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May
18
2024
By The African Mirror
Ghana parliament reconvenes, approves World Bank loan and appointees

Ghana parliament reconvenes, approves World Bank loan and appointees

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GHANA'S parliament, which had been adjourned since March following a dispute between the speaker and the president over an anti-LGBT bill, reconvened and approved ministerial appointees and a World Bank loan. Majority leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said in a statement that the urgent recall was "in good faith to enable the government to discharge its constitutional and democratic obligations to the people." Lawmakers in February unanimously passed one of Africa's most restrictive anti-LGBT bills, but President Nana Akufo-Addo has not yet signed it into law. His office said it would wait for the outcome of two legal challenges to the bill…
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May
18
2024
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Nigeria extends maritime territory, a boost for blue economy ambitions

Nigeria extends maritime territory, a boost for blue economy ambitions

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IN a step towards revitalizing its blue economy, Nigeria has won the right to extend its maritime territory, a development that promises to position the country as a key maritime hub in the region, according to a presidential source. The state house statement released on May 15 said Nigeria's President Tinubu had been briefed of this development by the High Powered Presidential Committee (HPPC) on Nigeria’s Extended Continental Shelf Project. “The project aims to extend Nigeria’s maritime boundaries in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982,” the statement explained. According to the HPPC…
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May
18
2024
By DAPHNE PSALEDAKIS
US exploring limited easing of sanctions on Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler

US exploring limited easing of sanctions on Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler

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THE U.S. Treasury Department is exploring a limited easing of U.S. sanctions on Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler to facilitate his exit from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.S. official said. The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Gertler and more than 30 of his businesses in December 2017 and June 2018, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals. "We are working to support the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... as it endeavours to remove corrupt actors from its mining sector," the official said. "As part…
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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

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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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May
17
2024
By The African Mirror
Tunisia denies torturing detained lawyer who collapsed in court

Tunisia denies torturing detained lawyer who collapsed in court

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TUNISIA'S interior ministry dismissed accusations by lawyers and a rights group that police officers had tortured a detained attorney who collapsed in court. The attorney Mahdi Zagrouba - a well-known critic of President Kais Saied - was arrested on Monday on suspicion of verbally and physically assaulting a police officer during protests against the arrest of another lawyer, prosecutors said. Zagrouba appeared in front of an investigating magistrate on Wednesday, told the hearing he had been tortured by officers, then collapsed and was taken to hospital, fellow lawyers and witnesses said. "He mentioned the names of the policemen who tortured…
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May
18
2024
By The African Mirror
Senegalese prime minister criticises French military bases on territory

Senegalese prime minister criticises French military bases on territory

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SENEGAL'S prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country in a wide-ranging speech that also touched on the euro-backed CFA franc currency, oil and gas deals and LGBTQ rights. Sonko, a firebrand politician who gained power when his hand-picked presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye won a decisive victory in March, is known for criticising perceived overreach by France in its former colony. France has about 350 troops in Senegal. "More than 60 years after our independence ... we must question the reasons why the French army for example still benefits from several military…
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May
17
2024
By STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERG
What is South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?

What is South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?

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THE International Court of Justice is holding hearings this week in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war and seeking an emergency halt to its Rafah offensive. WHAT IS THE ICJ? The ICJ, also called the World Court, is the highest United Nations legal body, established in 1945 to deal with disputes between states. It should not be confused with the treaty-based International Criminal Court, also in The Hague, which handles war crimes cases against individuals. The ICJ's 15-judge panel - which is expanded by an additional judge of Israel's choosing in this case because there is…
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May
18
2024
By The African Mirror
UN rights chief warns of catastrophe in Sudan’s al-Fashir

UN rights chief warns of catastrophe in Sudan’s al-Fashir

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THE U.N. human rights chief said that he was "horrified" by escalating violence near Sudan's al-Fashir and held discussions this week with commanders from both sides of the conflict, warning of a humanitarian disaster if the city is attacked. Hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering in al-Fashir without basic supplies amid fears that nearby fighting will turn into an all-out battle for the city, the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region. FILE PHOTO-Volker Turk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights attends the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 27, 2023.…
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May
17
2024
By ANTHONY DEUTSCH and STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERG
‘Israel must be stopped’, South Africa tells World Court

‘Israel must be stopped’, South Africa tells World Court

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SOUTH Africa urged the U.N.'s top court to order a halt to Israel's offensive on Rafah, saying attacks on the southern Gaza city "must be stopped" to ensure the survival of the Palestinian people. South Africa's Ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela, urged the court to order Israel to "immediately, totally and unconditionally, withdraw the Israeli army from the entirety of the Gaza Strip." The two days of hearings at the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, are part of a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide. Israel, which has denounced South Africa's…
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May
16
2024
By The African Mirror
Swiss court jails Gambian ex-minister for crimes against humanity

Swiss court jails Gambian ex-minister for crimes against humanity

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A Swiss court convicted a former government minister from Gambia of crimes against humanity under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh and jailed him for 20 years, in a historic verdict using universal jurisdiction in Europe. The Federal Criminal Court found Ousman Sonko guilty on several counts of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment. Sonko, who was dismissed as Gambia's interior minister in 2016, was acquitted of rape. "The trial chamber found Ousman Sonko guilty of multiple counts of intentional homicide, multiple counts of torture and multiple counts of deprivation of liberty, each as a crime against humanity," the court said in a…
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