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Jun
05
2023
By ALBERTO DABO
Guinea-Bissau holds legislative elections amid political deadlock

Guinea-Bissau holds legislative elections amid political deadlock

NEWS
GUINEA-BISSAU goes to the polls in local elections as voters seek stability more than a year after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament over accusations of corruption. The West African country of nearly 2 million people has seen frequent political turmoil, with at least 10 coups or attempted coups since it gained independence from Portugal in 1974. Sparring for seats in Sunday's polls are more than 20 political parties and coalitions, including the former ruling PAIGC party and its rival MADEM G15. Given the fragmented playing field, analysts and politicians doubt that a clear majority will emerge. "There will be…
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Jun
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Putin overshadows ambitious BRICS Africa plan

Putin overshadows ambitious BRICS Africa plan

NEWS, BRICS NEWS
AGAINST the backdrop of Table Mountain and a vista of the Atlantic Ocean, the five BRICS foreign ministers are meeting in Cape Town in preparation for the bloc’s leadership summit in South Africa in August this year. The picturesque setting, however, masks controversial issues on the table and a range of difficult issues to be resolved. The headline attention is, of course, on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine. The warrant has placed South Africa, a signatory to ICC protocols, on the…
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Jun
03
2023
By AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG
Cholera death toll rises to over 420 in Cameroon

Cholera death toll rises to over 420 in Cameroon

NEWS
A further 26 people have died in Cameroon's ongoing cholera outbreak in the past two weeks, taking the overall death toll to 426, a health ministry official said. The outbreak was declared in October 2021 and has seen a strong increase in cases since late March of this year after a period of low transmission, according to the World Health Organization. The number of confirmed cases in Cameroon now stands at 1,868, said ministry official Linda Esso. Cholera can cause acute diarrhoea, vomiting and weakness and is mainly spread by contaminated food or water. It can kill within hours if…
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Jun
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Bill’ outlaws criticism of government before election

Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Bill’ outlaws criticism of government before election

NEWS
ZIMBABWE'S parliament has outlawed criticism of the government ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in August, with violations of a new law punishable by up to 20 years in jail. The Criminal Law Code Amendment Bill, widely known as the "Patriotic Bill", contains a clause that criminalises "wilfully damaging the sovereignty and national interest of Zimbabwe". Opposition activists said the law, passed late on Wednesday, was designed to punish citizens, civil society organisations and political adversaries of the ruling ZANU-PF party. It has raised fears that the government could launch a crackdown on dissent ahead of the general election on August 23,…
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Jun
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Senegal riots: Govt cuts mobile internet access

Senegal riots: Govt cuts mobile internet access

NEWS
SENEGAL'S government has cut access to mobile internet services in certain areas because of deadly rioting in which "hateful and subversive" messages have been posted online, it said in a statement on Sunday. The West African country has been rocked by three days of violent protests in which 16 people have died, one of its deadliest bouts of civil unrest in decades. Last week, the government limited access to certain messaging platforms, but many people were able to bypass the outage with the use of virtual private networks that mask the location of the user. It extended the outage on Sunday to…
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Jun
05
2023
By The African Mirror
DRC-UAE’s 25-year gold export deal raise questions

DRC-UAE’s 25-year gold export deal raise questions

NEWS
SONIA ROLLEY A 25-year deal published this week by the Congolese government hands a little-known UAE firm exclusive rights to export artisanal gold at preferential rates, prompting criticism it will solve none of the issues it was meant to address. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo had touted the deal, signed in late 2022, and made public on Monday, as a way to clean up the country's informal, or artisanal, mining sector where smuggling has led to the loss of millions of dollars in tax revenue each year and helps to fund armed groups destabilising Congo's mineral-rich eastern provinces.…
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Jun
03
2023
By BATE FELIX, SOFIA CHRISTENSEN and NGOUDA DIONE
Senegal deploys army as Dakar braces for more unrest

Senegal deploys army as Dakar braces for more unrest

NEWS
ARMY troops were deployed to parts of the Senegalese capital Dakar as the city braced for more unrest after a jail sentence for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sparked one of the deadliest days of violence in the country's recent memory. Nine people were killed in clashes between riot police and Sonko supporters on Thursday after he was sentenced to two years for corrupting youth. The opposition says the verdict, which could prevent Sonko from running in elections next year, was politically motivated. Security forces patrolled streets, which were quiet on Friday but strewn with burned cars, rocks and broken glass and lined…
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Jun
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

NEWS
SUDAN'S warring parties fought in the capital after the collapse of talks to maintain a ceasefire and ease a humanitarian crisis. Residents of Khartoum and Omdurman across the Nile said the army had resumed air strikes and was using more artillery. But said there was no sign the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was retreating from the streets and homes it had occupied, they said. "We are suffering so much from this war. Since this morning there have been sounds of violence. We're living in terror. It is a real nightmare," said Shehab al-Din Abdalrahman, 31, in a southern district of Khartoum.…
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Jun
04
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudan: Fighters take over museum

Sudan: Fighters take over museum

NEWS
SUDANESE paramilitary fighters have taken over the national museum in Khartoum, its deputy director said, urging them to protect precious artefacts from the nation's heritage that include ancient mummies. Members of the Rapid Support Forces group that has been fighting the army since mid-April for control of Sudan entered the museum on Friday, said deputy director Ikhlas Abdellatif. Museum staff do not know the situation inside the museum because they halted work there after the conflict suddenly erupted on April 15, forcing police guarding the facility to quit, Abdellatif said. The RSF released a video filmed inside the museum grounds…
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Jun
02
2023
By The African Mirror
US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages

US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages

NEWS
THE United States imposed sanctions on companies it accused of fuelling the conflict in Sudan, stepping up pressure on the army and a rival paramilitary force to stop fighting raging in Khartoum and other regions. The U.S. Treasury Department said it targeted two companies linked to Sudan's army and two companies tied to the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). "We will not hesitate to take additional steps if the parties continue to destroy their country," a senior U.S. administration official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said. "The targeting of the companies is far from symbolic," the official…
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