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Jan
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigeria names new military chiefs

Nigeria names new military chiefs

NEWS
NIGERIAN President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new military high command, after years of mounting criticism over spreading violence by Islamist insurgents and armed gangs. "President Buhari thanks the outgoing Service Chiefs for what he calls their 'overwhelming achievements in our efforts at bringing enduring peace to our dear country'," the presidency spokesman said. He told Reuters later that some of the chiefs had resigned while others retired. Leo Irabor was named to the powerful Chief of Defence Staff post, which oversees the main military branches, the presidency spokesman said, while I. Attahiru, A.Z. Gambo and I.O. Amao would command…
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Jan
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Aid workers warn of COVID-19 in camps

Aid workers warn of COVID-19 in camps

NEWS
EMMA RUMNEY  CROWDED centres for people left destitute by Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique create the perfect conditions for COVID-19 to spread, with some living at least 10 to a tent with no access to water, soap or masks, an international aid group said on Tuesday. Cyclone Eloise, which made landfall in Mozambique in the early hours of Saturday, weakened into a tropical storm as it moved inland to Zimbabwe, South Africa, eSwtatini - formerly Swaziland - and Botswana. The death toll across the region rose to 14 on Tuesday after South Africa reported one more death. Crops, homes and infrastructure…
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Jan
27
2021
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 fuels youth unemployment in Nigeria

COVID-19 fuels youth unemployment in Nigeria

NEWS
ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI FROM hotels and schools to the navy and police force, Nigerian graduate Ene Adejo has looked for a job just about everywhere since she finished her studies eight years ago, but she is still unemployed. "Sometimes they tell me the course I studied doesn't relate to the job I'm applying for ... Sometimes they tell me I don't have experience," Adejo, 34, who studied adult education and business studies, said from her home in the capital, Abuja. The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled youth unemployment in Africa's largest economy, which has risen for five consecutive years to about…
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Jan
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Israeli head of mission arrives in Morocco, Israel says

Israeli head of mission arrives in Morocco, Israel says

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ISRAEL’S head of mission in Rabat took up his post on yesterday, the Israeli foreign ministry said, under a deal to upgrade ties with Morocco, the fourth Arab country to forge relations with Israel in recent months. Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved the U.S.-brokered agreement reached last month with Morocco, which followed the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan in moving towards normal ties with Israel. In a statement, the Israeli foreign ministry said the head of Israel's liaison office in Rabat, Ambassador David Govrin, and his staff will work towards advancing "political dialogue, tourism, economy and cultural ties" with…
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Sep
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Court slaps top SA cop with R2.3-million restraint order

Court slaps top SA cop with R2.3-million restraint order

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER LIEUTENANT-GENERAL Adeline Shezi, one of South Africa’s senior female police officers who is on trial for fraud, corruption and money laundering after she allegedly received kickbacks of just over a million rands, has, along with fellow accused, been slapped with a restraint order by the courts. Shezi, the suspended head of the South African Police’s Technology Management Services, is on trial after she received kickbacks to the value of R1.1-million from companies that won tenders from the South African Police Service (SAPS). The company that paid the bulk of the kickbacks - R793 059, won an R6-million…
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Sep
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Africa is rising as a hotspot for data centre investment

Africa is rising as a hotspot for data centre investment

NEWS
CONRAD ONYANGO AFRICA’S nascent data centre market has begun to experience a boom, driven by a youthful population hungry to explore and connect with the world over the internet. A new report by property intelligence firm, Broll-API called "Colocation, Colocation Colocation - The rise of data centres in Africa", says there is an explosion in the youth population with access to the internet. This dynamic demographic is seeking out new avenues to expand their knowledge and interact with friends, families and business, according to the report. Africa is increasingly "connected" thanks to the rollout across the continent of fibre-optic cables…
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Sep
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Cape Verde ruling is ‘constitutional suicide’

Cape Verde ruling is ‘constitutional suicide’

NEWS
CAPE Verde has committed "constitutional suicide" by allowing the extradition of businessman and envoy Alex Saab to the United States on charges of laundering money for the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Saab's lawyers have said. Saab was on his way to Iran last year to negotiate shipments of fuel and humanitarian food supplies to Venezuela amid U.S. sanctions on the South American country when he was detained at a Cape Verde refuelling stop. The West African nation's highest court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that Saab, a Colombian national, should be extradited to the United States.…
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Sep
11
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Tunisian president plans to change political system, suspend constitution’

‘Tunisian president plans to change political system, suspend constitution’

NEWS
TAREK AMARA and ANGUS McDOWALL TUNISIAN President Kais Saied plans to suspend the constitution and may amend the political system via a referendum, one of his advisers has told Reuters in the first clear indication of his plans after moves his critics have called a coup. More than six weeks after Saied seized governing powers, dismissed the prime minister and suspended parliament on July 25, he has still not appointed a new government or made any broader declaration of his long-term intentions. "This system cannot continue ... changing the system means changing the constitution through a referendum, perhaps ... the…
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Sep
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Regional envoys meet Guinea junta

Regional envoys meet Guinea junta

NEWS
SALIOU SAMB A delegation from West Africa's main political and economic bloc has met Guinea's ousted president Alpha Conde and members of the junta that overthrew him, hoping to steer the country back toward a civilian-led, constitutional regime. Conde, who had been in power since 2010, has been detained by the junta, the National Rally and Development Committee (CNRD), since it staged the coup last Sunday. "We met the members of the CNRD. We also met the former head of state," Jean-Claude Brou, the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission, told reporters in the capital…
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Sep
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Man City defender Mendy to stay in jail

Man City defender Mendy to stay in jail

NEWS
MANCHESTER City defender Benjamin Mendy will stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges on January 24 after the Chester Crown Court set a trial date on Friday, British media reported. The 27-year-old, who was denied bail last week after he was charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, has been remanded in custody. The BBC reported that Eleanor Laws, who is defending Mendy, said there would be an application to dismiss the charges at a hearing on November 15. A co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, 40, has also been accused of four counts of rape.…
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