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Dec
18
2020
By The African Mirror
More than 340 kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys freed – state governor

More than 340 kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys freed – state governor

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LIBBY GEORGE and ALEXIS AKWAGYRIRAM MORE than 300 schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northern Nigeria were handed over to government security agents yesterday, the governor of Katsina state said. Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State. Picture: Esther Addy/Flickr Governor Aminu Bello Masari said in a televised interview with state channel NTA that a total of 344 boys held in a forest in neighbouring Zamfara state had been freed. "We have recovered most of the boys. It's not all of them," he said. The boys, whose abduction was claimed by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in an unverified audio…
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Dec
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Divert arms money to fight COVID-19, ensure vaccine for all, pope says

Divert arms money to fight COVID-19, ensure vaccine for all, pope says

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PHILLIP PULLELLA POPE Francis has urged world leaders to divert funds used for armaments to confront problems such as the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure vaccines reach the poor and most vulnerable nations. In his message for the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Peace, which is celebrated on Jan. 1, Francis also repeated a call for the establishment of a global fund with money slated for weapons to be used instead to help eradicate poverty. The annual message, this year titled "A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace," is traditionally sent to heads of state, government, international organisations…
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Dec
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Somaliland cans female football tournament as un-Islamic

Somaliland cans female football tournament as un-Islamic

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MOHAMMED OMER  SOMALIA’S breakaway region of Somaliland has cancelled its first women's football tournament as it fell foul of Islamic values, sparking outrage among women's rights groups. The Somaliland Women's Football Tournament, featuring six female teams representing Somaliland's six divisions, was expected to begin on Thursday in the capital Hargeisa. But Abdirashid Aidid, director of sports at the ministry of youth and sports, said authorities had opted to can the seven-day event as it was un-Islamic. "We cancelled it because it is not in line with Islamic values and norms," Aidid told a news conference. "After public anger, including from…
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Dec
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Families of kidnapped Nigerian boys fear time running out

Families of kidnapped Nigerian boys fear time running out

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AFOLABI SOTUNDE FAMILIES of more than 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys worried they may be radicalised or held for years as security forces combed a vast forest on Wednesday for armed captors possibly from the jihadist Boko Haram movement. According to an unverified audio clip, the group - whose name means "Western education is forbidden" - was responsible for last week's raid on an all-boys school in the town of Kankara in northwestern Katsina state. Parents fear time may be running out: Boko Haram has a history of turning captives into jihadist fighters. "They will radicalise our children if the government…
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Dec
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Militant attacks force 570,000 to flee homes in northern Mozambique, president says

Militant attacks force 570,000 to flee homes in northern Mozambique, president says

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MILITANTS have forced 570,000 people to flee their homes in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province, President Filipe Nyusi said on Wednesday, vowing to defeat insurgents who stepped up attacks since pledging loyalty to Islamic State last year. Fighters have been taking on the army and seizing entire towns in recent months in the province, home to gas developments worth some $60 billion. Earlier this week, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said at least 424,000 people had fled to neighbouring Niassa, Nampula and Pempa provinces, and warned that the crisis could spread beyond Mozambique's borders. "Those who are terrorists must be…
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Dec
17
2020
By The African Mirror
EU delays 90 million euros in aid to Ethiopia over Tigray crisis

EU delays 90 million euros in aid to Ethiopia over Tigray crisis

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THE European Union has postponed nearly 90 million euros in budget support payments to Ethiopia due to the bloc's concerns over the crisis in the northern Tigray region, according to an internal EU document seen by Reuters. The delay appears intended to reinforce the EU's request for a response from Ethiopian authorities over the bloc's calls for aid to be allowed into Tigray, where five weeks of war have led to a humanitarian crisis. The prime minister's spokeswoman directed requests for comment to the Finance Ministry, which did not immediately respond. There was no immediate response to a request for…
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Dec
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Somalia’s opposition urges Turkey not to send arms to police unit

Somalia’s opposition urges Turkey not to send arms to police unit

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ABDI SHEIKH SOMALIA's opposition political candidates have written to Turkey urging it not to send a planned shipment of weapons to a special police unit that they fear incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed could use to "hijack" forthcoming elections. Political tensions have been high in the Horn of Africa country, stoked by opposition anger over a delay in holding the elections for both chambers of parliament. The polls were initially planned for this month but that plan was scrapped following disagreements over the composition of the electoral board. On Tuesday opposition supporters marched in the capital Mogadishu denouncing the president…
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Dec
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Why Ebola survivors like me can help fight COVID-19

Why Ebola survivors like me can help fight COVID-19

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ANASTASIA MOLONEY AFTER losing his sister to Ebola and narrowly surviving the disease himself, health worker Sherry Bangura is on a mission to spread awareness about COVID-19 and stop it spreading., About one in three Ebola patients survived the outbreak which killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa between 2013 and 2016. Bangura, 32, from Sierra Leone, says survivors like him are in a unique position to educate others about their experience and the importance of hygiene and vaccines. As countries gear up to roll out COVID-19 vaccines, Bangura is on the frontlines -- one of millions of health…
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Dec
17
2020
By The African Mirror
U.S. charges Kenyan militant with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking

U.S. charges Kenyan militant with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking

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MARK HOSENBALL U.S. prosecutors have charged a Kenya-born militant with terrorism-related offences, including conspiring to hijack aircraft for a 9/11-style attack on an American target on behalf of the Somali-based al-Shabaab militant group. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the U.S. Justice Department said that Cholo Abdi Abdullah, aged 30, was arrested in the Philippines in July 2019 and transferred to the United States on Tuesday to face six federal charges related to alleged terrorism. At a hearing held via electronic link on Wednesday morning, Abdullah told a U.S. magistrate judge he was pleading not guilty to all of the charges.…
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Dec
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Kenyan energy watchdog names acting head after director general’s arrest

Kenyan energy watchdog names acting head after director general’s arrest

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KENYA’S Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has appointed Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria as its acting head after the watchdog's director-general was arrested over bribery allegations. Robert Pavel Oimeke, the director general of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Picture: Facebook Robert Pavel Oimeke was detained last week and accused of demanding 200,000 Kenyan shillings ($1,794) to approve the re-opening of a petrol station that had been shut down. Oimeke did not respond to telephone calls from Reuters. The director general was released on police bail while Kenya's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission concludes its inquiry, the energy regulator said in a Monday…
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