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Oct
07
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali frees scores of jihadists amid speculations of prisoner swap

Mali frees scores of jihadists amid speculations of prisoner swap

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER MALIAN authorities have released over one hundred alleged or convicted jihadists in a move which may facilitate the liberation of hostages.   The jihadists had been freed early Tuesday and over the week-end from prisons located in the centre and north of the country.  According to the Malian Association for Human Rights, they were held in detention centres in the town of Mopti and the capital, Bamako.  Reports indicate that the prisoners were flown into the central town of Niono and Tessalit, a town bordering Algeria.  According to Radio France International’s correspondent in Mali, witnesses saw them get…
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Oct
07
2020
By The African Mirror
Anger in Algeria over rape, murder of 19-year-old woman

Anger in Algeria over rape, murder of 19-year-old woman

NEWS
BAN BARKAWI  THE rape and murder of a young woman has sparked anger in Algeria, with women's rights activists demanding to know why she was not better protected after her mother said the suspect in her killing had attacked her before. The 19-year-old victim was lured into an abandoned gas station where she was raped, beaten until she was unconscious and then set alight, according to a statement from a court in Bourmedes, the northern Algerian province where she died. In a video circulated on social media, her mother said the victim had been raped by the same man in…
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Oct
07
2020
By The African Mirror
Hundreds of thousands of people shackled for mental health issues globally

Hundreds of thousands of people shackled for mental health issues globally

NEWS
PAUL CARSTEN and ANGELA OKUMADU HUNDREDS of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries, Human Rights Watch has revealed. Without mental health support or awareness, families or institutions shackle people against their will - often believing their condition is because they are bewitched, possessed or have sinned - and leaving them eating, sleeping, urinating and defecating in one small space, the rights watchdog said in a report. In the run-up to World Mental Health Day on October 10, the report documents almost 800 interviews describing how people with psychosocial…
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Oct
06
2020
By The African Mirror
“Asbestos Seven case”: State seizes 25 cars, including a Ferrari, Rolls Royce and Bentley from fraud and corruption suspect

“Asbestos Seven case”: State seizes 25 cars, including a Ferrari, Rolls Royce and Bentley from fraud and corruption suspect

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER Luxury sports cars worth hundreds of millions of rands - including a Ferrari FF, a Rolls Royce Ghost Family Dawn and Bentley Continental GT Sports Convertible were among the 25 vehicles taken from fraud and corruption suspect Edwin Sodi, the businessman on a R500 000 bail. The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), pounced and attached the vehicles at the Bryanston, Johannesburg headquarters of Blackhead Consulting, a company owned by Sodi (47) who is on trial, with six others for fraud and corruption relating to an R255-million asbestos tender. The vehicles were attached in terms of a court order…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Ghana’s former President Jerry Rawlings dies at 73

Ghana’s former President Jerry Rawlings dies at 73

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GHANA'S former leader Jerry Rawlings, who seized power twice in military coups but went on to bring democratic rule to the West African country, has died at the age of 73. Rawlings, who went on to become one of Africa’s charismatic leaders, died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana, after a short illness.  Rawlings overthrew then-ruler General Frederick Akuffo in 1979 when he was an army lieutenant. He handed over power to civilian rule soon after but then led another coup two years later, decrying the overnment's corruption and weak leadership. From 1981 to 1993, Rawlings ruled…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia claims ‘liberation’ of west Tigray, humanitarian crisis looms

Ethiopia claims ‘liberation’ of west Tigray, humanitarian crisis looms

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI  ETHIOPIA’S military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced, accusing his foes of atrocities during a week of fighting that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa. Air strikes and ground combat have killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, stirred Ethiopia's ethnic divisions and raised questions over the credentials of Abiy, Africa's youngest leader who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. "The western region of Tigray has been liberated," tweeted Abiy, 44, who comes from the largest ethnic group the Oromo and once fought with the Tigrayans…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Mike Tyson’s greatest cheating confession

Mike Tyson’s greatest cheating confession

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER MIKE Tyson, one of the world greatest heavyweight champions of all time has revealed the biggest secret of his career - he used drugs and cheated during official mandatory drug tests. Tyson, who became the youngest world heavyweight champion at 19/12, has revealed that he used a fake penis and his wife or child’s urine to beat the system. According to YOU magazine, Tyson, affectionately known as “Iron Mike”, confessed to using a prosthetic penis to cheat during the pre-match drug tests before stepping into the ring.  Tyson told Jeff Novitzky, the vice president of athlete health…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Election-linked clashes have killed 85 in Ivory Coast, government says

Election-linked clashes have killed 85 in Ivory Coast, government says

NEWS
EIGHTY-five people have been killed in violence linked to Ivory Coast's disputed October 31 election, the government said before a meeting between President Alassane Ouattara and a key opposition leader aimed at calming tensions. The new death toll doubles a previous estimate of those killed in clashes between rival political supporters before and after the vote, which handed Ouattara a third term that his opponents say is illegal. Government spokesman Sidi Toure blamed the bloodshed on the opposition, which called on its supporters to boycott the election and launched civil disobedience campaigns in recent weeks. "These protests were designed to…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga pleads not guilty at U.N. court

Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga pleads not guilty at U.N. court

NEWS
A United Nations court has registered a plea of "not guilty" for Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga at his lawyer's request after he remained silent during his initial appearance. Kabuga, 85, appeared frail and did not respond to questions from judges. He was arrested in France in May after decades on the run and transferred to a United Nations detention centre in The Hague on October 26. "We have talked about this with Mr Kabuga before the hearing and he does not wish to answer in these conditions. I would appreciate it if you would consider his non-response as a…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
At least 5 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, NGO says

At least 5 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, NGO says

NEWS
AT least five people have died in a migrant shipwreck in the central Mediterranean, Spanish charity Open Arms has announced, warning that the number of fatalities could grow as rescue operations continue. Some 100 people had been travelling for about two days on a dinghy that collapsed in international waters off Libya where it was assisted by Open Arms, the NGO said. It said it was carrying out the rescue operation on its own, with just two speed boats and six rescuers. "That's what happens when you leave people at sea for days," the charity wrote on Twitter. On Tuesday,…
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