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Sep
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigerian‌ ‌court‌ ‌frees ‌alleged‌ ‌separatist‌ ‌

Nigerian‌ ‌court‌ ‌frees ‌alleged‌ ‌separatist‌ ‌

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A Nigerian court has ordered the immediate release of a woman held in detention since February accused of being a member of a banned separatist organisation, her lawyer said. The court in Abuja ruled that the police had illegally detained Ngozi Umeadi and ordered it to pay her damages of 50 million naira ($121,500), lawyer Ejiofor Ifeanyi said. Nigerian authorities routinely detain people for months or years without charge. Umeadi was accused of being a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, which campaigns for the southeastern region to secede. Nigerian authorities blame it for attacks on police stations and…
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Dec
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Families suing South Africa’s MTN for allegedly aiding militants want case heard in U.S.

Families suing South Africa’s MTN for allegedly aiding militants want case heard in U.S.

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FAMILIES of hundreds of U.S. soldiers who are suing South African telecoms firm MTN for allegedly aiding militant groups in Afghanistan have filed papers challenging the firm's argument that the case should not be heard in the United States. The original suit, filed in December 2019 in the United States District Court in the District of Columbia, alleges that MTN violated the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act by paying protection money to al-Qaeda and the Taliban. MTN, Africa's largest mobile operator by subscribers, has denied the allegations, and reiterated on Wednesday it would "defend its position accordingly." In new court papers, filed…
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Dec
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Ghana president Akufo-Addo promises economic boost after election win

Ghana president Akufo-Addo promises economic boost after election win

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CHRISTIAN AKORLIE GHANA's President Nana Akufo-Addo has won a second four-year term in office, the election commission said on Wednesday, following a tightly contested vote that was tainted by violence in which five people died. Akufo-Addo fended off a hard-fought challenge from his predecessor winning 51.59% of the vote against old rival John Mahama with 47.37%. Mahama said on Tuesday that he was in the lead and hoped that there would be no attempts to "steal the election". Akufo-Addo has promised to implement a $17 billion programme to boost growth in one of West Africa's largest economies. The coronavirus pandemic…
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Dec
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon -U.N.

Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon -U.N.

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MICHELLE NICHOLS  A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one "had characteristics consistent with the Iranian-produced Dehlavieh" missile, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reported to the Security Council. However, he said in his biannual report - submitted to the council late Monday and seen by Reuters on Tuesday - that the U.N. secretariat was "unable to ascertain if this anti-tank guided missile had been transferred to Libya" in violation of Security Council sanctions on Iran. The 15-member council banned weapons exports by Iran in 2007. Under a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and…
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Dec
10
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africa recovers $228-million of fraudulent jobless claims – auditor general

South Africa recovers $228-million of fraudulent jobless claims – auditor general

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SOUTH Africa has clawed back almost R3.4-billion of irregularly paid COVID-19 jobless claims in an ongoing investigation into corruption linked to relief funds, the auditor general has revealed The TERS payments, a special jobless grant administered by the government's Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), was introduced to provide between 38% and 60% of the salary of employees laid off directly as a result of the pandemic. Minister Thulas Nxesi. Photo: GCIS But the national audit office found that parts of the 500 billion rand pandemic relief package had been exposed to varying scales of fraud, angering the public at a time…
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Dec
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia shifts focus from war to economy, U.N. worries about Tigray

Ethiopia shifts focus from war to economy, U.N. worries about Tigray

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JACKSON NJEHIA and STEPHANIE NEBEHAY  ETHIOPIA’S prime minister has shifted his focus away from war, opening a cross-border highway to Kenya at the opposite end of his country, while the United Nations voiced alarm over ongoing fighting in the northern Tigray region. Abiy Ahmed cut the ribbon on a mega-highway linking south Ethiopia with Kenya's port of Mombasa, alongside Kenyan counterpart President Uhuru Kenyatta, as part of Ethiopia's aspirations to become a regional powerhouse. "Just like the infrastructure, we should work on peace and security," he said at the border town of Moyale, refraining from mentioning Tigray. "Peace is a…
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Dec
09
2020
By The African Mirror
EXCLUSIVE: Two more SAPS generals face charges for failure to act on Kinnear murder threat

EXCLUSIVE: Two more SAPS generals face charges for failure to act on Kinnear murder threat

NEWS
JOVIAL RANTAO THE South African Police Service (SAPS) is poised to take action against two more top police generals for their role in the failure by the force to act and save the life of a top cop who was killed execution style by suspected gang members. The leadership of the SAPS has been forced to act after it became aware that some of its top officers failed to act after information was received about a threat to the life of Lieutenant Charl Kinnear, who was killed on September 18.  An investigation by The African Mirror has uncovered that a…
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Sep
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Superstar R. Kelly hid crimes in ‘plain sight’

Superstar R. Kelly hid crimes in ‘plain sight’

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TYLER CLIFFORD R. Kelly dominated not only women and girls but also his employees over a quarter century of sexual abuse, a prosecutor said on Wednesday as the R&B superstar's sex trafficking trial neared its conclusion. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Geddes told jurors during her closing argument in Brooklyn federal court that Kelly's entourage of business managers, accountants, runners and other employees was "at his disposal." She said some "turned a blind eye" as they recruited women and girls for Kelly's sexual gratification, a side long concealed from the public and fans of his music. Kelly used his operations to…
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Sep
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisia military judge jails two members of parliament

Tunisia military judge jails two members of parliament

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A Tunisian military judge has jailed two lawmakers from the Islamist Karama party, a lawyer and the judiciary said, amid growing concerns for human rights after the president seized governing powers in July. The court jailed Nidal Saudi and Saif Eddine Makhlouf, a leader of the Karama party and a frequent critic in parliament of President Kais Saied, taking the total number of imprisoned MPs to five. Saudi was ordered to be jailed for allegedly insulting security staff at the airport months ago, his lawyer Ines Harrath said. Makhlouf, who was detained and released last week when he tried to…
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Dec
09
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s Magashule to give explanation to party after corruption charges

South Africa’s Magashule to give explanation to party after corruption charges

NEWS
THE secretary-general of South Africa's governing ANC will appear before a party commission on Saturday to give an explanation, after he was charged with corruption, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Ace Magashule, an ally of Ramaphosa's predecessor Jacob Zuma, faces corruption allegations related to a contract to audit homes with asbestos roofs while he served as premier of the Free State province. He has denied wrongdoing and was granted bail in court last month. Ramaphosa is trying to clean up the ANC's image after a decade of scandals under Zuma. In August, the ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) resolved that…
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