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Feb
24
2021
By The African Mirror
At least 9 drown in Egyptian lake tragedy

At least 9 drown in Egyptian lake tragedy

NEWS
AT least nine people drowned when their boat sank on a family excursion on a lake just south of the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria, the governor's office said yesterday. Seven people survived the accident on Lake Mariout including five who required medical treatment, a statement said. A search was under way for an unspecified number of missing people. The cause of the accident was unclear. The boat sank after sunset on Monday, medical and security sources said.
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Feb
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Zuma corruption trial set to start on May 17

Zuma corruption trial set to start on May 17

NEWS
A corruption case against former South African President Jacob Zuma and French company Thales related to a $2 billion arms deal will begin on May 17, the Maritzburg High Court ruled today. Zuma stands accused of rampant corruption during his tenure as deputy president from 1999 and later as president from 2009 to 2018, although he denies any wrongdoing. The arms deal allegations relate to his time as deputy president and he is being tried on 16 charges of racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering in connection with French defence firm Thales. Zuma is accused of accepting 500,000 rand ($34,000)…
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Feb
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Bazoum wins Niger presidential election

Bazoum wins Niger presidential election

NEWS
BOUREIMA BALIMA NIGER’S ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum was yesterday declared the winner of its presidential election, while his opponent alleged fraud and opposition supporters burned tyres in the streets. Bazoum, a 61-year-old former interior minister, won 55.75% of the vote in Sunday's election, according to the electoral commission. He beat Mahamane Ousmane, a former president who was toppled by a coup in 1996. The provisional results must still be confirmed by the constitutional court. The election is meant to usher in Niger's first transition from one democratically elected leader to another, with President Mahamadou Issoufou stepping down after two…
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Feb
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Guinea starts Ebola vaccine campaign

Guinea starts Ebola vaccine campaign

NEWS
GUINEA started an Ebola vaccination campaign yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, as authorities race to contain the first resurgence of the virus there since the world's worst outbreak in 2013-2016. The vaccination was launched in Gouecke, a rural community in N'Zerekore prefecture, where the first cases were detected on February 14, the WHO said, adding that the launch started with vaccination of health workers. "The vaccination uses the 'ring strategy' where all people who have come into contact with a confirmed Ebola patient are given the vaccine, as well as frontline and health workers," the WHO said in…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Tokyo 2020 chief doesn’t rule out cancelling Games

Tokyo 2020 chief doesn’t rule out cancelling Games

NEWS
JUN-MIN PARK and SAKURA MURAKAMI THE chief of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee has not ruled out cancelling the Olympics if COVID-19 cases spiked, as more athletes tested positive for the virus and sponsors ditched plans to attend Friday's opening ceremony. Asked at a news conference if the global sporting showpiece might still be cancelled, Toshiro Muto said he would keep an eye on infection numbers and liaise with other organisers if necessary. "We will continue discussions if there is a spike in cases," said Muto. "We have agreed that based on the coronavirus situation, we will convene five-party talks…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigerian Yoruba activist detained in Benin

Nigerian Yoruba activist detained in Benin

NEWS
A Nigerian activist accused by the authorities of plotting a violent insurrection has been detained in neighbouring Benin and is due to be sent back to Nigeria, according to reports in Nigerian media. Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly known in Nigeria by his nickname of Sunday Igboho, was arrested on Monday at Cotonou airport while on his way to Germany, according to media reports citing a lawyer and other Nigerian sources with links to Igboho. A spokesman for Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS), a security agency that raided Igboho's residence in the southwestern city of Ibadan on July 1 and…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
SA defence minister denies contradicting President

SA defence minister denies contradicting President

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied deliberately contradicting President Ramaphosa in the description of last week’s unrest in South Africa as an insurrection. Mapisa-Nqakula was forced to defend herself after the government said her recorded position, made during a briefing to Parliament that there was no insurrection, was made without facts.  She said: “The president has spoken. It was an attempted insurrection. I confined myself to counter-revolution.  Ultimately remember, any element of counter-revolution ultimately may well lead to an insurrection in the country. Counter revolution is about doing all manner of things which are meant…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Mali leader unharmed in knife attack

Mali leader unharmed in knife attack

NEWS
TIEMOKO DIALLO and PAUL LORGERIE MALI’S interim President Assimi Goita, a special forces colonel who orchestrated two coups in the last year, said he escaped unharmed after an assailant attempted to stab him during prayers at a mosque in the capital Bamako. The president's office earlier said the attacker was overpowered by security officers, and investigations into the incident were ongoing. Mali, the theatre of French-supported operations against al-Qaeda and Islamic State-linked insurgents for a decade, was thrown into political turmoil after a military junta led by Goita toppled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020. Goita served as vice-president…
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Feb
23
2021
By The African Mirror
“Enough is Enough”, say angry Algerians

“Enough is Enough”, say angry Algerians

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THOUSANDS of demonstrators defied a heavy police presence in Algiers yesterday for a march to mark the second anniversary of a mass protest movement that convulsed Algeria before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it off the streets. Chanting "A civilian state not a military state!", "Enough is enough!" and "The people want independence!", protesters walked through the centre of the capital, waving national flags, watched by large numbers of police. Some of the protesters hope to revive the twice-weekly protests that surged through Algerian cities from February 2019 for more than a year, regularly bringing tens of thousands of people to…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
SA court grants delay in Zuma’s trial

SA court grants delay in Zuma’s trial

NEWS
A South African court has granted former President Jacob Zuma's request for a delay in his arms deal corruption trial, and adjourned proceedings for three weeks. Zuma this month started a 15-month sentence for contempt of court, a ruling that triggered some of the worst unrest of the post-apartheid era. He is also accused of receiving kickbacks over a $2 billion arms deal from the 1990s. He pleaded not guilty in May to charges including corruption, fraud and money laundering. He has evaded prosecution for more than a decade, and portrayed himself as the victim of a politically motivated witch-hunt.…
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