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Jul
06
2021
By The African Mirror
The weeklong farewell to TB Joshua

The weeklong farewell to TB Joshua

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER  A candlelight ceremony has kickstarted a week-long funeral programme of popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua. Events that will culminate with Joshua’s burial began yesterday.  Joshua (57), the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) died last month. The candlelight ceremony at the SCOAN will be followed by a 9-hour Tribute Service on July 6, which will be followed by a Service of Songs. Joshua will lie in state on July 8, from 11 am to 5 pm and will be interred on July 9.  On July 11, SCOAN and his family will host a thanksgiving service.…
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Jul
06
2021
By The African Mirror
Zuma’s bid to stay out of jail

Zuma’s bid to stay out of jail

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FORMER President Jacob Zuma is in court today in a bid to stay out of jail. Zuma and his lawyers are expected in the Maritzburg High Court where an application for the stay of a warrant of detention will be heard. Zuma want the sentence to be held on abeyance until the Constitutional Court hears his application for the 15 month sentence imposed on him to be rescinded. Today's court appearance comes 24 hours after Police Minister Bheki Cele revealed that there were more than 100 people armed with guns among the thousands who attended the rally…
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Apr
13
2021
By The African Mirror
At least 34 migrants dead as boat capsizes off Djibouti

At least 34 migrants dead as boat capsizes off Djibouti

NEWS
AT least 34 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Yemen capsized off the coast of Djibouti, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The boat, which was being controlled by people smugglers, is believed to have been carrying 60 passengers, IOM said on its Twitter feed, without providing further details such as when the incident occurred. Drownings have become common in the waters off Djibouti, and typically involve migrants from Ethiopia or Somalia trying to escape poverty and war at home by finding work in Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates. They include would-be migrants who…
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Apr
13
2021
By The African Mirror
Africa must expand vaccine production, leaders say

Africa must expand vaccine production, leaders say

NEWS
ALEXANDER WINNING AFRICA must expand vaccine manufacturing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies, including by forging partnerships to boost expertise and investment, continental leaders and international health officials said yesterday. Africa has struggled to acquire coronavirus vaccines and imports the vast majority of its medicines and medical equipment, leaving it at the mercy of overseas supplies. Its mainly poor nations are falling behind in the global coronavirus vaccination race with under 13 million doses administered so far to the continent's 1.3 billion people, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said last week. World…
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Apr
13
2021
By The African Mirror
Congo names new Cabinet, cementing president’s power over predecessor

Congo names new Cabinet, cementing president’s power over predecessor

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo's Prime Minister announced a new Cabinet on Monday, completing a government overhaul by President Felix Tshisekedi that strengthens his hold on power. The new government is a further blow to Tshisekedi's predecessor and former coalition partner, Joseph Kabila, who stepped down in January 2019 but maintained control of some ministries, the legislature, judiciary and security services. Since announcing the end of their alliance in December, Tshisekedi has succeeded in replacing Kabila's allies at the head of the parliament and senate, as well as the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, himself appointed in February, named…
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Apr
13
2021
By The African Mirror
Dispute over extension of Somali presidential term

Dispute over extension of Somali presidential term

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH SOMALIA’S lower house of parliament voted on Monday to extend the president's term for another two years but the Senate rejected it - a standoff deepening divisions that analysts say are hampering the fight against Islamist insurgents. The chamber's speaker said the measure extending President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed four-year year term, which had expired in February, would let the country prepare for direct elections. But the opposition said the move was legally dubious and accused the lawmakers of political chicanery. The Senate rejected the move. "The decision directly violated the rules of governance and the constitutional law of…
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Apr
13
2021
By The African Mirror
Mali’s failure to ban FGM challenged

Mali’s failure to ban FGM challenged

NEWS
NITA BHALLA MALI’S failure to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM) is being challenged in West Africa's highest court by rights groups, who accused the country yesterday of failing to protect girls and women from "a grave and systematic violation". Nine out of 10 women and girls in Mali have undergone the ancient ritual, which usually involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia and can cause serious health problems, according to the United Nations. Women's rights NGO Equality Now said it had jointly filed a case with two partner organisations at the Economic Community of West African…
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Jul
05
2021
By The African Mirror
eSwatini forces unhappy with the SADC

eSwatini forces unhappy with the SADC

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER PRO-democracy forces in eSwatini, where scores have been killed and injured by the police, have criticised a delegation from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for meeting with the government only and ignoring them. One of the unhappy organisations is the Economic Freedom Front in Swaziland. The party’s spokesperson Sphelele Nkomondze said they were angry that the SADC delegation met with the government and then post-postponed, to a later date, a meeting with the civil society. “This is clear that the SADC cannot hold member states accountable for gross violation of human rights in front of them,…
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Jul
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawal

Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawal

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA'S Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighbouring state of Amhara before it can engage in any talks with the federal government about a ceasefire, it said in a statement. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the regional authority driven out last year by Ethiopian forces and troops from neighbouring Eritrea, returned to the region's capital Mekelle on Monday to cheering crowds. Their return was followed by a unilateral declaration of a ceasefire by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government, a move dismissed by TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda as a "joke". A statement…
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Jul
06
2021
By The African Mirror
Interpol considers “red notices” for Guptas

Interpol considers “red notices” for Guptas

NEWS
INTERPOL "red notices" urging the arrest of the businessman brothers Atul and Rajesh Gupta - friends of former president Jacob Zuma - and their wives for alleged fraud and money laundering are being considered, according to the South African prosecutors. A red notice is a request to law enforcement officials worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action. Contacted for comment, Interpol said many red notices are not made public and referred Reuters to South Africa's national police authorities for further information. South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday that the…
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