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May
10
2024
By NITA BHALLA
Kenya LGBTQ+ dating app blackmail cases go to court

Kenya LGBTQ+ dating app blackmail cases go to court

NEWS
JOE smiled nervously from behind his shades as he emerged from the cramped wood-panelled magistrate's court in Kenya's capital Nairobi.  The slim 24-year-old man, wearing black track pants and a grey hoodie, had just testified how he and his friend had been beaten and robbed by a man they had met on Facebook last year.  "The perpetrator and the three friends who attacked us thought we wouldn't go to the police because we are gay," said Joe, who asked not to be identified by his real name, as he stood outside Milimani Law Courts last month. "If we are one…
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May
10
2024
By The African Mirror
Microsoft to shut Africa development centre in Nigeria

Microsoft to shut Africa development centre in Nigeria

NEWS
MICROSOFT (MSFT.O) is closing down its Africa Development Centre in the continent's most populous nation Nigeria, which will lead to job losses, a spokesperson said. The centre, based in the commercial capital Lagos was opened in 2022 as part of Microsoft's push to deliver high-end engineering and innovation solutions for the company. The company said it would, however, continue to operate in Nigeria, continuing to prioritize and invest in strategic growth areas. "Microsoft has decided to close the Africa Development Centre in Nigeria, and as a result, some of our employees based in Nigeria will be impacted," the Microsoft spokesperson said.…
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May
09
2024
By The African Mirror
Tunisia detains a prominent activist for migrants’ rights

Tunisia detains a prominent activist for migrants’ rights

NEWS
TUNISIA'S public prosecutor detained Saadia Mosbah, a prominent activist and head of a nongovernmental group that defends the rights of migrants, human rights groups said, hours after President Kais Saied accused some groups that defend Sub-Saharan migrants of treason. Tunisia has been grappling with a severe migration crisis due to an influx of Sub-Saharan Africans seeking to migrate to Europe in boats. Local media reported that the police began investigating Mosbah, whose group combats racism and defends migrants' rights, on suspicion of financial crimes. Residents of the southern town of El Amra demonstrated in favour of deporting migrants last weekend, saying the…
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May
09
2024
By SHAFIEK TASSIEM and ESA ALEXANDER
Survivor recounts moment he emerged from deadly South African building collapse

Survivor recounts moment he emerged from deadly South African building collapse

NEWS
MOSES Malala, a 34-year-old construction worker who escaped the wreckage of a five-storey building in George, South Africa, recalled the moment it collapsed and a cloud of dust engulfed him, as rescue efforts continued at the site 48 hours on. Seventy-five construction workers, including Malala, were on site when the building crumbled on Monday. Thirty-six have been retrieved so far, including seven deceased, while 39 remain unaccounted for. Malala survived with only minor injuries but said he is scarred by the death of a co-worker and unable to sleep. "I see the dust coming up. Starting from the basement it's…
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May
09
2024
By The African Mirror
South Africa election: Who are ANC and other rival parties vying for power?

South Africa election: Who are ANC and other rival parties vying for power?

NEWS
SOUTH Africa's election on May 29 could bring momentous change, with polls suggesting the ruling African National Congress is likely to lose its majority after 30 years in power. The following are key facts about the ANC and rival parties, including smaller ones that could play a pivotal role in forming a coalition government, should the opportunity arise. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS The ANC enjoys rock-solid loyalty from many Black South Africans, especially older voters, due to its heroic past as a liberation movement that helped end apartheid and usher in multi-racial democracy under the leadership of Nelson Mandela. It has won a majority…
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May
09
2024
By TANNUR ANDERS
South Africa’s Ramaphosa calls opposition flag-burning ad ‘treasonous’

South Africa’s Ramaphosa calls opposition flag-burning ad ‘treasonous’

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SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa described as "treasonous" a campaign ad by an opposition party that depicts a burning national flag, as antagonism between political parties rose three weeks before an election. The campaign ad released on Monday by the Democratic Alliance uses the burning flag as a metaphor for what it says is the grave risk of the ruling African National Congress retaining power in a coalition with left-wing parties. "I think it is treasonous," Ramaphosa told reporters during a visit to Limpopo province. "It is the most despicable political act that anyone can embark upon," he said, accusing the DA…
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May
09
2024
By The African Mirror
Canadian-Israeli man shot dead in Egypt; claim links killing to Gaza

Canadian-Israeli man shot dead in Egypt; claim links killing to Gaza

NEWS
A Canadian man "of Jewish Israeli descent" has been shot dead in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in a suspected criminal case, a security source said, while a previously unknown militant group said it carried out the attack in reaction to the war in Gaza. The Egyptian security source told Reuters late on Tuesday the man had been killed "with the motive of robbery". The source did not link the shooting to the victim's ethnic background. The interior ministry confirmed the shooting and said the man had been a permanent resident of Egypt. Neither the ministry nor the source gave…
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May
09
2024
By The African Mirror
Death toll from strikes on eastern Congo camps rises to 18

Death toll from strikes on eastern Congo camps rises to 18

NEWS
EIGHTEEN people were killed and 32 wounded when at least five rockets fell on camps sheltering displaced people around the eastern Congolese city of Goma, the U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said, updating an earlier death toll of 12. The deaths illustrate the worsening humanitarian fallout from the two-year conflict between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23, which has moved closer to Goma in recent months, prompting thousands to seek refuge in the city. Democratic Republic of Congo and the United States have said the attacks were launched from territory held by Rwandan troops and M23. Rwanda, which denies backing M23, has blamed militias…
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May
08
2024
By SHAFIEK TASSIEM and WENDELL ROELF
SA building collapse tragedy: 7 dead, 36 rescued, search for 32 continues

SA building collapse tragedy: 7 dead, 36 rescued, search for 32 continues

NEWS
RESCUERS were using cranes, drills and their bare hands to try to reach dozens of people trapped when a multi-storey building being built in the South African city of George collapsed, killing at least seven people. Of the 75 workers who had been on the construction site, 32 remain unaccounted for on Tuesday. Authorities have made no comment about what caused it to collapse on Monday. While the rescue teams can communicate with 11 people buried in the wreckage, families gathered waiting for news of their loved ones were in tears, fearing the worst. "We treat everybody as still alive,"…
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May
08
2024
By The African Mirror
At Least 107 migrants freed from captivity in southeast Libya

At Least 107 migrants freed from captivity in southeast Libya

NEWS
AT least 107 migrants including women and children have been freed from captivity in a town in southeast Libya, a security force spokesman said. Walid Alorafi, spokesman for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Benghazi, said according to some migrants, they were held in captivity for up to seven months and "they wanted to go to Europe." The migrants are from a variety of sub-Saharan countries but mainly from Somalia, Alorafi said. "We raided a hideout in the downtown of Kufra last night and we found illegal migrants including women, children and old men who some have marks of torture…
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