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Jun
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Mass graves found in east Congo village after M23 rebel retreat, HRW says

Mass graves found in east Congo village after M23 rebel retreat, HRW says

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo's M23 rebels allegedly executed scores of villagers and militia members between November and April and buried their bodies in mass graves, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, accusing Rwanda of backing the group. The Tutsi-led M23 staged a major offensive in Congo's restive east last year, triggering an armed response from local and regional forces. Hundreds of thousands have fled fighting near the borders with Rwanda and Uganda. Last year, the United Nations accused the group of executing at least 131 people in November in retaliation for clashes between M23 and rival armed groups. The U.N.'s human rights office…
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Jun
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Billions pumped into African transport, logistics sector

Billions pumped into African transport, logistics sector

NEWS
SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY AFRICA'S transport and logistics sector is becoming a magnet for investors, pulling in US$1.4 billion in funding in the last four years, making it the third largest by deal value behind fintech and energy. According to the startup funding database 'Africa: The Big Deal,' passenger transport ventures, such as ride-hailing and mobility and financing platforms, have received 48% of the sector funding, with Moove, Swvl, and Yassir raising a combined US$700 million. "With the push for sustainable transport, we expect to see the acceleration of electric vehicles on the continent, backed by financing especially from…
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Jun
16
2023
By The African Mirror
More than 100 die in Nigerian boat tragedy

More than 100 die in Nigerian boat tragedy

NEWS
AT least 50 people drowned and several others were missing after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's north-central region, residents and state officials said. The wooden boat was ferrying people across a river to Kwara state after a wedding ceremony in neighbouring Niger state when it capsized on Monday night, local residents said. It was not immediately clear how many people were in the boat, but Kwara state government in a statement said the people were from five villages and rescue efforts for possible survivors were still underway. The statement said the Kwara state governor commiserated with the people "on…
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Jun
17
2023
By ADAM MAKARY
Sudan’s war exacts deadly toll on dialysis patients, leaves bodies rotting

Sudan’s war exacts deadly toll on dialysis patients, leaves bodies rotting

NEWS
KIDNEY dialysis patients are dying and dead bodies have been left to decompose in a morgue and in city streets as Sudan's war rages on, despite efforts by volunteers and aid workers to keep critical healthcare running. Sudan's health sector was already on the edge of collapse due to a lack of resources before the conflict, and it has been shattered by nearly two months of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) across the country. More than 60 hospitals in conflict zones have been put out of service, and the 29 that are still operating are threatened by…
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Jun
14
2023
By The African Mirror
SA-Russia ties: US MPs seek punishment

SA-Russia ties: US MPs seek punishment

NEWS
A group of U.S. lawmakers is calling for a U.S.-Africa trade summit planned for later this year to be moved from South Africa in response to what they said was the country's "deepening military relationship" with Russia. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other senior officials, they also suggested South Africa is in danger of losing its benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - Washington's flagship trade programme. South Africa is due to host the AGOA Forum in Johannesburg, a meeting of African leaders and U.S. officials, to discuss the future of…
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Jun
15
2023
By CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Africa’s wind installations surge

Africa’s wind installations surge

NEWS
IN 2019, Kenya unveiled what was then Africa’s largest wind power project, the Lake Turkana Wind Power Farm, with a capacity to dispense 310 megawatts (310 MW) of clean and sustainable energy. Barely five years later, that project is dwarfed by a new project on the continent, while wind installations are seeing a surge in established and nascent markets. Egypt is set to host the continent’s next largest wind project after a consortium of three Emirati and Egyptian energy firms announced they had secured land for a 10 gigawatt (10 GW) wind farm. A gigawatt is 1,000 MW, making this…
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Jun
14
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigeria swears in lawmakers, focus shifts to president’s cabinet nominees

Nigeria swears in lawmakers, focus shifts to president’s cabinet nominees

NEWS
NIGERIA'S new lawmakers were sworn in following the February elections, setting the stage for President Bola Tinubu to submit cabinet nominees in a process likely to signal how he intends to tackle a struggling economy and growing insecurity. The swearing-in ceremony in the capital Abuja also saw Tinubu's allies elected as Senate President and House Speaker, to mark the official start of legislative duties for newly elected officials. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Nigeria's Senate wields significant influence in Nigeria's bicameral legislature, including scrutinizing and confirming the president's cabinet nominees. Tinubu has up to the end of July to name his cabinet…
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Jun
14
2023
By The African Mirror
Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300

Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300

NEWS
THE death toll from a Kenyan starvation cult crossed 300 after authorities exhumed more bodies in a forest, in one of the worst cult-related tragedies in recent history. Authorities say the dead were members of the Good News International Church, led by Paul Mackenzie, who is accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so they could go to heaven before the end of the world. A total of 303 people have now died after 19 bodies were exhumed from mass graves in the Shakahola forest in the country's southeast. More than 600 people are…
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Jun
14
2023
By The African Mirror
Titan of Cameroon’s opposition politics John Fru Ndi dies at 81

Titan of Cameroon’s opposition politics John Fru Ndi dies at 81

NEWS
VETERAN Cameroonian opposition leader John Fru Ndi, who for decades fought to topple long-standing president Paul Biya at the ballot box, has died aged 81, his party said. Fru Ndi, who dominated the opposition in the Central African country for a generation and was arrested and kidnapped for his politics, had been suffering from a long illness, the Social Democratic Front (SDF) said in a statement overnight. "It is with sadness that we announce the transition into eternal glory of John Fru Ndi on June 12, 2023, at 11:30 p.m.," it said. An English-speaking businessman from Cameroon's northwest region, he…
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