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Apr
11
2024
By The African Mirror
Nigeria recalls J&J children’s cough syrup over toxic substance

Nigeria recalls J&J children’s cough syrup over toxic substance

NEWS
Nigeria's health regulator is recalling a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup after finding an unacceptably high level of a potentially fatal toxic substance, it said. Laboratory tests on Benylin Paediatric showed a high level of diethylene glycol, which has been linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon since 2022 in one of the world's worst waves of poisoning from oral medication. The syrup is used to treat cough and congestion-related symptoms, hay fever and other allergic reactions in children aged two to 12, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and…
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Apr
11
2024
By The African Mirror
At least 38 migrants die in shipwreck off Djibouti 

At least 38 migrants die in shipwreck off Djibouti 

NEWS
AT least 38 migrants, including children, have died in a shipwreck off the Djibouti coast, the United Nations migration agency said. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least six other people were missing and presumed dead, and that 22 survivors were being assisted by the IOM and local authorities. Yvonne Ndege, regional spokesperson for the IOM, said the shipwreck happened about 200 metres off Djibouti and that the boat carrying the migrants had left Yemen around 2 a.m. local time on April 8. It sank about two hours later with around 66 people on board, predominantly from the…
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Apr
10
2024
By CHRISTOPHE VAN DER PERRE
Clinging to ropes, passengers escape bus swept away by Kenya floodwater

Clinging to ropes, passengers escape bus swept away by Kenya floodwater

NEWS
PASSENGERS on a bus that was swept downstream by floodwater in Kenya's east clung to ropes as they crossed rapids to get to safety. All 51 people aboard the Nairobi-bound bus escaped after the vehicle failed to make it across a river swollen by flash floods. Video showed many of them stranded on top of the semi-submerged vehicle for hours as they waited for assistance. Record floods have killed dozens of people across East Africa in the last six months. Scientists say climate change is causing more intense and frequent extreme weather events.
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Apr
10
2024
By WALTER DORN
“Rwanda’s genocide could have been prevented”

“Rwanda’s genocide could have been prevented”

NEWS
AS the world marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda, it is important to understand what the international community could have done to prevent it. In one hundred days an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 Rwandans were killed. The Tutsi were targeted primarily due to long-standing ethnic tensions between the Tutsi minority and the majority Hutu population. Tutsi sympathisers and moderate Hutus were also targeted. As the mass killings were happening, the international community stood by in a stupor, even though the nations of the world had a legal and moral obligation to…
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Apr
10
2024
By MIKE KLINK, BIRD STORY AGENCY
10 African female leaders and their social impact

10 African female leaders and their social impact

NEWS
SOUTH African small business advisor Mike Klink provides his "top ten" African Women Change Makers in a new series on bird Ten X. Klink is a social entrepreneur and community skills activist who currently serves in a non-salaried position as the chairperson of Friends of Central Library, in Cape Town. His career background includes international hotel management and the South African oil industry. Klink has also worked with the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government on Employment Readiness and Startup Business Programs. 1. Sydell Poyoe Goll, Liberia - Focus on women's and girls' rightsPoe Goll is a…
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Apr
11
2024
By The African Mirror
Sudan’s war spills into farming state hosting displaced people

Sudan’s war spills into farming state hosting displaced people

NEWS
Drones hit the Sudanese city of al-Gadaref, eyewitnesses and the local governor said, bringing the country's devastating war to a calm farming state where almost half a million displaced people have taken refuge. Gadaref, the capital of al-Gadaref State, has remained under military control as the war between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces nears the one-year mark. The RSF has taken control of the capital Khartoum, neighbouring Gezira state as well as most of the Darfur and Kordofan regions in the west, while the army holds the north and east of Sudan including its main Red…
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Apr
10
2024
By SOFIA CHRISTENSEN
Gambia MP defends bid to legalise female genital mutilation

Gambia MP defends bid to legalise female genital mutilation

NEWS
GAMBIAN lawmaker Almaneh Gibba started his campaign to overturn a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation after the West African country imposed its first fines on those found guilty of the practice last year. Despite concerns about the leniency of the sentences - a $220 fine for three women accused of cutting eight infant girls - anti-FGM activists welcomed the ruling as a rare victory against a culture of impunity that typically shields offenders in countries where such mutilations occur. But the convictions also prompted a backlash among Gambia religious leaders and inspired Gibba's push to overturn the 8-year ban…
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Apr
09
2024
By MANUEL MUCARI
Over 100 dead in Mozambique ferry incident

Over 100 dead in Mozambique ferry incident

NEWS
MORE than 100 people died after a ferry boat sank off the northern coast of Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi said, and almost 20 others were still missing. An official from the country's Maritime Transport Institute (INTRASMAR) said the vessel carrying 130 passengers was an overloaded fishing boat and was not licensed to transport people. It was ferrying people from Lunga in Nampula province to Mozambique Island on Sunday, Lourenco Machado, an administrator of INTRASMAR, said on state television, adding that initial reports indicated that it was hit by a tidal wave. The passengers were reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak, the…
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Apr
09
2024
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Africa’s stadium boom can be used to build prosperity beyond sports

Africa’s stadium boom can be used to build prosperity beyond sports

NEWS
AFRICA continues to strategically fortify its sports infrastructure, especially stadiums, not only to nurture its abundant talent but also to harness the lucrative economic potential of the sector. Morocco is currently on track with the development of a massive 115,000-seater stadium as it prepares to host the 2030 World Cup, jointly with Spain and Portugal. Last month, the country’s National Agency for Public Facilities (ANEP) unveiled a consortium led by Oualalou + Choi of Morocco and US multinational design company Populous as the selected design contractors of what will become the largest stadium in the world. That title is currently…
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Apr
10
2024
By The African Mirror
Three soldiers killed by mortar on Southern African mission in Congo

Three soldiers killed by mortar on Southern African mission in Congo

NEWS
THREE soldiers on a Southern African peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo were killed and three others wounded after a hostile mortar round landed near their camp, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said. Regional bloc SADC deployed its mission to Congo on December 15 last year to help the government address instability and tackle armed groups in its restive eastern region, where violent clashes have escalated in a conflict that has lasted decades. "This unfortunate incident happened after a hostile mortar round had fallen near the camp they were staying (at)," the 16-member bloc said in a statement.…
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