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May
03
2024
By OPE ADETAYO
Two Nigerian officers face court martial over drone strike that killed 85 civilians

Two Nigerian officers face court martial over drone strike that killed 85 civilians

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NIGERIA'S military has ordered two officers to face court martial proceedings over a drone strike that killed at least 85 civilians, the defence HQ said, more than four months after President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation. The December 3 air strike was one of the deadliest to hit civilians as the Nigerian military increasingly relies on aerial assaults in fighting Islamic militants in the northeast and armed kidnapping gangs in the northwest. Defence Headquarters spokesperson Major General Edward Buba said the findings of an investigation of the strike in a village in northern Kaduna state showed that it should never have…
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May
03
2024
By MAXWELL AKALAARE ADOMBILA
Looted gold, royal treasures go on show back home in Ghana

Looted gold, royal treasures go on show back home in Ghana

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GOLD neck discs, a sword, a royal chair and dozens of other treasures looted during British colonial rule went on show in Ghana this week for the first time since their historic return. People travelled from across the West African country to see the repatriated plunder in the city of Kumasi, the seat of Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, known as the Asantehene. "The items that came back are virtually the soul of the people of Asante," the monarch said at the exhibition, which marks his silver jubilee. The gold regalia was looted during Britain's 1821-1957 colonisation of what…
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May
03
2024
By NELLIE PEYTON
Soccer star’s murder highlights South Africa’s crime problem as election nears

Soccer star’s murder highlights South Africa’s crime problem as election nears

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IN the South African township where Luke Fleurs grew up, some friends joined gangs before they reached high school age, but Fleurs found another path: he was so brilliant at soccer that he rose to be a professional player at South Africa's top club. Fleurs' success story ended abruptly last month when he was killed at a Johannesburg petrol station by someone stealing his car. The 24-year-old's murder not only sparked public grief due to his profile as a Kaizer Chiefs defender but also highlighted South Africa's crime problem. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the…
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May
03
2024
By The African Mirror
Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed

Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed

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FLOODS and landslides across Kenya have killed 181 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government and Red Cross said, as dozens more were killed in neighbouring Tanzania and Burundi. Torrential rain and floods have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and other infrastructure across the region. The death toll in Kenya exceeds that from floods triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon late last year. In the central Kenyan town of Mai Mahiu, where at least 48 died in flash floods on Monday, two bodies were recovered from the debris on Wednesday, Kenya Red Cross South Rift…
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May
02
2024
By The African Mirror
Turkey to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at World Court, minister says

Turkey to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at World Court, minister says

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TURKISH Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Turkey would join in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we will submit the declaration of official intervention before the ICJ with the objective of implementing this political decision," Fidan said in a joint press conference with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Ankara. "Turkey will continue to support the Palestinian people in all circumstances," he said. The ICJ ordered Israel in January to refrain from any acts that could fall under the Genocide Convention and to ensure its…
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May
03
2024
By CATARINA DEMONY
Island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to ask Portugal for colonial reparations

Island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to ask Portugal for colonial reparations

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THE government of the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe will ask Portugal to repair the moral damages caused by colonialism, the country's education and cultural minister said on Thursday. Speaking to Portugal's Lusa news agency, minister Isabel Abreu said the Sao Tome and Principe government would draw up a plan to negotiate reparations with Portugal, adding the process would take time. Abreu said the issue was set to be discussed at a cabinet meeting on Thursday. It comes after Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, questioned by Reuters, said last week his country was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery…
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May
03
2024
By CAMILLUS EBOH
Nigeria court adjourns Binance and execs trial to May 17

Nigeria court adjourns Binance and execs trial to May 17

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A Nigerian court adjourned a money laundering trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to May 17 after a lawyer for the exchange said he had not been served with documents needed to prepare for the case. Binance and its executives Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and head of financial crime compliance, and British-Kenyan Nadeem Anjarwalla, a regional manager for Africa, have been charged with laundering more than $35 million and engaging in specialised financial activities without a licence. They have all pleaded not guilty. On Thursday, Binance's lawyer complained in court that he had not been…
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May
03
2024
By ISAAC ANYAOGU
Nigerian gasoline prices soar as shortages worsen cost of living crisis

Nigerian gasoline prices soar as shortages worsen cost of living crisis

NEWS
GASOLINE shortages persisted in Nigeria's major cities on Tuesday, causing a sharp increase in prices and exacerbating the country's cost of living crisis. Prices in some retail outlets in Lagos and Abuja rose above 850 naira, while those outside major cities, such as Kano, soared above 1000 naira, though the government-owned oil firm, NNPC Ltd, which imports the products sells at an average price of 617 naira. President Bola Tinubu's government last year removed subsidies and allowed private firms to import but foreign currency shortages and a cap on the price of petrol have meant NNPC remains the sole importer.…
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May
03
2024
By CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Arms race: Made-in-Africa military drones on the rise

Arms race: Made-in-Africa military drones on the rise

NEWS
AS unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become increasingly critical for modern armed forces, African countries are investing in the local production of military drones. The latest African drone procurement data shows the continent is recording ‘significant progress’ in developing indigenous drones - potentially sparking an arms race - as countries vie to gain a technological edge over their neighbours. The data by Military Africa, an online defence industry resource, tracks up to 35 different made-in-Africa drone models - either in operation or beyond the prototype stage. “The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been developed across seven African countries by thirteen different…
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May
03
2024
By CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Global tech giants in Africa AI gold rush

Global tech giants in Africa AI gold rush

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GLOBAL technology giants including Microsoft, IBM, Huawei, Nvidia, and Google are lining up to tap into a multi-billion dollar opportunity in the nascent Artificial Intelligence (AI) market. The five multinationals top the list of more than 100 tech companies across the globe that will feature in the ‘AI Everything’ forum in this year’s GITEX Africa 2024, the continent's premier tech and startup event. Organisers of this event scheduled to take place from May 29 to 31, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco said the conference offers these tech titans a pivotal opportunity to engage and forge fresh connections with pioneering African startups, business…
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