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Dec
23
2023
By MARIA GERTH-NICULESCU
In Burkina Faso’s blockaded towns, war crimes and mutual aid

In Burkina Faso’s blockaded towns, war crimes and mutual aid

NEWS
AROUND a million people in Burkina Faso are living under suffocating blockades imposed by jihadist groups on dozens of towns and villages – a tool of war that is destroying local economies and leading to mass hunger and deaths from treatable diseases. Insurgents have used siege tactics for several years against communities they accuse of supporting government forces, but the number of blockades has increased since a junta seized power from different military leaders late last year. The new junta has ramped up military operations and enrolled tens of thousands of civilians into a nationwide anti-jihadist volunteer force. Jihadist groups…
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Dec
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Somalia, U.S. forces kill al Shabaab leader behind numerous attacks in region – official

Somalia, U.S. forces kill al Shabaab leader behind numerous attacks in region – official

NEWS
SOMALI and U.S. forces have killed a senior leader of the militant Islamist al Shabaab group who had planned numerous attacks in Somalia and Kenya, Somalia's information minister said. "Maalim Ayman ... was confirmed to have been killed in a joint operation by the Somali National Army with assistance from US forces on December 17th," Daud Aweis said on his X account late on Thursday. "Ayman was accountable for planning multiple lethal terrorist attacks in Somalia and nearby countries," he said. The U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM) had conducted an air strike, an AFRICOM spokesperson said but added that the…
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Dec
23
2023
By The African Mirror
How Congo’s election could unfold and why it matters

How Congo’s election could unfold and why it matters

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo held presidential and legislative elections this week against a backdrop of militia violence in the east, a chaotic campaign and claims the electoral commission was not prepared to hold a free and fair vote. Here are some key facts about how the election could unfold. WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR? Voting started on December 20 as planned, but some polling stations opened late and some didn't open at all due to machines malfunctioning, violence and other issues. Because of the issues, authorities decided to extend voting into a second day at polling stations that had failed to open.…
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Dec
23
2023
By The African Mirror
France plans to close embassy in Niger following coup, letter shows

France plans to close embassy in Niger following coup, letter shows

NEWS
FRANCE is planning to close its embassy in Niger for an indefinite period as it is unable to carry out diplomatic tasks due to restrictions imposed by the ruling junta, a French embassy letter to its Niger staff dated Tuesday and seen by Reuters showed. Relations between Niger and France, its former colonial ruler, have broken down since army officers toppled President Mohamed Bazoum and seized power in a coup in July. Following the strategy of juntas in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, they ordered police to expel France's ambassador Sylvain Itte and called for the departure of French troops from its territory. France…
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Dec
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Toll from blast and fire at Guinea oil depot rises to 23 dead – statement

Toll from blast and fire at Guinea oil depot rises to 23 dead – statement

NEWS
THE death toll from a blast and fire at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital, Conakry, has increased to 23 from 13 earlier, and the number of injured has risen to 241 from 178, the government said in a statement. The statement said that 10 remains were still to be identified, adding that the government had received reports of several people still missing. The blast at the West African nation's main oil terminal that handles its fuel imports sparked fears of shortages. The government said in the statement that gasoline distribution was ongoing across the country.
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Dec
22
2023
By The African Mirror
Bus crash kills goalkeeper and assistant coach of Algeria’s El Bayadh

Bus crash kills goalkeeper and assistant coach of Algeria’s El Bayadh

NEWS
A bus crash killed two members of Algerian Ligue 1 side Mouloudia El Bayadh in the late hours of Wednesday, prompting the National Football Federation to postpone all games scheduled for this week across all divisions. The Algerian state news agency said the accident killed El Bayadh goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani, 27, and assistant coach Khalid Muftah. Bouziani, a stand-in goalkeeper, made two league appearances this season. The bus carrying the team overturned in the town of Sougueur in northwestern Algeria while en route to Tizi Ouzou to face JSK Kabylie in a league game on Friday, according to local media.…
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Dec
22
2023
By The African Mirror
Burkina Faso detains four French civil servants, says diplomatic source

Burkina Faso detains four French civil servants, says diplomatic source

NEWS
FOUR French IT workers with diplomatic passports and visas have been arrested in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, a French diplomatic source said, denying a media report that they were intelligence agents. Worsening relations between the junta in Burkina Faso and former coloniser France have recently led to expulsion orders for diplomatic officials, including the French ambassador, and to the suspension of some French media. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said the four civil servants came to the West African country to carry out IT maintenance for the French embassy but were detained on December 1 and transferred to Ouagadougou prison…
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Dec
22
2023
By The African Mirror
Congo votes in extended election as some opposition demand rerun

Congo votes in extended election as some opposition demand rerun

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo held a second day of voting in a chaotic and in some areas violent general election - an unscheduled extension that some opposition candidates and observers say could open the results up to legal challenge. The presidential and legislative elections across Africa's second-largest country were derailed on Wednesday by delays in delivering election kits and malfunctioning equipment. People also struggled to find their names on registers, while violent incidents disrupted the poll in other places. The administration of President Felix Tshisekedi, who is seeking a second term, dismissed criticism of the vote and concerns about its…
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Dec
22
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s $11 bln damages bill for collapsed gas deal thrown out by London Court

Nigeria’s $11 bln damages bill for collapsed gas deal thrown out by London Court

NEWS
NIGERIA is off the hook for an $11 billion damages bill over a collapsed gas processing project that was procured by bribery after the award was thrown out by London's High Court. The West African country faced having to pay the sum – representing around a third of its foreign exchange reserves – to Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID), a company based in the British Virgin Islands. But the High Court ruled in October that P&ID paid bribes to a Nigerian oil ministry official in connection with the gas contract signed in 2010, and failed to disclose this when it took Nigeria…
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Dec
21
2023
By The African Mirror
Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses fight against freezing order over assets

Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses fight against freezing order over assets

NEWS
ANGOLAN billionaire Isabel dos Santos lost her fight against an application in London's High Court to freeze up to 580 million pounds ($735 million) of her assets. Dos Santos – Africa's first female billionaire, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years until 2017 – has faced corruption accusations in the southern African country for years. She denies the allegations and says she is the target of a long-running political vendetta. Dos Santos is being sued by Angolan telecoms operator Unitel, which asked the High Court to grant a worldwide freezing order over her assets at a hearing last…
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