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Jun
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Victims of Ethiopia air strike denied access to care – Tedros

Victims of Ethiopia air strike denied access to care – Tedros

NEWS
WORLD Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused authorities in Ethiopia of blocking ambulances from reaching scores of victims of an air strike this week, a rare case of speaking out in his official capacity about the conflict in his homeland. Tedros, who is an ethnic Tigrayan and former Ethiopian Cabinet minister, referred in his opening remarks at a WHO briefing to the air strike this week which hit a crowded market in his native region. The federal government has been waging war against fighters loyal to the former regional authorities since last year. "Ambulances were blocked for more…
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Apr
22
2021
By The African Mirror
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Faith,‌ ‌flora‌ ‌and‌ ‌fabric‌

NEWS
COOPER INVEEN  BENEATH the scorching sun that beats down on Senegal's savannah, the verdant gardens of Ndem village are a sanctuary. Within a hibiscus fence, rows of vegetables grow under fruit trees. Men with dreadlocked hair and women in technicolour robes dye fabrics and stitch handbags destined for luxury boutiques and furniture companies in Spain, Italy and the United States. They are members of Baye Fall, a branch of Senegal's Muslim Mouride brotherhood who believe that labour is a form of prayer. In Ndem, they have created an oasis in a region long plagued by drought. "We are pushed towards…
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Jun
26
2021
By The African Mirror
15 U.N. peacekeepers wounded in Mali

15 U.N. peacekeepers wounded in Mali

NEWS
FIFTEEN U.N. peacekeepers, including several from Germany, were wounded in northern Mali yesterday in an attack on their camp involving a vehicle-borne explosive, the U.N. mission in Mali and the German military said. The attack targeted a temporary base set up by the peacekeepers near the village of Ichagara in northern Gao region, where Islamist insurgents linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State are active. The wounded were being evacuated, the U.N. mission said in a post on Twitter without giving further details. Several German soldiers were among the wounded, a spokesman for the German military said. The U.N. mission…
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Apr
22
2021
By The African Mirror
EXPLAINER-Who are the Chad rebels?

EXPLAINER-Who are the Chad rebels?

NEWS
LIBYA-BASED rebels have set their sights on Chad's capital N'Djamena after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby on Monday. Here are some facts about the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT): WHEN WAS FACT FORMED? FACT was formed in April, 2016, in the build-up to that year's presidential elections. It was established after a violent split from another Chadian rebel group, the Sudan-backed UFDD. WHO ARE THEY? FACT is run by Mahdi Ali Mahamat, a veteran rebel fighter who spent time in exile in France before returning to Libya in 2015. He is from the Dazagada ethnic…
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Jun
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Ghana off money laundering list

Ghana off money laundering list

NEWS
GLOBAL money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF said yesterday that Ghana was no longer under its increased monitoring process but said other nations were now on that list. "The FATF congratulated Ghana for the significant progress it has made," the Financial Action Task Force said in a statement, adding that Haiti, Malta, the Philippines and South Sudan were "new jurisdictions subject to increased monitoring".
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Apr
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Mozambique’s Nyusi vows to restore peace

Mozambique’s Nyusi vows to restore peace

NEWS
MOZAMBIQUE President Filipe Nyusi has pledged that his government will work to restore peace in the country after a deadly militant attack last month near multi-billion-dollar gas projects backed by global oil companies. "We will make all efforts to return peace to our country, in particular in the north, in Cabo Delgado which in recent years has been the target of terrorist attacks," he said during an address to the Mozambique Mining, Energy and Oil and Gas conference in Maputo. Militants attacked the coastal town of Palma on March 24, in a district near liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that…
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Apr
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Algerian Islamists eye first election win

Algerian Islamists eye first election win

NEWS
LAMINE CHIKHI ISLAMIST parties in Algeria expect to win parliamentary elections in June and take a major role in government, part of a strategy to gradually build clout within a system long dominated by a secular military that regards them with distrust. While the military will retain ultimate power, the Islamists are taking advantage of political ructions caused by the mass protests that forced out veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019. The largely secular Hirak protest movement still holds weekly demonstrations to demand a full purge of the old ruling elite and is boycotting the election, viewing it as a…
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Jun
25
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre’

‘Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre’

NEWS
A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this month was carried out mostly by children between the ages of 12 and 14, the United Nations and the government have revealed. Armed assailants raided the village of Solhan on the evening of June 4, opened fire on residents and burned homes. It was the worst attack in years in an area plagued by jihadists linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda. Government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said the majority of the attackers were children, prompting condemnation from the U.N. "We strongly condemn the recruitment of…
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Jun
25
2021
By The African Mirror
African countries bet on local tourists for revival

African countries bet on local tourists for revival

NEWS
SETH ONYANGO BATTERED by the pandemic, African tourism sector turns inward to resuscitate the multi-billion dollar industry. Africa is banking on domestic travellers and vaccine rollouts to jump-start its tourism and hospitality sector, as the continent shows fledging signs of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. More countries are now looking inwards after global coronavirus shutdowns blocked over 60 billion US dollars that inbound visitors inject into the continent's GDP each year. “Governments have taken impressive immediate action to restore and re-activate the sector, while protecting jobs and businesses. Many countries are also now developing measures to build a more resilient…
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Jun
25
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Africa not winning against brutal COVID-19 pandemic’

‘Africa not winning against brutal COVID-19 pandemic’

NEWS
MacDONALD DZIRUTWE and OMAR MOHAMMED AFRICA is not winning its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as a third virus wave sweeps the continent and countries struggle to access enough vaccines for their populations, Africa CDC director John Nkengasong has said. The COVAX programme co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for fair distribution of vaccines is planning a shake-up as it has been shunned by rich countries and failed to meet the needs of the poorest, internal documents seen by Reuters show. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) director Nkengasong said he was more worried about getting…
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