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Aug
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Nespresso launches coffee range sourced from eastern Congo

Nespresso launches coffee range sourced from eastern Congo

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NESPRESSO, part of food giant Nestle, has launched a new range of organic coffee sourced from the fertile volcanic slopes of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a former growing region blighted by decades of violence and war. Coffee was one of Congo's largest exports before the country plunged into civil war in the late 1990s. A constellation of armed groups continue to control large swathes of territory in the east, forcing many farmers to flee homes and abandon crops. Neighbouring Rwanda shares similar rich soils. Its stable economic and political environment has allowed its coffee industry to bounce back and…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
At least 45 African migrants die off Libya in worst shipwreck of 2020 -UN

At least 45 African migrants die off Libya in worst shipwreck of 2020 -UN

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AT least 45 African migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea in the largest recorded shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year, U.N. agencies said on Wednesday. The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in a statement disclosing Monday's accident, called for stepping up search and rescue capacity to respond to distress calls. "Some 37 survivors, mainly from Senegal, Mali, Chad and Ghana, were rescued by local fishermen and later detained upon disembarkation," the statement said. "They reported to IOM staff that 45 others, including five children, lost their lives when the vessel's…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
African Union condemns Mali coup, suspends country’s membership until ousted president is reinstated

African Union condemns Mali coup, suspends country’s membership until ousted president is reinstated

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AFRICAN Union has suspended Mali's membership and its chair and South African President has strongly condemned the bloodless military coup in Mali and called on the soldiers to restore civilian power.  Ramaphosa labeled the army’s action, which came after weeks of protests and was celebrated by Malians, as unconstitutional. Malian soldiers took power after they forced  President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his cabinet and Parliament to resign.  Ramaphosa demanded the release, from detention, of Keita, the prime minister, cabinet ministers and other government executives. He also called for an end to military rule and said the soldiers must immediately return…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali soldiers promise civilian transition after bloodless coup

Mali soldiers promise civilian transition after bloodless coup

NEWS
SOLDIERS who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government say they plan to form a civilian transitional government that will organise fresh elections. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament late on Tuesday hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests deeper into crisis. In a statement broadcast on state-owned television early on Wednesday, a spokesman for the mutineers calling themselves the National Committee for the Salvation of the People said they had decided to act to prevent Mali from…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia PM fires defence minister, a one-time ally, in major reshuffle

Ethiopia PM fires defence minister, a one-time ally, in major reshuffle

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DAWIT ENDESHAW\ PRIME Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday replaced the defence minister, his former ally Lemma Megersa, as part of a reshuffle ahead of elections in the heavily divided nation next year. Lemma was replaced by Kenea Yadeta, the former security chief of Oromiya region, Abiy's office said on Twitter. Nine other top officials were also replaced, including the attorney general, his deputy and the mining minister. Abiy has promised to hold the first free and fair elections in Africa's second most populous nation next year, but his democratic reforms have also unleashed ethnic divisions that frequently spill into violence.…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Fear, rumours lead to hundreds of attacks on COVID-19 responders

Fear, rumours lead to hundreds of attacks on COVID-19 responders

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NELLIE PEYTON HEALTHCARE workers fighting coronavirus in dozens of countries are facing violence from fearful communities who have attacked doctors and burned down clinics, aid agencies said on Tuesday. In Colombia, ambulances were blocked from entering a town to screen for COVID-19 cases, said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which recorded 611 incidents targeting health workers, patients and facilities from February to July. In South Africa, a testing station and a clinic were torched by people who did not want responders in their neighbourhood, said medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). "It's a byproduct of the new,…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Faction of DR Congo rebel group surrenders after internal revolt

Faction of DR Congo rebel group surrenders after internal revolt

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ALMOST 500 fighters from a faction of one the largest armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered to the government just over a month after they attempted to overthrow the group's leader. Soldiers from the NDC-R, a rebel group seen as having close ties with the national army, sang and danced before handing over an assortment of small arms at a ceremony on Monday in the village of Kashuga, about 75 km (46 miles) north of Goma. Fighting has raged between two groups of the NDC-R since July 9 when a section loyal to deputy leader Gilbert…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities

Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities

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EGYPT's parliament has given its final approval to a law protecting the identity of victims of sexual harassment and assault, aimed at encouraging women who fear social stigma to report such crimes. The measure was proposed by the government after a rare public debate about sex crimes, which followed a social media campaign that led to the arrest of a suspected sex offender. A new article added to the Criminal Procedure Law would ban investigative authorities from disclosing information about victims in such crimes, except to defendants or their lawyers. It will take effect once approved by President Abdel Fattah…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan ‘astonished’ at spokesman’s remarks about ‘contacts’ with Israel

Sudan ‘astonished’ at spokesman’s remarks about ‘contacts’ with Israel

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KHALID ABDELAZIZ SUDAN’S Foreign Ministry has said it was astonished by remarks made by its own spokesman in which he said Khartoum had "contacts" with Israel, stressing that the government had not discussed the possibility of diplomatic relations. Haydar Sadig, the ministry's spokesman, made the comment to Reuters earlier in the day and praised the United Arab Emirates' decision to normalise relations with Israel as "a brave and bold step". He was confirming remarks made earlier to regional media. Under the U.S.-brokered deal announced last week, the UAE becomes the just third Arab country to forge full relations with Israel…
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Aug
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Mutinying soldiers detain Mali president and PM, deepening crisis

Mutinying soldiers detain Mali president and PM, deepening crisis

NEWS
TIEMOKO DIALLO MALI President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and top government officials have been detained by mutinying soldiers in the capital Bamako, plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests deeper into crisis. Keita's detention at his residence in southwestern Bamako followed hours of uncertainty after soldiers mutinied in the morning at the Kati military base outside Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian officials and military officers. Prime Minister Boubou Cisse had earlier appealed for dialogue and urged mutineers to stand down, before dropping from view. Two security sources later told Reuters Keita had been…
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