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Jan
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Benin holds election set to test democracy

Benin holds election set to test democracy

NEWS
PULCHERIE ADJOHA VOTERS in Benin went to the polls for a parliamentary election seen as a test of democracy as opposition parties are back on the ballot after boycotting or being excluded from the most recent presidential and legislative votes. Benin's image as a bastion of democracy and stability in West Africa has been dented under President Patrice Talon, who went back on a pledge not to run for another term and oversaw an opposition crackdown since coming to power in 2016. Seven parties are competing for 109 parliamentary seats in Sunday's vote, including the Democrates party linked to Talon's predecessor and…
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Jan
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Gunmen kidnap 32 people from Nigeria train station

Gunmen kidnap 32 people from Nigeria train station

NEWS
TIFE OWOLABI GUNMEN armed with AK-47 rifles have abducted more than 30 people from a train station in Nigeria's southern Edo state, the governor's office said on has announced. The attack is the latest example of the growing insecurity that has spread to nearly every corner of Africa's most populous country, posing a challenge to the government in advance of a February presidential election. Police said in a statement that armed herdsmen had attacked Tom Ikimi station at 4 p.m. (1500 GMT) as passengers awaited a train to Warri, an oil hub in nearby Delta state. The station is some…
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Jan
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens

Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens

NEWS
NGOUDA DIONE THIRTY-EIGHT people died and about 80 were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the early hours of Sunday, local officials and President Macky Sall said in statements. The crash, one of the deadliest in the West African country's recent memory, was on one of the main east-west arteries near the town of Kaffrine, about 220 kilometres (137 miles) southeast of the capital Dakar. Sall said on Twitter that he was "profoundly saddened" by the accident and announced three days of mourning starting on Monday. The accident occurred after the tyre of one passenger bus burst,…
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Jan
09
2023
By The African Mirror
SA police probe poisoning of energy boss

SA police probe poisoning of energy boss

NEWS
WENDELL ROELF SOUTH African power utility Eskom said police were investigating whether an attempt was made to poison its outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan also told Reuters on Sunday the alleged incident "will be thoroughly investigated" and anyone responsible charged. Without giving any details, Gordhan said an intense battle was taking place "between those who want South Africa to work and thrive and those who want to corruptly enrich themselves". Faced with political pressure, De Ruyter resigned on December 14 after failing to solve a crisis in Eskom that has led to record power cuts…
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Jan
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Gambia charges eight soldiers over foiled coup

Gambia charges eight soldiers over foiled coup

NEWS
GAMBIA charged eight soldiers with treason and conspiracy on Friday for their role in a foiled coup last month, the government said in a statement. The government said on December 21 that a group of soldiers had been arrested in connection with the coup attempt in the West African nation of 2.5 million people almost entirely surrounded by Senegal. "The Gambia government this afternoon charged eight soldiers of the Gambia Armed Forces with two counts of Treason and Felony Conspiracy to Commit Treason," the statement said. One of the soldiers was still at large, while the rest were remanded in custody, it…
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Jan
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigeria to bar cash withdrawals from government accounts

Nigeria to bar cash withdrawals from government accounts

NEWS
NIGERIAN officials will be barred from withdrawing cash from government accounts from March 1, the head of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) said in a statement. The new rules, which will apply to federal, local and state officials, are aimed at combating money laundering and corruption and are in line with government efforts to move Africa's most populous nation toward a cashless economy. "Civil servants are becoming more and more vulnerable to money laundering and its predicate offences due to their exposure to cash withdrawals from public accounts," NFIU director and chief executive Modibbo R. HammanTukur said in the…
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Jan
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Journalists detained over footage showing President’s incontinence

Journalists detained over footage showing President’s incontinence

NEWS
SIX journalists in South Sudan have been detained over the circulation of footage showing President Salva Kiir appearing to wet himself at an official event, the national journalists union said. The footage from December showed a dark stain spread down the 71-year-old president's grey trousers as he stood for the national anthem at a road commissioning event. The video never aired on television but subsequently circulated on social media. The journalists, who work with the state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, were detained on Tuesday and Wednesday, said Patrick Oyet, president of the South Sudan Union of Journalists. They “are suspected…
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Jan
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Mali leader pardons Ivorian soldiers, suspends 46 prison sentences

Mali leader pardons Ivorian soldiers, suspends 46 prison sentences

NEWS
MALI'S junta leader has pardoned 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in July and accused of conspiring against the Malian government, the presidency said in a statement. The soldiers' arrest sparked a diplomatic dispute between Mali and neighbouring Ivory Coast, and widespread condemnation from regional leaders against a country already at odds with the international community. They were arrested at the airport in Mali's capital Bamako last July. Malian authorities said the troops were acting as mercenaries, while Ivory Coast said they were part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. Three who were women were later released, while the remaining 46…
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Jan
07
2023
By The African Mirror
France-Burkina in diplomatic tiff

France-Burkina in diplomatic tiff

NEWS
JOHN IRISH and TASSILO HUMMEL FRANCE continues to back its envoy in Burkina Faso despite a request by the Burkinabe government to replace him amid growing anti-French sentiment likely fuelled by Russian mercenaries, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said. In December, the Ouagadougou government sent a letter requesting the departure of France's ambassador - a move the French government described as "not standard practice." "I would like to express my support and our support for our ambassador and for all the embassy staff, who are doing a remarkable job in conditions which, as you know, are difficult," Colonna told LCI TV, adding that…
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