stockpile has found a warehouse to store the industrial chemical outside the city, according to the general directorate of the port, which sits next to Dakar's densely populated downtown. "He is currently working with the environment ministry to obtain approval to urgently remove this cargo," it said in a statement that did not say how long the…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia protest clashes kill at least nine, most by gunshot, doctors say

Ethiopia protest clashes kill at least nine, most by gunshot, doctors say

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DAWIT ENDESHAW CLASHES between Ethiopian security forces and protesters demanding the release of an opposition politician and a media magnate have killed at least nine people in the Oromiya region surrounding the capital, according to health officials. The unrest highlights growing divisions in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Oromo power base as powerful ethnic activists who were once allies increasingly challenge his government. The protests started on Tuesday after a social media campaign for the release of prominent Oromo opposition leader Bekele Gerba and media mogul Jawar Mohammed, both arrested days after the killing an iconic Oromo singer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa. Jawar…
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Aug
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election

Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election

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TIEMOKOK DIALLO ONE of Mali's most influential power brokers, Mahmoud Dicko, will withdraw from politics, his spokesman said, after a meeting with leaders of a military coup who have promised to oversee elections within a "reasonable" time. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned and dissolved parliament on Tuesday after the mutineers detained him at gunpoint, further rocking a country that is in the grip of a jihadist insurgency and civil unrest. Fearing Keita's fall after nearly seven years in power could destabilise the Sahel region, the African Union and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) both suspended Mali. The mood…
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Aug
20
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africa investigates COVID-linked corruption of $290 mln

South Africa investigates COVID-linked corruption of $290 mln

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SOUTH African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders worth R5 billion ($290 million), the head of its Special Investigating Unit (SIU) told has told lawmakers. The figure is likely to add to pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling African National Congress, who have struggled to deflect criticism from alliance partners and opposition parties as allegations of corruption implicated senior ANC politicians. Ramaphosa, who replaced his scandal-prone predecessor Jacob Zuma in 2017 with promises to eradicate corruption, has battled to root out criminality linked to the fight against COVID-19 in South Africa, which…
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Aug
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Senegal‌ ‌football‌ ‌star‌ ‌issues‌ ‌rallying‌ ‌cry‌ ‌for‌ ‌China’s‌ ‌Uighur‌ ‌Muslims‌

Senegal‌ ‌football‌ ‌star‌ ‌issues‌ ‌rallying‌ ‌cry‌ ‌for‌ ‌China’s‌ ‌Uighur‌ ‌Muslims‌

NEWS
FORMER Chelsea striker Demba Ba has called on footballers to stand up for Uighur Muslims and condemn China's treatment of the minority group regardless of the financial consequences. U.N. experts estimate than more than a million Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims have been detained against their will for several years in camps in the far western region of Xinjiang. China denies mistreatment of the group, saying the camps holding many Uighurs provide vocational training and are needed to fight extremism. "When are we going to see the rest of the world stand up for Muslims?" Ba, himself a Muslim from…
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Aug
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan fires foreign ministry spokesman following Israel remarks

Sudan fires foreign ministry spokesman following Israel remarks

NEWS
SUDAN has fired its foreign ministry spokesman following remarks he made concerning "contacts" between Khartoum and Israel, the state news agency SUNA has reported. Spokesman Haydar Sadig made the comments to regional media and confirmed them to Reuters on Tuesday, describing the United Arab Emirates' decision to normalise relations with Israel as "a brave and bold step". Sudan's foreign ministry said it was "astonished" by his remarks and stressed that the government had not discussed the possibility of diplomatic relations. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Aug
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudanese boy found dead in French city of Sangatte – minister

Sudanese boy found dead in French city of Sangatte – minister

NEWS
A 16-year-old Sudanese boy has been found dead on a beach in the city of Sangatte in northern France, French Citizenship Minister Marlene Schiappa said has announced. Schiappa said on Twitter that the young boy had disappeared at sea last night. Local police were not immediately available to give further details on the circumstances of his death. "This unbearable tragedy mobilizes us still more with (Interior Minister) Gerald Darmanin against smugglers," Schiappa said. British interior minister Priti Patel also said on Twitter: "This horrendous incident serves as a brutal reminder of the abhorrent criminal gangs and people smugglers who exploit…
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Aug
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe to meet Vatican envoy over Catholic bishops’ criticism

Zimbabwe to meet Vatican envoy over Catholic bishops’ criticism

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ZIMBABWE'S government has sought a meeting with the Vatican representative to understand whether Catholic bishops who accused it of human rights abuses and cracking down on critics were speaking on behalf of the Holy See. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi described a pastoral letter written by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference last weekend as "inappropriately prescriptive and grossly disrespectful". The bishops' strongly worded letter said the country had a multi-layered crisis, including economic collapse, deepening poverty, corruption and human rights abuses. Inflation running at more than 800% is the clearest sign of the worst economic crisis in over a decade and…
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