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Oct
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Police fire teargas at Nigerians protesting at alleged brutality

Police fire teargas at Nigerians protesting at alleged brutality

NEWS
ANGELA UKOMADU AND LIBBY GEORGE NIGERIAN police have used teargas to disperse dozens of people in the capital Abuja who had gathered to protest at alleged brutality by members of a special police unit, witnesses said. Protesters, some holding placards, ran as clouds of teargas hung in the air. Multiple people at the incident said on Twitter that police had fired the canisters. A spokesman for the police did not immediately respond to a message and call requesting comment. "They poured teargas on each and every one of us, it's so hot I had to put water on my face.…
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Oct
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Congo to investigate ‘jobs-for-sex’ accusations during Ebola outbreak

Congo to investigate ‘jobs-for-sex’ accusations during Ebola outbreak

NEWS
NELLIE PEYTON  DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo will investigate accusations of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers that were uncovered by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian, the country's health minister has announced. Five U.N. agencies and international NGOs have also launched inquiries after 51 women accused mainly foreign aid workers of demanding sex in exchange for jobs during the 2018-2020 Ebola crisis. "We are sending a team next week to investigate," Congo's health minister, Eteni Longondo, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "The aim is to know the truth and understand exactly what happened, and then we can…
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Oct
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Ghana Member of Parliament murdered

Ghana Member of Parliament murdered

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER NANA Akufo-Addo, the president of Ghana has expressed shock at the murder of Ekow Kwansa Hayford, the member of parliament who was shot dead by suspected robbers. Hayford was shot to death by armed highway robbers on his return from an election campaign trip. Ghana is set to hold general elections on December 7. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana. Photo IISS Ghanaian police have offered a GHC 20 000 ($3 430) reward for information leading to the arrest of Hayford’s killers.  Akufo-Addo said he expected the law enforcement authorities to bring to book the killers of Hayford,…
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Oct
09
2020
By The African Mirror
S.Africa corruption inquiry to summon Zuma to appear next month

S.Africa corruption inquiry to summon Zuma to appear next month

NEWS
ALEXANDER WINNING  A South African corruption inquiry will issue a summons for former president Jacob Zuma to appear to give evidence next month, the judge chairing the proceedings had decided. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said Zuma would be required to appear on November 16-20, adding that this could be via videolink if appropriate arrangements were made. "The secretary of the commission is hereby authorised and directed to sign and issue a summons ... requiring Mr Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, former president of the Republic of South Africa, to appear," Zondo said. The inquiry was set up more than two years…
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Oct
09
2020
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 corruption scandal: Gauteng Health MEC fired

COVID-19 corruption scandal: Gauteng Health MEC fired

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE fraud and corruption scandal surrounding the procurement of hundreds of millions in equipment to fight COVID-19 has claimed the career of a top Gauteng politician. Dr Bandile Masuku was today fired as Gauteng Health MEC for failure to act when questionable tenders worth over R500-million were awarded by his department. Masuku was suspended in July after a damning report by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) placed him at the centre of dodgy tenders awarded to companies to provide personal protective equipment. Gauteng Premier David Makhura said he acted against Masuku on the basis of a report…
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Oct
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Kidnapped Mali politician, French aid worker and two Italians freed

Kidnapped Mali politician, French aid worker and two Italians freed

NEWS
PAUL LORGERIE and TIEMOKO DIALLO Freed Malian politician Soumaila Cisse, French aid worker Sophie Petronin and two Italians arrived in Bamako on Thursday aboard a Malian military transport plane, ending their lengthy captivity in the hands of Islamist insurgents. They were greeted by jubilant scenes on the tarmac at Bamako airport, with Petronin’s son Sebastian Chadaud-Petronin picking her up and crying out: “Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama!” videos and photographs shared on social media showed. Sebastian Chadaud-Petronin and his mother Sophie Petronin Cisse hugged a relative and later entered a vehicle as supporters chanted his name. They were driven to the…
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Oct
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Anti-graft agents blocked from questioning former Sierra Leone president

Anti-graft agents blocked from questioning former Sierra Leone president

NEWS
UMARU FOFANA ANTI-GRAFT investigators in Sierra Leone were forced to abandon a mission to interview former President Ernest Bai Koroma in his northern hometown of Makeni when his supporters blocked the road and threatened them. Koroma's successor, President Julius Maada Bio, has led a campaign to call to account the previous administration that Maada Bio says took the country to the brink of economic collapse. Koroma denies any wrongdoing and has said corruption allegations are part of a long-running smear campaign. Agents from the Anti-Corruption Commission (AAC) were unable to access Koroma's residence, which is among assets worth $200 million…
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Oct
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Three Libyans arrested for burning Nigerian man to death

Three Libyans arrested for burning Nigerian man to death

NEWS
THREE Libyans killed a Nigerian man by setting him on fire in Tripoli, the interior ministry has said, in what a U.N. agency described as "another senseless crime against migrants in the country". The Tripoli-based interior ministry said in a statement it had arrested the three suspects in the case, adding that they had used petrol to set the victim on fire at a factory. Federico Soda, Libya country chief for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), a U.N. migration agency, said those responsible must be held accountable. There are half a million migrants in Libya according to IOM, some…
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Oct
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Africans asked to help Okonjo-Iweala make world history

Africans asked to help Okonjo-Iweala make world history

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER The African Union (AU) has asked all Africans to rally behind Nigerian Dr Nkonzo Okonjo-Iweala, who stands on the brink of making history as the first African to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO). AU chairperson and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has heaped praise on Dr Nkonzo Okonjo-Iweala who together with South Korean Yoo Myung-hee are the two finalists for the position of the director-general of the WTO. Ramaphosa said Okonjo-Iweala was a highly distinguished African, who has excelled in various public offices, in her native Nigeria, including responsibilities in the AU, and in numerous international…
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Oct
08
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali coup leaders free former prime minister, generals

Mali coup leaders free former prime minister, generals

NEWS
MALI’S former prime minister Boubou Cisse and other officials and military personnel detained during the August coup have been released, according to a statement by the vice president, Colonel Assimi Goita. Although a transitional government has been appointed after the August 18 coup, Goita, who led the coup, remained in the government as vice president in charge of security and defence issues. The officials' release was one of the demands of international powers including the West African regional bloc, which this week lifted economic sanctions against Mali after the appointment of the transitional government. The senior figures had been held…
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