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Jul
26
2024
By The African Mirror
Kenyan protesters detained while petitioning President’s office over previous killings

Kenyan protesters detained while petitioning President’s office over previous killings

NEWS
SEVERAL Kenyan protesters were detained, while attempting to present a petition to the President's office and lay flowers in memory of those killed during anti-government protests a month earlier. According to Reuters, among those detained was Boniface Mwangi, a prominent activist involved in the protests. Hanifa Adan, one of the protesters, stated on social media that some parents of individuals killed in the June 25 protest were also among those detained. Video footage posted on social media showed marchers carrying white crosses stained with red and chanting "We are peaceful!" moments before their detention. The protesters were attempting to present…
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May
17
2024
By The African Mirror
Mass wedding plans for 100 Nigerian girls and women spark outrage

Mass wedding plans for 100 Nigerian girls and women spark outrage

NEWS
A Nigerian rights group has launched a petition to stop plans by religious leaders and a state lawmaker to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremony next week, which has sparked outrage in the West African nation. The plans, first revealed by Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, speaker of the national assembly in the largely Muslim northern state of Niger, were criticised by Nigeria's women's affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, who said she would seek a court injunction to stop the ceremony and establish if any of the girls were minors. Sarkindaji said the girls and young women were…
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Mar
13
2024
By The African Mirror
Ugandan court backs government’s refusal to register LGBT organisation

Ugandan court backs government’s refusal to register LGBT organisation

NEWS
A Ugandan court dismissed a petition by an LGBT advocacy group seeking to compel the government to register it, a lawyer for the petitioner said. Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) first filed the suit in the country's high court in 2015 after the government's registrar of companies refused to list it - which would allow the organisation to operate legally - saying its name was "undesirable". It also said at the time the organisation promoted the interests of people whose lifestyles were criminalised by Ugandan laws. In 2022, the Ugandan government suspended SMUG's operations because it was not officially registered. Same-sex…
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Apr
12
2023
By The African Mirror
NIGERIA: The court battle to save the elections

NIGERIA: The court battle to save the elections

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NIGERIA'S ruling party has asked the Appeals Court to dismiss a petition by third-placed candidate Peter Obi who is challenging the victory of president-elect Bola Tinubu following a disputed election in February, court documents showed. Labour Party's Peter Obi, who came third in the election, and second-placed opposition People's Democratic Party's (PDP) Atiku Abubakar last month separately challenged the results in court. The two candidates said the results were fraudulent, citing Tinubu, his ruling All Progressives Congress Party (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as respondents. The APC said in a countersuit on Tuesday that Obi's petition should be dismissed on several…
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