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Aug
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Gunfire heard at Mali army base as embassy warns of possible mutiny

Gunfire heard at Mali army base as embassy warns of possible mutiny

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GUNFIRE was heard on Tuesday at an army base outside Mail's capital Bamako as the Norwegian Embassy and a security source said a possible military mutiny was underway. ​ Local residents and security sources said there was gunfire at the army base in Kati, about 15 km (9 miles) outside Bamako, where a mutiny in 2012 led to a coup d'etat, although it was not immediately clear who was firing at whom. A source who handles security for non-governmental organisations in Mali said gunfire had also been heard near the prime minister's office. "The embassy has been notified of a…
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Aug
18
2020
By The African Mirror
U.S. imposes sanctions on four Ugandans over adoption scam

U.S. imposes sanctions on four Ugandans over adoption scam

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MOIRA WARBURTON THE United States imposed sanctions on four Ugandans on Monday, including two judges, accusing them of participating in a fraudulent adoption scam, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. The Treasury accused Ugandan judges Moses Mukiibi and Wilson Musalu Musene, lawyer Dorah Mirembe and her husband, Patrick Ecobu, of participating in a scheme that removed Ugandan children from their families under a promise of "special education" programs and study in the United States and instead offered them to American families for adoption. "Deceiving innocent Ugandan families into giving up their children for adoption has caused great suffering,"…
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Aug
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Congo Ebola responders strike over unpaid salaries

Congo Ebola responders strike over unpaid salaries

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FISTON MAHAMBA HEALTH workers responding to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone on strike over unpaid wages, hurting the impoverished country's ability to identify and treat patients, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The Ebola virus in western Congo has spread steadily into remote villages across Equateur province since the first case was identified on June 1, infecting 88 people and killing 36. On Saturday, local laboratory technicians, case management teams and contact tracers blocked access to the Ebola testing laboratory in the city of Mbandaka, the provincial capital, said Mory Keita, the WHO's…
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Aug
17
2020
By The African Mirror
SA President warns: “It’s too soon to celebrate”

SA President warns: “It’s too soon to celebrate”

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER TWO days after South Africa relaxed its strict COVID-19 restrictions because of declining infections, its president Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a stern warning. “It’s too soon to celebrate. We are still very much in the middle of a deadly pandemic that has taken over 11,000 lives in South Africa alone. At more than half a million confirmed cases, we still have the fifth-highest number of infections in the world. And there is always a chance of a resurgence of the disease,” Ramaphosa said. From Tuesday, South Africans will, among others, be able to buy alcohol, cigarettes, travel…
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Aug
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Egypt disposing of dangerous materials at ports – minister

Egypt disposing of dangerous materials at ports – minister

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EGYPT has started disposing of abandoned and dangerous materials at ports after the massive explosion in Beirut's port this month, the finance minister has announced. "What happened in Beirut made us examine our own situation and we actually got rid of large quantities of abandoned and neglected and dangerous materials that were in the ports," Mohamed Mait told parliament. "There are materials that have been delivered to multiple ministries including oil and defence and interior, and by next December Egyptian ports will be completely cleaned." New customs procedures at would also improve controls at ports, Mait said. A few days…
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Aug
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Death toll from attack on Mogadishu hotel rises to 16

Death toll from attack on Mogadishu hotel rises to 16

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ABDI SHEIKH AT least 16 people were killed in an attack by the Islamist group al Shabaab on a seaside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, according to government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Omar. The toll includes 11 victims and five assailants, Omar said. "Security forces lost one, 18 people were injured," he said in a Twitter post. Militants stormed the high-end Elite Hotel in Lido beach, detonated a car bomb and then opened fire with assault rifles, the latest attack by al Shabaab, which has been battling the country's central government since 2008. The hotel is owned by Abdullahi Mohamed Nor,…
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Aug
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Finance minister’s kitchen dance provides comic relief

Finance minister’s kitchen dance provides comic relief

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African Finance Ministers is a man of many talents. He is widely respected for his economic insights and leadership. Mboweni skills in the kitchen are legendary and are as deeply appreciated as is his frank political views about difficult political issues, often shared on Twitter.  However, the social media community is clear that Mboweni needs some dancing lessons or stick to the pots and pans in the kitchen.   His latest Twitter posting, an attempt to join the millions across South Africa and the world dancing to the viral hit #Jerusalema, has left many in stitches. Other…
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Aug
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe Catholic bishops, lawyers criticise alleged government abuses

Zimbabwe Catholic bishops, lawyers criticise alleged government abuses

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ZIMBABWE’s Catholic bishops and the law society have criticised the government for alleged human rights abuses and a crackdown on dissent, adding to growing concerns over authorities' treatment of opponents amid a worsening economic crisis. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government swiftly hit back, saying the "evil" accusations were baseless. Inflation running at more than 800% is the clearest sign of the worst economic crisis in over a decade and has evoked memories of hyperinflation under Robert Mugabe, whose 37-year rule was ended by an army coup in 2017. The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference said in a pastoral letter that the country…
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Aug
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Equatorial Guinea’s government and prime minister resign

Equatorial Guinea’s government and prime minister resign

NEWS
THE government and prime minister of Equatorial Guinea tendered their resignation on Friday to President Teodoro Obiang, who said they had not done enough to help the country at a time of crisis, authorities said in a statement. The Central African oil producer is suffering a double economic shock linked to the coronavirus pandemic and a drop in the price of crude, which provides around three-quarters of state revenue. "The head of state regretted that the outgoing government did not fulfil its policy objectives, which undoubtedly led to this crisis situation," a statement on the government website said. Obiang, 78,…
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Aug
15
2020
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 RELIEF: South Africans can now buy alcohol and tobacco

COVID-19 RELIEF: South Africans can now buy alcohol and tobacco

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER After five months of tough national lockdown rules, South Africa is to drastically reduce COVID-19 restrictions and allow increased economic and social activity. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country would move to level two under the National State of Disaster, which was declared after the onset of COVID-19. A total of 11 667 South Africans have died from COVID-19. Ramaphosa said, among others, low infection rates, declining admission to hospitals and the high rate of recoveries has allowed for the lifting of some restrictions from midnight on Monday. This will allow for: Alcohol…
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