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Feb
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Fugitive ex-Tigray leader vows ‘extended resistance’

Fugitive ex-Tigray leader vows ‘extended resistance’

NEWS
THE former ruling party in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is committed to "extended resistance", according to an audio message purporting to be from its leader, who accused federal government forces and their allies of rape and looting. Debretsion Gebremichael The recording was posted on Facebook by a media outlet affiliated with the former ruling party the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has battled the government since November 4. "They (the federal government) have temporary military dominance," said the recording, alleging abuses like rape and looting, reports of which have also been highlighted by the United Nations. "We are…
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Feb
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Bird flu kills 250 pelicans in Mauritania

Bird flu kills 250 pelicans in Mauritania

NEWS
ABOUT  245 pelican chicks and two dozen adult pelicans have died from H5N1 bird flu in a Mauritanian national park bordering an area in northern Senegal that was hit by the virus, Mauritania's environment ministry has announced. The birds' bodies were discovered in Diawling National Park's protected wetlands, which sit on the Mauritanian side of the Senegal river delta and host over 250 species of birds. In response to the outbreak, the authorities have closed the park and suspended all tourism activities in the area, the ministry said in a statement. The deaths follow the discovery on Jan. 23 of…
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Feb
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Clean water for communities in need

Clean water for communities in need

NEWS
IMAGINE you are sending your child off on her first day of school. You have packed her satchel and given her a kiss – and after that, all you can do is hope she’ll keep safe. That’s because one out of every three South African schools do not have access to clean water, placing learners at risk of waterborne diseases – an issue Murendeni Mafumo is determined to address. The water crisis doesn’t end there: more than six million South Africans lack access to clean water. Murenendi, first became aware of the problem while working at Joburg Water; a post…
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Feb
01
2021
By The African Mirror
U.N. lists for Libya’s transitional government

U.N. lists for Libya’s transitional government

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PARTICIPANTS at Libya's U.N.-sponsored peace talks have approved a list of candidates seeking to lead a transitional government that will prepare the North African state for a national election at the end of 2021, the United Nations said. The transitional government will oversee preparations for the vote that aims to end a decade of chaos and conflict that has left Libya split down the middle and hammered its vital oil exports on which the country's economy depends. The 75 participants at talks in Switzerland, ranging from regional and tribal figures to representatives of political factions, will vote next week to…
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Feb
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Rihanna’s‌ ‌tweet‌ ‌prompts‌ ‌divisive‌ ‌backlash‌ ‌in‌ ‌India‌

Rihanna’s‌ ‌tweet‌ ‌prompts‌ ‌divisive‌ ‌backlash‌ ‌in‌ ‌India‌

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ONE tweet by Barbados-native singer Rihanna supporting the massive farmer protests occurring in India has angered supporters of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government. Thousands of farmers have been protesting in India’s capital of New Delhi against new agricultural laws that the farmers say would leave them poorer and at the mercy of large corporations.  The protests are challenging Modi’s billed laws that the Prime Minister saw as a measure to modernise farming across the nation.  The protests started out peaceful until they turned violent on January 26, when a section of farmers riding…
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Feb
05
2021
By The African Mirror
‘You chop her’: A Ugandan child soldier recalls

‘You chop her’: A Ugandan child soldier recalls

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ELIAS BIRYABAREMA LOUIS Lakor was seven years old when Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army killed his family and kidnapped him to use as a child soldier. On Thursday the International Criminal Court found the commander responsible, Dominic Ongwen, guilty of war crimes. Lakor says Ongwen should be forgiven. Ugandan rebel commander found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity The verdict thrusts an uncomfortable spotlight on questions of culpability in a society still deeply traumatised by the militia, which rampaged through northern Uganda from 1987 to 2006. Families still grapple with the question: when does a terrified and traumatised child become…
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Feb
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Angolan security forces kill protesters

Angolan security forces kill protesters

NEWS
ANGOLAN authorities should immediately ensure a prompt, independent, and thorough investigation into the killing by security forces of at least 10 unarmed protesters on January 30, 2021 during a protest organized by the Lunda Tchokwe Protectorate Movement in Lunda Norte province,  Human Rights Watch said today. Four witnesses told Human Rights Watch that Angolan security forces indiscriminately fired at protesters who had peacefully gathered to demand better public services, including water and electricity supply, in the diamond-rich town of Cafunfu. The Angolan police reported that 6 people were killed, more than 20 were injured, and 16 were detained after officers…
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Feb
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Somalia presidential vote set to be delayed

Somalia presidential vote set to be delayed

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH and ABDIQANI HASSAN SOMALIA is unlikely to hold its indirect election for a new president on Monday as planned, provincial officials say, despite last-minute talks between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his opponents to arrange the vote. The country, which has had only limited central government since 1991, is trying to reconstruct itself with the help of the United Nations. It had initially intended to hold its first direct election in more than three decades this year and score a rare victory against chronic instability. Delays in preparations, and the government's inability to rein in daily attacks by…
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Feb
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Libyan leadership rivals form blocs in U.N. process

Libyan leadership rivals form blocs in U.N. process

NEWS
POTENTIAL leaders of a new Libyan interim government tried to form into competing blocs yesterday hat could win backing from participants in U.N.-backed talks after publicly auditioning for top roles. The process is part of a U.N plan that envisages national elections at the end of the year as a political solution to Libya's decade of chaos, violence and division. However, though the process represents the biggest peacemaking effort in Libya for years, it comes fraught with risk as heavily armed groups across the country watch their allies and rivals vying for political power. Candidates for the three positions in…
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Feb
05
2021
By The African Mirror
U.N.’s warning on Ethiopia

U.N.’s warning on Ethiopia

NEWS
MICHELLE NICHOLS A conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region could trigger broader destabilization in the country, U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council on Wednesday as he warned that a dire humanitarian situation in the north was set to worsen. Hundreds of thousands of people in Tigray have not received help and the United Nations has been unable to completely assess the situation because it does not have full and unimpeded access, according to Lowcock's notes for the closed virtual briefing of the 15-member Security Council. He said there were reports of increasing insecurity elsewhere, which could be due…
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