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Mauritius declares emergency over oil spill from grounded ship

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Mauritius has declared a state of environmental emergency after a grounded Japanese-owned ship began spilling tonnes of oil. France is to send help from Reunion, its neighbouring territory, and a volunteer clean-up operation is already under way. Al Jazeera’s Emily Siu reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Mauritius # OilSpill

Ethiopia says it needs Blue Nile water to help its people

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The Nile has become a political statement as countries across Africa fight for control of it. Egypt and Sudan depend on the river for their water. It is fed by the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. But the Ethiopian government says it needs to use more of the resource to help its people. For countries downstream, that is a problem. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Vall has this report from the source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ethiopia #Nile #BlueNile

What’s behind the dispute over Africa’s largest dam project? | Inside Story

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For thousands of years, the Nile has been the backbone of civilisations and a source of conflict. The latest dispute is over the the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam project in Africa. Ethiopia’s government says its $4 billion project on the Blue Nile will provide power to its more than 100 million citizens and create huge opportunities for its economy. It wants to start filling the dam’s reservoir in July when its rainy season begins. But Sudan and Egypt downstream first want a legally-binding agreement on how long it will take to fill the dam, and the way it will be operated. The African Union is mediating. […]

Malawi opposition leader sworn in as president

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Malawi’s opposition leader has been sworn in as president, marking a landmark result in African politics. Lazarus Chakwera won the rerun of the presidential election with just less than 59 percent of the vote. But the new leader faces many challenges. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Malawi

Malawi presidential election: Lazarus Chakwera declared winner

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Malawi’s opposition leader has won the rerun of the presidential election. Lazarus Chakwera got just under 59 percent of the vote. That makes him the first African opposition leader to win power in a court-ordered rerun. Al Jazeera’s Haru Matusa reports on an historic moment for African democracy. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Malawi #MalawiElections2020 #LazarusChakwera

Malawi set for landmark presidential rerun

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Malawi goes to the polls on Tuesday in a landmark presidential rerun, after last year’s elections were marred by allegations of rigging. The results were overturned by the constitutional court which ordered a fresh vote. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa has this update. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Malawi

Egypt calls on UN to intervene after impasse in Nile dam talks

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Ethiopia has rejected Egypt’s call for the United Nations to resolve a dispute over a controversial dam on the Nile River. Cairo has asked the UN Security Council for a “fair and balanced solution”. Most of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is complete, but there are still several issues delaying the project. Al Jazeera’s Um E Kulsoom explains. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Nile #Egypt

Lead-up to Burundi election marred by unrest

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Political campaigns in Burundi have ended ahead of a general election on Wednesday. They have been marred by violence and hate speech, with both sides blaming one another. As Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports, health experts have also raised concerns that there are not enough safeguards to help contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Burundi

Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga arrested in France

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Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 25 years on the run, accused of playing a leading role in one of the worst massacres of the 20th century. The 84-year-old, who is Rwanda’s most-wanted man and had a $5m bounty on his head, was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnieres-Sur-Seine, according to the French justice ministry. Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Rwanda #France

Lesotho murder trial: Prime minister’s wife appears in court

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The wife of Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is due in court in the capital on Tuesday. Maesaiah Thabane has been charged with masterminding the murder of her husband’s former wife in 2017. The prime minister and his former wife had divorced acrimoniously and she had reportedly wanted to retain the privileges of the office she once had. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Lesotho #MaesaiahThabane