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Jul
03
2022
By The African Mirror
Germany hands first of Benin Bronzes back to Nigeria

Germany hands first of Benin Bronzes back to Nigeria

NEWS
GERMAN authorities returned to Nigeria the first two of more than 1,100 priceless sculptures known as the Benin Bronzes that were looted by Europeans in the 19th century. British soldiers looted some 5,000 of the artifacts - intricate sculptures and plaques dating back to the 13th century onwards - when they invaded the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now southwestern Nigeria, in 1897. The spoils made it into museums around Europe and the United States. "This is a story of European colonialism. We should not forget that Germany played an active role in this chapter of history," said German…
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Jul
03
2022
By NQOBILE DLUDLA and ANAIT MIRIDZHANIAN
South Africa’s small firms take strain during severe power cuts

South Africa’s small firms take strain during severe power cuts

NEWS
SOUTH AFRICA'S small businesses, still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and squeezed by inflation at a five-year peak, are now under further strain during the worst power cuts in over two years. Struggling state electricity company Eskom implemented so-called "Stage 6" outages, meaning at least six hours of power cuts a day for most South Africans, for the first time since December 2019 on Tuesday and again on Wednesday. Business owners in Johannesburg's sprawling Soweto township said they were feeling an immediate impact as the power cuts were eating into their daily sales. "If we (normally) sell…
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Jul
01
2022
By The African Mirror
UK agrees deal with Nigeria to tackle shared illegal migration

UK agrees deal with Nigeria to tackle shared illegal migration

NEWS
 Britain said that it has agreed on a new deal with Nigeria that would see them work together to tackle illegal migration and speed up the removal of foreign criminals. The government, which has faced criticism for its recently-announced partnership with Rwanda to send asylum seekers to the East African country, said that the agreement with Nigeria would also promote "shared bilateral economic interests".
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Jul
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Congo buries murdered independence hero Lumumba’s only remains

Congo buries murdered independence hero Lumumba’s only remains

NEWS
THE family of Democratic Republic of Congo's murdered independence hero Patrice Lumumba buried his only known remains, a tooth, in the capital Kinshasa on Thursday, 61 years after his death at the hands of Belgian-backed secessionist rebels. Hundreds gathered in a vast square for the occasion, waving flags and looking upon a large photo of Lumumba, with his trademark horn-rimmed glasses and side-swept hair, framed by white flowers. Lumumba was killed by a firing squad on January 16, 1961 in the southeastern province of Katanga after being ousted as prime minister the previous year, all within months of Congo's independence…
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Jul
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia blames militia for killing 338 people in Oromiya region in June

Ethiopia blames militia for killing 338 people in Oromiya region in June

NEWS
ABOUT 340 people were killed in an attack in the western part of Ethiopia's Oromiya region earlier this month, the Prime Minister's spokeswoman said, blaming a militia formerly allied to an opposition party. Oromiya, home to Ethiopia's largest ethnic group and others, has experienced unrest for many years, rooted in grievances about political marginalisation and neglect by the central government. On June 18 gunmen killed at least 200 people in the Gimbi district of Western Wollega Zone, according to two local witnesses who helped bury the bodies. "Per data I have received from the Oromiya region yesterday, the number of…
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Jul
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Six killed in Sudan as protesters rally on uprising anniversary

Six killed in Sudan as protesters rally on uprising anniversary

NEWS
SIX protesters were shot dead in Sudan, medics said, as large crowds took to the streets despite heavy security and a communications blackout to rally against the military leadership that seized power eight months ago. In central Khartoum, security forces fired tear gas and water cannon as they tried to prevent swelling crowds from marching toward the presidential palace, witnesses said. They estimated the crowds in Khartoum and its twin cities of Omdurman and Bahri to be at least in the tens of thousands, the largest this year. In Omdurman, witnesses reported tear gas and gunfire as security forces prevented…
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Jul
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Libya talks in Geneva end without breakthrough

Libya talks in Geneva end without breakthrough

NEWS
LIBYAN legislative leaders quit talks in Geneva on a constitution and elections without reaching a deal, pausing diplomacy to resolve a standoff that has imperilled a two-year peace process. The talks between the House of Representatives and High State Council legislative bodies were aimed at agreeing on a constitutional basis and interim arrangements for elections that were originally scheduled for December 2021. Many Libyans fear that a failure to set a path to elections and resolve an existing dispute about control of an interim government will thrust the country back towards territorial division or conflict. Since the planned December election…
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Jul
01
2022
By TAREK AMARA and TOM PERRY
Analysis: Tunisia’s Saied poised for more power but economy crumbles

Analysis: Tunisia’s Saied poised for more power but economy crumbles

NEWS
TAREK AMARA and TOM PERRY PRESIDENT Kais Saied looks on course to tighten his grip on Tunisia through a constitutional referendum in July, but it could prove to be a poisoned chalice as the economy sinks deeper into crisis and opposition to his rule widens. Nearly a year since Saied began amassing power, the July 25 referendum is widely expected to boost his authority, in what critics see as a march to one-man rule that has unpicked the democratic gains of Tunisia's 2011 "Arab Spring" uprising. For Saied, overhauling the 2014 constitution is a corrective to political dysfunction which had…
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Jul
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Owners distraught as historic Nile houseboats are removed

Owners distraught as historic Nile houseboats are removed

NEWS
OWNERS of the Nile's famous houseboats in the heart of Egypt's capital are having their homes demolished and towed away as authorities impound what they say are unlicensed dwellings. The boats, many of them elegant two-story structures with verandas, have been moored for decades along the tree-lined banks of the Nile between the island of Zamalek and Giza, just west of central Cairo. They have featured in films and literature, such as Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz's novel Adrift on the Nile. Last week, owners of about 30 houseboats were served with notices saying that their boats would be impounded. Egypt's…
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Jul
08
2022
By The African Mirror
“Future for African gas is bright”

“Future for African gas is bright”

NEWS
AARON ROSS SENEGALESE President Macky Sall said there is growing international support for developing gas resources in Africa as part of the continent's energy transition. African leaders have bristled at pledges by Western countries to eliminate or reduce development financing in Africa for gas projects in the name of fighting climate change, even as those same countries tout gas as a "transition fuel" at home. On Wednesday, the European Parliament backed EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly. Gas is a fossil fuel that produces planet-warming emissions, but far less than coal.  "We need to…
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