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‘People die at home’

‘People die at home’

A diabetic mother died as her daughter searched the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region for insulin. Women gave birth unattended in the dark because their hospital had no electricity or staff at night. Accounts from residents, medical workers and humanitarian groups illustrate people's plight as Ethiopia struggles to revive a heavily damaged healthcare system in Tigray three months after fighting erupted between the military and the region's former ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Some hospitals are barely functioning, with no water, electricity or food, they said. Most were looted of medicines; staff members fled. "The health…
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Flood kills 28 people in illegal factory in Morocco

Flood kills 28 people in illegal factory in Morocco

A flood killed at least 28 people in an illegal textile factory in a villa basement in the Moroccan city of Tangier, authorities have disclosed, adding that 18 people had been rescued. It was not immediately clear how many people had been in the building at the time, but authorities said rescue operations were continuing and an investigation into the circumstances of the incident had been launched. Morocco's informal labour sector represents about a fifth of non-agricultural economic activity and labourers are often prey to unsafe working conditions.
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Aid convoy beats blockade to reach Central African Republic’s capital

Aid convoy beats blockade to reach Central African Republic’s capital

A convoy of humanitarian aid reached the capital of Central African Republic on Monday - the first since attacks by rebel groups blocked a major transport route from Cameroon in January, the U.N. peacekeeping mission said. A surge in violence linked to a disputed December 27 election has forced more than 200,000 civilians to flee and brought other parts of the country to a standstill, stalling flows of food and driving up prices for basic goods in the capital Bangui. With an aerial escort, 13 of 100 blocked aid trucks were able to transport food and medicine along the 583-kilometre…
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Nedbank denies complicity in S.Africa corruption, shares fall

Nedbank denies complicity in S.Africa corruption, shares fall

SOUTH Africa's Nedbank denied any wrongdoing yesterday after three local news sites reported on its links to a scandal that led to large losses at public entities, sending the bank's shares down almost 9%. Investigative outlet amaBhungane, the Daily Maverick and News24 said Nedbank paid billions in rand in fees to a company called Regiments Capital for involving it in deals that lost money for municipalities and state-owned companies. The article published by the three news sites said the commissions were often not disclosed to clients Regiments was supposed to be advising impartially and that Nedbank knew or should have…
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Somalia’s opposition propose power sharing

Somalia’s opposition propose power sharing

ABDI SHEIKH 06AN alliance of Somali opposition parties proposed the creation of a national council of lawmakers, opposition leaders and civil society to govern the Horn of Africa nation after the president's term expired yesterday with no clear succession plan. The power vacuum and divisions between political leaders was a boost to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency, a Somali security analyst warned, citing a spate of recent attacks in a relatively peaceful part of the country. The opposition alliance said they would reject any attempt to extend the term of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and suggested the council could…
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Egypt says concrete wall will protect resort of Sharm el-Sheikh

Egypt says concrete wall will protect resort of Sharm el-Sheikh

EGYPT says a recently constructed 36 km concrete and wire barrier encircling Sharm el-Sheikh will help protect tourism at the Red Sea resort on the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula. Authorities in southern Sinai hope to revitalise tourism which has been dented by upheaval after Egypt's 2011 uprising, the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Sinai in 2015 and the coronavirus pandemic. In 2005, bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh killed dozens in one of Egypt's deadliest militant attacks. The security barrier is made of concrete slabs with stretches of wire fencing separating the resort from the desert around it.…
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Zulu King admitted to hospital I.C.U

Zulu King admitted to hospital I.C.U

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ONE of Africa’s most influential and powerful traditional leaders - King Goodwill Zwelithini - who presides over the country’s 12 millions Zulus, has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital where he is being treated for diabetes. The state of Zwelithini’s health and his admission to hospital was disclosed by Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the King’s traditional prime minister. Buthelezi said Zwelithini was admitted to hospital for the second time after treatment for his diabetes failed to stabilise his glucose levels.  “As it is widely known, His Majesty is a diabetic and his glucose levels…
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African Union must reform to stay relevant – Nigeria’s Buhari

African Union must reform to stay relevant – Nigeria’s Buhari

FELI ONUAH THE African Union must conduct a comprehensive reform if it is to stay relevant, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said at the close of the bloc's two-day summit yesterday. Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation and the largest economy on the continent, making it an influential member of the 55-nation bloc that was formed to promote international cooperation and harmonise member states' policies. The bloc decided in 2016 it needed to work on changes to make it more nimble, focused and accountable, putting Rwanda's President Paul Kagame in charge of the process. "Global realities demand that the AU be…
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New Ebola case detected in eastern Congo

New Ebola case detected in eastern Congo

FISTON MAHAMBA A new case of the Ebola virus has been detected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo near the city of Butembo, and the infected person has died, the health ministry said on Sunday. A woman was found with symptoms of the deadly virus in the town of Biena on February 1 and died in hospital in Butembo on February 3. She was married to a man who had contracted the virus in a previous outbreak. "The provincial response team is already hard at work. It will be supported by the national response team which will visit Butembo shortly,"…
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