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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Ousted Mali president in hospital for checks, says source close to family

Ousted Mali president in hospital for checks, says source close to family

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MALI’S ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was hospitalised in the capital Bamako on Tuesday evening for an overdue check-up with his doctor, a source said, six days after he was released from detention by the country's new military leadership. The junta allowed Keita, 75, to return home last Thursday in an attempt to court goodwill with regional states who imposed strict sanctions on the country following his overthrow on August 18. According to a deal struck with regional mediators, the junta agreed to allow Keita, who has ongoing health issues, to see his doctor, and if necessary, travel abroad for…
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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
S.Africa’s $30 bln COVID-19 relief package exposed to fraud – auditor general

S.Africa’s $30 bln COVID-19 relief package exposed to fraud – auditor general

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SOUTH Africa's auditor general says that some of the money in its 500 billion rand ($30 billion) COVID-19 relief package may have been fraudulently paid to improper beneficiaries. Reports of suspect deals between government officials and businesses providing medical equipment or food aid parcels to the poor, as well as mismanagement of the disaster fund, have sparked public outrage. In August, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) told lawmakers it was combing government departments for possible corruption over irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders worth 5 billion rand. In a televised briefing, Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu said an analysis of around 145 billion rand…
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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s family calls for an international trial

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s family calls for an international trial

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NAZANINE MOSHIRI  THE family of Paul Rusesabagina - hailed a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide - has demanded that authorities in Kigali charge him in an international court after his sudden detention, his son has told Reuters. Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager, was played by Don Cheadle in the Oscar-nominated film 'Hotel Rwanda', which told how he used his job and his connections with the Hutu elite to protect Tutsis fleeing the slaughter. Rwandan police said on Monday that Rusesabagina - who called for armed resistance to the now Tutsi-led government in a 2018 YouTube video…
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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe finds more elephant carcasses, death toll at 22

Zimbabwe finds more elephant carcasses, death toll at 22

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ZIMBABWE’S wildlife agency has discovered more elephant carcasses near a major game park, bringing the number of dead animals suspected to have been killed by a bacterial infection to 22, double the initial figure. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has already ruled out poaching and cyanide poisoning for the death of elephants in Pandamasuwe Forest in western Zimbabwe, between the largest wildlife sanctuary Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls. Zimparks spokesman Tinashe Farawo said the latest elephant carcasses were found on Tuesday and Wednesday. Most of the animals were young, with the oldest being 18 years. The…
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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Seven killed in suicide bomb attack in northern Cameroon village

Seven killed in suicide bomb attack in northern Cameroon village

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AT least seven people were killed and 14 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack in a village hosting internally displaced people in Cameroon's Far North region, the second of such attack in a month, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The attack on Tuesday took place in Goldavi, close to the border with Nigeria, where some 18,000 people fleeing the violent insurgency, had sought refuge. "We are horrified by these senseless attacks on people who have been torn from their villages, fleeing violence perpetrated by armed gangs which rage in the region, only to be stripped of…
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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
U.N. warns of Libya arms build-up and virus surge

U.N. warns of Libya arms build-up and virus surge

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The United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday that foreign supporters of both sides in the civil war were helping them stockpile weapons in breach of an arms embargo and as coronavirus "spirals out of control" in the country. Some 70 resupply flights had landed in eastern airports in support of the Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar since July 8, Stephanie Williams told the U.N. Security Council. In the same period, 30 flights and nine cargo ships had carried materiel to western Libya to assist the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli. She did…
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Sep
02
2020
By The African Mirror
Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo grooves to #Jerusalema

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo grooves to #Jerusalema

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MPHO RANTAO THE joy that #Jerusalema brings continues to spread across the world, this time catching the attention of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. The popular song produced by South African dj Master KG was featured in Ronaldo’s Instagram reel which he posted on Instagram feed on Tuesday evening. The footage featured a social gathering that Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez hosted with their close friends and family.  Although the footage does not clearly show the group or the footballer performing the popular choreography from the trending Jerusalema challenge, fans were still overjoyed by the use of the song in…
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Sep
30
2020
By The African Mirror
Businessman nabbed in first arrest in probe into state capture

Businessman nabbed in first arrest in probe into state capture

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER BARELY 24 hours after he disclosed that he had donated millions to the ANC from profits made from a questionable R255-million, the man suspected to be kingpin in what has come to be known as the “asbestos scandal” has been arrested. Edwin Sodi, the CEO of Blackhead Engineering, was among five individuals arrested by the Hawks, South Africa’s elite investigation unit, in connection with suspected fraud and corruption around the project. Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said the suspects are scheduled to appear in Bloemfontein on Friday." Sodi told the Zondo Commission, investigating fraud, corruption and capture of…
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Sep
30
2020
By The African Mirror
Happy 54th Birthday, Botswana

Happy 54th Birthday, Botswana

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REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. MOKGWEETSI E. K. MASISI THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2020 BOTSWANA DAY, 30th SEPTEMBER 2020 Bagaetsho, a ke le dumedise ka Pula! 1. I am delighted to address you today as we celebrate our 54th Anniversary of Independence. This is the first Independence celebration since the General Elections that were held in October 2019. I therefore wish to thank you once again, for your participation in this important National Exercise during which you chose your political leadership which will take our country to the next…
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Sep
30
2020
By The African Mirror
Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa’s low fatality rates from pandemic

Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa’s low fatality rates from pandemic

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ALEXANDER WINNING AFRIC'S overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February. The new coronavirus was already wreaking havoc in wealthy Asian and European nations, and a United Nations agency said in April that, even with social-distancing measures, the virus could kill 300,000 Africans this year. In May the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that 190,000 people on the continent could die if containment measures failed. Yet as the world marks 1 million COVID-19 deaths, Africa is doing much better than expected, with a lower percentage…
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