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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror

Uganda landslide survivors sue govt

NEWS
LIAM TAYLOR  FOR the people of Bushika sub-county in eastern Uganda, December 3, 2019 was the day the ground gave way. Rain had poured for days, tumbling down the steep hillsides, seeping from the earth, and turning the streams a dirty brown. Robinah Nandutu remembers looking at a crack that had opened in the path she was walking along. Then, suddenly, she was sliding, mud up to her chest, rocks pounding her back, falling with the land itself. "I tried to run, but the speed of it was too fast," she said, standing near the gash the landslide left in…
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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Agreement paves way for elections

Agreement paves way for elections

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH SOMALIA’S political leaders have reached an agreement that will pave the way for elections, its foreign affairs minister has announced, ending months of deadlock that at times turned violent. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's term expired in February, but wrangling over elections meant a new group of lawmakers was not selected in December to choose a new president. To resolve the deadlock, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble met with the presidents of five regions to address their concerns over the election's conduct. "We have now reached an agreement that will lead Somalia to free and fair elections. Going forward…
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Jun
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Pan African Parliament’s session abandoned – again

Pan African Parliament’s session abandoned – again

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE Pan African Parliament (PAP) session called to elect a new president descended into chaos for the second day running and led to its cancellation. The session collapsed after the South and North African caucuses insisted that the elections could only take place if there was agreement that the presidency of the institution would be rotated among Africa's five regions. Delegates from the West and Central Africa, were keen for the election to go on. However, after more than an hour of chaos, the seating was adjourned and lights switched off. The African Union is expected to…
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Jun
01
2021
By The African Mirror
At least 55 killed in DRC attacks – UN

At least 55 killed in DRC attacks – UN

NEWS
AT least 55 people were killed overnight in two attacks on villages in eastern Congo, the United Nations has revealed, in potentially the worst night of violence the area has seen in at least four years. The army and a local civil rights group blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist armed group, for raiding the village of Tchabi and a camp for displaced people near Boga, another village. Both are close to the border of Uganda. Houses were burned and civilians abducted, the U.N. office for humanitarian affairs said in a statement. Albert Basegu, the head of a…
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Jun
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco, Spain trade accusations of violating good ‘neighbourliness’

Morocco, Spain trade accusations of violating good ‘neighbourliness’

NEWS
MOROCCO and Spain traded new accusations yesterday in a diplomatic row triggered by the Western Sahara territorial issue that led this month to a migration crisis in Spain's enclave in northern Morocco. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described Morocco's actions in appearing to relax border controls with the enclave of Ceuta as unacceptable and an assault on national borders. Morocco's Foreign Ministry meanwhile blamed Spain for breaking "mutual trust and respect", drawing parallels between the issues of Western Sahara and Spain's Catalonia region, where there is an independence movement. The dispute was sparked by Spain admitting Western Sahara independence movement…
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Jun
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Somaliland’s 1st vote since 2005

Somaliland’s 1st vote since 2005

NEWS
ABDIQANI HASSAN SOMALIA’S breakaway Somaliland region held its first parliamentary election for 16 years yesterday, in what politicians there describe as evidence of its comparative stability. Official portrait of Somaliland President Muse Bihi. Picture: Wikimedia Commons The region, which broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained widespread international recognition for its independence, has been largely peaceful while the rest of Somalia has suffered three decades of civil war. "Vote in peace," President Musi Bihi said in televised remarks after casting his ballot. Opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdulahi echoed the sentiment: "I urge the Somaliland people to vote…
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May
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Zuma pleads not guilty to fraud, graft charges

Zuma pleads not guilty to fraud, graft charges

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FORMER president Jacob Zuma has pleaded not guilty to 18 charges which include fraud, corruption, racketeering in connection with the multi-billion arms deal. Zuma, appearing alongside Thales, the French arms manufacturer, told Judge Piet Koen that he understands all the charges and said: “I plead not guilty.” Zuma's plea came after leading state prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer laid out, to the court, the case against the former president. The first charge is that Zuma participated in a criminal enterprise between 1995 and 2001. Downer said the 2nd charge against Zuma was that between 1995 and 2005 he…
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May
26
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Coup within coup’ plunges Mali into a crisis

‘Coup within coup’ plunges Mali into a crisis

NEWS
PAUL LORGERIE and TIEMOKO DIALLO INTERNATIONAL pressure increased on Mali's military leaders to free the president and prime minister, a day after their arrest deepened a political crisis and threatened to derail a transition to democratic elections. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have been detained at a military base outside the capital Bamako since Monday evening. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned what he said was a "coup within a coup" and raised the threat of targeted sanctions. The two men were in charge of a transitional government created after a military takeover in August that ousted President…
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May
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Darfur: Amal Clooney calls for more charges

Darfur: Amal Clooney calls for more charges

NEWS
TOBY STERLING HUMAN rights lawyer Amal Clooney has argued that prosecutors should consider additional charges of sexual violence for a man accused of atrocities including rape, torture and murder during the 2003-2004 conflict in Darfur. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is holding hearings on whether to confirm 31 charges against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, who prosecutors say was responsible for atrocities as senior leader of thousands of pro-government "Janjaweed" fighters in Sudan. On Monday, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said evidence showed Abd-Al-Rahman was a commander known as Ali Kushayb who led attacks on villages and was implicated in more than 300…
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May
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Earthquake raise fears of second volcano eruption

Earthquake raise fears of second volcano eruption

NEWS
AN earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude rocked the borderlands between Rwanda and Congo this morning, the Rwandan Seismic Monitor said, raising worries about a fresh eruption following one on Saturday that killed at least 32 people. On Saturday Democratic Republic of Congo's Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world's most active and dangerous volcanoes, erupted sending a river of lava downhill towards Goma, a city of some two million people. The area has experienced repeated tremors since then, and the lava lake in the volcano's crater appears to have refilled, raising fears of new fissures or another eruption, the United Nations Refugee…
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