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Dec
26
2023
By MAHAMAT RAMADANE
Chad votes yes to new constitution backed by junta

Chad votes yes to new constitution backed by junta

NEWS
CHADIANS have voted in favour of a new constitution that critics say could help cement the power of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby. The referendum held earlier this month was approved by 86% of voters, the government commission that organised it said on Sunday. Voter turnout was about 64%, it said. Chad's military authorities have called the vote a vital stepping-stone to elections next year - a long-promised return to democratic rule after they seized power in 2021 when former president Idriss Deby was killed on the battlefield during a conflict with insurgents. The new constitution will maintain a unitary…
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Dec
26
2023
By The African Mirror
Algerian President Tebboune urged to run for a second term

Algerian President Tebboune urged to run for a second term

NEWS
ALGERIAN parliament members urged President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to run for a second term, they said. "If Allah gives me enough health," he told them, stopping short of a formal announcement about the presidential election due at the end of 2024. Tebboune was elected in December 2019 for a five-year term and can run for a second and final term, according to the Algerian constitution.
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Dec
24
2023
By KRISHNA N. DAS
Cough syrup deaths: India denies tempering with tests

Cough syrup deaths: India denies tempering with tests

NEWS
INDIA'S Maiden Pharmaceuticals, whose cough syrups have been linked to the deaths of children in Gambia, denied it had tampered with test samples or bribed officials to do so, as alleged in a complaint under investigation by local health officials. An investigator with the state of Haryana's Food and Drug Administration told Reuters on Friday he was close to finishing a probe into whether a state drug regulator was bribed to switch samples, tested by the Indian government, that contradicted the World Health Organization's findings of toxic substances in the cough syrups. "I have never changed the sample," Maiden founder Naresh Kumar Goyal…
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Dec
24
2023
By AHMED KINGIMI and ISAAC ANYAOGU
Nigeria to investigate killings of endangered wildlife, environment minister says

Nigeria to investigate killings of endangered wildlife, environment minister says

NEWS
NIGERIA will investigate the killing of endangered wildlife after a video posted on social media showed a soldier killing two elephants in the northeastern Borno state, the environment minister said. The video has widely circulated on X, formerly known as Twitter, sparking outrage among Nigerians, who have condemned the killing of the animals that were reportedly roaming in farmlands and called for stricter measures to protect endangered wildlife. In addition to the elephants, two booted eagles that migrated from Europe were killed in northwestern Kebbi and Sokoto states last month, and a university professor was reportedly involved in the killing…
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Dec
27
2023
By The African Mirror
At least 113 killed in attacks in central Nigeria, local official says

At least 113 killed in attacks in central Nigeria, local official says

NEWS
THE death toll in weekend attacks in the central Nigerian state of Plateau has risen to 113, a local official said, in a region where clashes between herders and farmers are common. It is the worst outbreak of violence in Plateau since May when more than 100 people were killed in farmer-herder attacks. AFP News Agency had cited the Nigerian army on Sunday as saying 16 people were killed in the latest attacks. The acting chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Monday Kassah, said 113 people had been killed in the attacks on Saturday and Sunday. "The attacks were well-coordinated. Not…
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Dec
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Rwandan Seraphin Twahirwa jailed for life for genocide crimes

Rwandan Seraphin Twahirwa jailed for life for genocide crimes

NEWS
IN a landmark trial that spanned several months, the Belgian Court has delivered a decisive judgment, sentencing Rwandan national Seraphin Twahirwa for his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.  Twahirwa, 65, was found guilty on multiple counts related to his involvement in the atrocities that claimed the lives of nearly 800,000 people, predominantly Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The presiding judge stated in a solemn courtroom that Twahirwa had been convicted of crimes against humanity, including genocide, murder, and incitement to commit genocide. The court detailed his direct involvement in orchestrating and executing attacks on Tutsi civilians during the brutal…
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Dec
23
2023
By SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Investors bank on African timber for sustainable building boom

Investors bank on African timber for sustainable building boom

NEWS
WOODEN buildings like the engineered timber construction planned for the world's tallest wood building in Zanzibar may only be starting to appear in cities worldwide but that is not stopping investors from betting on wood becoming a key building block in African construction. "About 200 years ago, everyone was building with timber, then it shifted to cement, steel, and stones. Now people are going back, especially with modern housing," explained Karl Kirchmayer, co-founder and managing partner at ASC Impact. Although wood buildouts in major cities and towns are hardly in the mainstream, the trajectory, based on recent commercial activity, leans…
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Dec
24
2023
By WENDELL ROELF
Ships rerouted by Red Sea crisis face overwhelmed African ports

Ships rerouted by Red Sea crisis face overwhelmed African ports

NEWS
SHIPPING companies sailing around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi attacks on the Red Sea face tough choices over where to refuel and restock, as African ports struggle with red tape, congestion and poor facilities, companies and analysts say. Hundreds of large vessels are rerouting around the southern tip of Africa, a longer route adding 10-14 days of travel, to escape drone and missile attacks by Yemeni Houthis that have pushed up oil prices and freight rates. The attacks by Iranian-backed militants have disrupted international trade through the Suez Canal, the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia, which accounts for about…
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Dec
24
2023
By ANGE ADIHE KASONGO and YASSIN KOMBI
Congo releases first provisional election results after messy vote

Congo releases first provisional election results after messy vote

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo released a few early results from general elections after an unscheduled day-long ballot extension that has prompted some opposition candidates to cry foul and call for a rerun. The provisional results from the few thousand voters in the Congolese diaspora showed President Felix Tshisekedi with a comfortable lead over challengers. The CENI election commission said results cast within Congo by its around 44 million registered voters would be released from Saturday. At a press conference in the capital Kinshasa, CENI President Denis Kadima again rejected criticism by the opposition and independent observers that the extended vote had been chaotic and lacked credibility. Disputed elections…
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Dec
23
2023
By TAKUDZWA CHANGADEYA, BIRD STORY AGENCY
The man lighting up rural Zimbabwe

The man lighting up rural Zimbabwe

NEWS
ALUWWAINE Tanaka Manyonga's fingers trace the familiar ridges of the plastic container he holds as he sits perched on a chair, his gaze sweeping over the rapt faces of a room full of students bathed in the warm glow of his invention, the Chigubhu Lantern. Manyonga’s entrepreneurial catchphrase, “A light for every student,” is being taken seriously by his audience, for whom a repurposed bottle has, in the course of this lecture, been transformed into a flickering beacon of hope. As he weaves his tale Manyonga sees not just recycled plastic but the potential for brighter futures in rural Zimbabwe,…
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