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Oct
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Rwandan court denies “Hotel Rwanda” hero Rusesabagina bail, extends detention

Rwandan court denies “Hotel Rwanda” hero Rusesabagina bail, extends detention

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CLEMENT UWIRIGIYIMANA A Rwandan court extended the detention of "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina on Friday pending trial on terrorism charges and denied him bail, the judge hearing the case said. Rusesabagina, a political dissident who has lived in exile in Belgium and the United States, was arrested in August after returning to the country and subsequently charged with terrorism and other offences. "The fact that he is sick is not alone a ground to release him on bail," Theodosie Mukarugira said in a ruling via Skype. She said the detention would be extended by 30 days starting from Friday…
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Oct
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Militants from Mozambique staged deadly attack in Tanzania, police say

Militants from Mozambique staged deadly attack in Tanzania, police say

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GEORGE OBULUTSA ABOUT 300 militants from Mozambique attacked a village in southern Tanzania and killed an unknown number of people last week, Tanzania's top police officer said, describing an attack claimed earlier by the Islamic State. Inspector-General of Police Simon Sirro said militants attacked the village of Kitaya in Tanzania's rural Mtwara region bordering Mozambique. "Terrorists numbering 300, coming from Mozambique, attacked our station and the village of Kitaya, and committed crimes and they killed," Sirro said in an interview with Azam TV, a private Tanzanian chain, broadcast late Thursday. He did not specify the number of people killed, nor…
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Oct
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Warring Libya rivals sign truce but tough political talks ahead

Warring Libya rivals sign truce but tough political talks ahead

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LIBYA’S warring factions have signed a permanent ceasefire agreement, but any lasting end to years of chaos and bloodshed will require wider agreement among myriad armed groups and the outside powers that support them. Acting United Nations envoy Stephanie Williams said the ceasefire would start immediately and all foreign fighters must quit Libya within three months. Forces would withdraw from front lines and a new joint police force would secure those areas. As a first commercial passenger flight in more than a year crossed front lines from Tripoli to the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday, Williams noted Libya's "fraught"…
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Oct
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Former Malawian minister jailed for corruption

Former Malawian minister jailed for corruption

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FRANK PHIRI A former Malawian cabinet minister has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption, the first conviction of a high-ranking official of the former administration since new President Lazarus Chakwera won office on an anti-graft campaign. Chakwera unseated former leader Peter Mutharika in a June 23 re-run election after the 2019 poll was overturned by a court due to irregularities. The re-run came after weeks of rare street protests against the ruling party over the elections and corruption accusations. The High Court in Lilongwe sentenced the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) powerful minister of home affairs…
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Oct
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Burned-out buildings and armed gangs in Lagos despite president’s plea

Burned-out buildings and armed gangs in Lagos despite president’s plea

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ANGELA UKOMADU  GANGS armed with knives and sticks have blocked major roads in Lagos, with many angered by a speech by Nigeria's president in which he appealed for calm but failed to condemn the killing of protesters demanding an end to alleged police brutality. The unrest is the worst street violence since Nigeria's return to civilian rule in 1999 and the most serious political crisis confronting President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military leader who came to power at the ballot box in 2015. A highway leading to the international airport was obstructed by blockades manned by groups of young men…
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Oct
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan

Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan

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MOHAMMED AMIN, BEN PARKER and PAISLEY DODDS IN the wake of George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protests that followed, Catholic Relief Services told its staff it was launching an initiative to stamp out racism within the NGO, one of the world’s largest charities. Soon after, its American boss in Sudan sent staff a reminder for the launch. The same day – 28 July – he was arrested on a charge of verbal abuse for calling a security guard a “slave”.  The allegations of racism weren’t the first against Driss Moumane – at least three whistleblower complaints had…
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Oct
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Politician and CEO expected to join corruption suspects in the dock

Politician and CEO expected to join corruption suspects in the dock

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER A senior South African politician, who allegedly received kickbacks from a company that won tenders worth millions from his department, is expected to join in the dock four senior officials who have been arrested and charged with fraud and corruption. Brian Hlongwa, a former Gauteng MEC of Health, was found by a probe by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU),  to have had a corruption relationship with Gavin Payne, the CEO of 3P Consulting. The charges brought against the four officials, who appeared in court on Thursday, are based on the findings of the SIU. The SIU found…
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Oct
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Six killed in Ivory Coast town ahead of presidential election

Six killed in Ivory Coast town ahead of presidential election

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AT least six people have been killed in a port town in southern Ivory Coast this week, the mayor said on Thursday, as supporters and opponents of President Alassane Ouattara trade blame for rising violence ahead of the October 31 election. The authorities decreed a curfew on Wednesday night in response to the killings in Dabou, which Mayor Jean-Claude Niangne said were carried out by men armed with assault rifles and machetes. Violence has broken out sporadically since August when Ouattara announced his candidacy for a third term, a move his opponents say violates the constitution. In all, more than…
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Oct
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Voting begins in Seychelles parliamentary and presidential polls

Voting begins in Seychelles parliamentary and presidential polls

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VOTING has began in presidential and parliamentary elections in Seychelles, with the economy battered by COVID-19 and President Danny Faure, in power since 2016, facing voters for the first time. The Indian Ocean archipelago nation is expected to see its tourism-dependent economy contract by 14% this year, according to ratings agency Fitch, reversing some fragile progress since the government defaulted on its debt in 2008 and sought an International Monetary Fund bailout. The same party has been in power since 1977. Faure was previously vice president and became president when his predecessor resigned after a constitutional amendment was passed limiting…
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Oct
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali’s ousted president returns home after treatment abroad

Mali’s ousted president returns home after treatment abroad

NEWS
MALI’S ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has returned home after spending six weeks in the United Arab Emirates getting medical treatment, the head of his party said. Keita - who was overthrown in a military coup in August - did not make a statement and his Rally for Mali (RPM) party did not give any details on what his next move would be. The 75-year-old was toppled after weeks of protests against his government's failure to rein in violence by Islamist militants and ethnic militias, amid widespread anger over alleged corruption and the sluggish economy. He was hospitalised six days…
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