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Oct
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast leader rejects talks as rivals seek vote boycott

Ivory Coast leader rejects talks as rivals seek vote boycott

NEWS
ANGE ABOA IVORY Coast President Alassane Ouattara has rejected calls for negotiations from rivals urging a boycott of an October 31 election they say he should not be standing for. Ouattara's main challengers, ex-President Henri Konan Bedie and ex-prime minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan, accuse the 78-year-old former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist of violating the constitution by standing for a third term. Protests against Ouattara's candidacy have killed more than a dozen people since August. Thousands of cheering supporters greeted Ouattara in Bouake, the capital of the rebellion that swept him to power in 2011 after a disputed election, as…
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Oct
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Why are Nigerians protesting against police brutality?

Why are Nigerians protesting against police brutality?

NEWS
LIBBY GEORGE  NIGERIANS protesting police brutality have hit the streets across Africa's most populous nation for more than a week, and the hashtag #EndSARS trended on Twitter even after the police promised to dismantle the controversial unit on October 11. What is SARS, what attempts have been made to address police abuses in Nigeria and what do protesters want? WHAT WAS 'SARS'? * Police formed the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in 1992 to tackle violent crime such as car-jackings, armed robbery and kidnapping. Because SARS was initially designed as a covert force, officers did not wear uniforms - a practice…
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Oct
17
2020
By The African Mirror
South African white farmers, Black protesters face off over farm murder

South African white farmers, Black protesters face off over farm murder

NEWS
TIM COCKS WHITE South African farmers and Black protesters hurled abuse and threats at each other yesterday during a court hearing in a murder case that has exposed still simmering racial tensions 26 years after the end of apartheid. The killing of Brendin Horner, a white man whose body was found tied to a pole at his farm in Free State province, sparked riots at the start of this month, and prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to appeal to South Africans to "resist attempts ... to mobilise communities along racial lines". The farmers outside the courthouse in the town of Senekal…
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Oct
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Dozens reported killed in clashes between Somali government, fighters

Dozens reported killed in clashes between Somali government, fighters

NEWS
DOZENS of soldiers and insurgents were killed in two days of fighting between Somali government forces and al Shabaab militants northwest of the capital Mogadishu, a witness has told Reuters. Somalia's state news agency Sonna said the military had killed about 50 fighters from the al Qaeda-allied Islamist group. No immediate account of the battle was available from the militants. Hussein Ali, a farmer in the Afgoye area, told Reuters he and other civilians had been trapped in the crossfire during two nights of fighting. "The Somali government transported dozens of dead bodies. Likewise, al Shabaab took dozens of their…
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Oct
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Tunisia court rules that 81-year-old can drop slave name

Tunisia court rules that 81-year-old can drop slave name

NEWS
LAYLI FOROUDI  A Tunisian court has allowed an 81-year-old man to remove a word that marked him out as descended from slaves from his name, in the country's first ruling of its kind, his lawyer said. Tunisia was one of the first countries to abolish slavery in 1846, but critics say it has not done enough to address racism against Black Tunisians, who make up 10-15% of the population and are mostly descended from slaves. Campaigners said the case brought by Hamden Dali would open the door to others who wanted to drop the word "atig", or "liberated by", which…
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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Tensions high as South African white farmers, rival Black protesters demonstrate over farm murder

Tensions high as South African white farmers, rival Black protesters demonstrate over farm murder

NEWS
TIM COCKS WHITE  South African farmers and rival Black protesters have demonstrated and came close to a full-scale clash in the Free State farming town of Senekal over a murder case that has reignited racial tensions still simmering 26 years after the end of apartheid. The killing of Brendan Horner, a white man whose body was found tied to a pole at his farm in Free State province, sparked riots at the start of this month, and prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to make a statement urging South Africans to "resist attempts... to mobilise communities along racial lines". The farmers, who…
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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Deputy police commissioner-general suspended after fraud and corruption charges

Deputy police commissioner-general suspended after fraud and corruption charges

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH  Africa’s National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole has suspended his deputy who has been arrested and charged with several counts of fraud and corruption. Sitole has suspended Lieutenant-General Christine Bonang Mgwenya who on Monday appeared in court following her arrest, where she was released on bail of R20 000.  “After receiving a report on these charges from the Investigating Directorate, the National Commissioner followed due process and suspended her yesterday with immediate effect pending a departmental investigation,” the South Africa Police said in a statement.. Mgwenya is now the 15th suspect and the 9th police officer…
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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Protesters march on Nigerian parliament after army threatens to step in

Protesters march on Nigerian parliament after army threatens to step in

NEWS
ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM and CAMILLUS EBOH HUNDREDS of protesters have marched to the gates of Nigeria's parliament, hours after the army said it was ready to step in and restore order after more than a week of demonstrations against police brutality. The protest defied a ban on mass rallies in the capital Abuja that the government said was imposed earlier on Thursday to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Chanting crowds also blocked roads and waved flags and banners in the commercial hub Lagos, where protesters reported clashing with unidentified men wielding weapons. Video on social media appeared to show men…
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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
“Dangerous rhetoric” as Conde seeks third presidential term in Guinea

“Dangerous rhetoric” as Conde seeks third presidential term in Guinea

NEWS
SALIOU SAMB GUINEANS head to the polls on Sunday in a tense election in which octogenarian President Alpha Conde is seeking to extend his rule into a third term, drawing fierce criticism from opponents who say he is breaking the law by running again. Conde became the West African country's first democratically elected leader in 2010, bringing hope of progress after years of dictatorship and military rule. Critics say he has carried on that authoritarian tradition with deadly crackdowns on dissent and neglect of the ordinary citizen. Voters in a March referendum approved changes to the constitution that Conde argues…
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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
WHO names independent body to investigate Congo sex abuse claims

WHO names independent body to investigate Congo sex abuse claims

NEWS
NELLIE PEYTON  THE World Health Organization (WHO) is setting up a seven-person independent commission to investigate claims of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers during the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In an investigation published last month by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian, more than 50 women accused aid workers from the WHO and leading charities of demanding sex in exchange for jobs during the 2018-2020 crisis. Five out of seven of the organisations named in the expose have pledged to investigate, as has Congo's health ministry. Leading the WHO inquiry will…
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