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Sep
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Libya’s Haftar says he will lift oil blockade, with conditions

Libya’s Haftar says he will lift oil blockade, with conditions

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EASTERN Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Friday he would lift for one month his blockade of oil output and said he had agreed with the rival Tripoli government on "fair distribution" of energy revenue. A resumption of oil exports after the eight-month blockade would relieve mounting financial pressure for both sides in the Libyan conflict and could remove a major obstacle towards a political settlement, but it is not yet clear if the declared agreement has wider support. "We are ready to open oil fields, to secure the future of Libya, for one month," Haftar said in a statement…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
EXCLUSIVE-Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says

EXCLUSIVE-Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says

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KATHERINE HOURELD SOMALI money transfer companies moved more than $3.7 million in cash between suspected weapons traffickers in recent years, including to a Yemeni under U.S. sanctions for alleged militant links, according to a report seen by Reuters. The findings by a Geneva-based research group, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, could further complicate attempts by Somali transfer companies to retain access to international banking services. Though they provide a lifeline to millions in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation, few banks will do business with them because of the risk of falling foul of international transparency and anti-money…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
“How Nelson Mandela joined us at the hip”

“How Nelson Mandela joined us at the hip”

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER RETIRED Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa Dikgang Moseneke has spoken warmly about how the great Nelson Mandela joined him at the hip with the late legendary human rights lawyer George Bizos. Bizos (92), a towering figure in legal and political circles in South Africa, was also a central and respected figure in the Hellenic community in Johannesburg, where he was affectionately called “Papou George” (Grandfather George). His funeral service, an official burial with full military honours, was held at the Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, a historic church that was built in…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Head of Libya’s Tripoli government says he wants to quit

Head of Libya’s Tripoli government says he wants to quit

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LIBYA’S internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj wants to quit by the end of October, which could feed political tensions in Tripoli amid new efforts to find a political solution to the country's conflict. "I declare my sincere desire to hand over my duties to the next executive authority no later than the end of October," he said in a televised speech. Citing the work of U.N.-sponsored talks in Geneva, he pointed to progress in agreeing a way to unify Libya's fragmented state and prepare for elections. Sarraj is head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli,…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Beirut blast adds to women’s money and health worries in Lebanon

Beirut blast adds to women’s money and health worries in Lebanon

NEWS
BAN BARKAWI  ALMOST six weeks after the Beirut port blast nearly blinded her in one eye, Kawthar Halabi has been unable to return to work as she is still having fragments of glass picked out of her flesh. After eight days in hospital, more than 50 stitches, eye surgery and with lingering trauma, the 31-year-old mother has been unable to return to her job at a chocolate factory, with money worries compounding those about her health. "I'm still going to doctors. I couldn't go back to work and then keep taking time off every couple of days so I had…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero denied bail during terror trial

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero denied bail during terror trial

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CLEMENT UWIRIGIYIMANA PAUL Rusesabagina depicted as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide and now on trial for terrorism, has been denied bail though he had promised not to escape. Rusesabagina, who once called for armed resistance to the government in a YouTube video, was charged in a Kigali court on Monday with 13 counts including terrorism, complicity in murder and involvement with an irregular armed group. The 66-year-old former hotel manager was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film "Hotel Rwanda" using his connections with the Hutu elite to protect Tutsis fleeing the slaughter. Rejecting Rusesabagina's bail application,…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Convoy ambush in eastern Congo kills one aid worker

Convoy ambush in eastern Congo kills one aid worker

NEWS
ARMED attackers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed one aid worker and took two others temporarily hostage after ambushing their convoy on Wednesday, Christian charity World Vision said. The convoy was returning from a mission to deliver food to vulnerable communities in North Kivu province, which has been plagued by instability and militia violence for over two decades. "Two of our staff were missing for over 18 hours but are now safely with the larger team awaiting evac (evacuation). We're thankful for community intervention to secure their release," World Vision's director in Congo Anne-Marie Connor told Reuters on Thursday.…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Botswana opts to make land owners of wives with new law

Botswana opts to make land owners of wives with new law

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KELETSO THOBEGA A wife in Botswana can now own land alongside her husband, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has announced, in a boost for women that rights groups called long overdue. Prior to his amendment, the 2015 Land Policy stopped wives from owning land if their husbands already had some. "This amendment will allow women to be independent in marriages, and also have rights to land as any other person. We applaud this move," said women rights activist Tunah Moalosi. Women face a host of barriers to owning land - be it through skewed inheritance rights or restricted authority over assets -…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Burundi impunity for abuses continues, says UN report, as another mass grave opened

Burundi impunity for abuses continues, says UN report, as another mass grave opened

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IMPUNITY for rape, murder and other abuses is still widespread in Burundi despite a change of government, according to a United Nations report. The report comes days after Burundi's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which is examining past atrocities and investigating mass graves, issued rare criticism of local leaders in charge during a 1972 massacre. The U.N. report said there had been numerous rights abuses in Burundi connected to elections held in May. The new president, retired general Evariste Ndayishimiye, took power in June. He formerly served as the interior minister. Ndayishimiye has promoted high-ranking military officers involved in human rights…
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Sep
17
2020
By The African Mirror
A “remarkable human being” – the legendary human rights lawyer who defended Mandela – laid to rest

A “remarkable human being” – the legendary human rights lawyer who defended Mandela – laid to rest

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER WARM tributes have been paid to the legendary South African human rights lawyer George Bizos, who has been laid to rest at the Heroes Acre at Johannesburg's West Park Cemetery after an official, simple and yet dignified funeral service. Bizos, 92, who defended Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and many other political activists, passed away a week ago. He was a towering figure in legal and political circles in South Africa, was also a central and respected figure in the Hellenic community in Johannesburg, where he was affectionately called “Papou George” (Grandfather George). His funeral service, an official…
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