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Dec
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Lagos State rejects findings of ‘massacre’ of protesters

Lagos State rejects findings of ‘massacre’ of protesters

NEWS
LIBBY GEORGE NIGERIA’S Lagos State rejected findings by a judicial panel that security forces carried out a "massacre" of unarmed protesters last year, maintaining that only one person suffered a gunshot wound, according to a paper issued by the government this week. The judicial panel, which submitted its full report last month, was tasked with investigating October 2020 shootings that ended weeks of nationwide protests over police brutality and sparked the worst civil unrest in Nigeria since its return to civilian rule. A leaked copy of the report said the army fired live rounds at peaceful protesters in a "massacre"…
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Dec
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya court reinstates Gaddafi presidential bid

Libya court reinstates Gaddafi presidential bid

NEWS
A Libyan court has ruled that the son of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi could run for president, his lawyer said, as arguments intensified over the conduct of an election aimed at ending a decade of turmoil. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's appeal against disqualification for the December 24 vote was delayed for days as fighters blocked off the court, one of several incidents that may foreshadow wider election unrest. In another incident on Thursday, the elections commission said armed men had stormed five election centres in western Libya, stealing ballot cards. Analysts fear a contested vote, or one with clear violations,…
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Dec
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Omicron taking over in South Africa

Omicron taking over in South Africa

NEWS
PROMIT MUKHERJEE THE heavily mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly becoming dominant in South Africa, less than four weeks after being detected there, authorities have said, as other countries tightened their borders against the new threat. The United States identified its first case of the new variant in a fully vaccinated traveller who had returned from South Africa on November 22 and had mild symptoms, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said. Hours earlier, airlines in the United States had been told to hand over the names of passengers from parts of southern Africa hit by Omicron,…
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Dec
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Virgil Abloh honored in his final fashion collection show in Miami

Virgil Abloh honored in his final fashion collection show in Miami

NEWS
ARRIANA MCLYMORE and MIMOSA SPENCER LOUIS Vuitton honored Virgil Abloh at his last fashion collection show in Miami on Tuesday, just days after his sudden death prompted an outpouring of tributes for the industry's most high-profile black designer. Drones formed Abloh's initials and spelt out the words "Virgil was here" in the sky outside Miami's Marine Stadium where the memorial event was held. There was also a giant statue of Abloh. Chicago-based rapper Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi walked the runway before a live audience that included streetwear designer Don Crawley, known as Don C, Kim Kardashian and rapper ASAP Ferg,…
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Dec
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopian govt recaptures U.N. World Heritage site

Ethiopian govt recaptures U.N. World Heritage site

NEWS
ETHIOPIAN government forces and their regional allies have recaptured the town of Lalibela - a United Nations World Heritage Site - from Tigrayan forces, the prime minister's office has announced. Forces aligned with the Tigray People's Liberation Front had taken control of the town, in the Amhara region, in early August. "The historic town of Lalibela has been liberated and cleared off TPLF occupation," Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office said in a tweet. TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda could not be immediately reached for comment. Lalibela is home to ancient rock-hewn churches and a holy site for millions of Ethiopian Orthodox…
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Dec
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Disgraced Jammeh looms over Gambia election

Disgraced Jammeh looms over Gambia election

NEWS
PAP SAINE and EDWARD McALLISTER AT a pre-election rally last month, supporters of Gambia's main opposition coalition cheered the opening of the star attraction - a speech by former President Yahya Jammeh delivered over a crackly phone line from exile 2,000 miles away. "(President) Adama Barrow destroyed everything good I left for Gambians to benefit from - the hospitals, agriculture and education," Jammeh said to enthusiastic applause. "We should all unite and vote him out." Gambians go to the polls on Saturday and for the first time in 27 years Jammeh, who took power in a 1994 coup, will not…
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Dec
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigerian priest saves traditional artefacts from Christian converts

Nigerian priest saves traditional artefacts from Christian converts

NEWS
SEUN SANNI A Roman Catholic priest is collecting and saving hundreds of traditional pre-Christian religious artefacts in southeast Nigeria that new converts to Christianity had planned to burn. The collection includes carvings of pagan deities and masks, some of them more than a century old and considered central to the pre-Christian religion of the Igbo people, who traditionally believed them to be sacred and to have supernatural powers. But Christianity is now the dominant faith in the region and many converts burn their artefacts, which the churches say are associated with evil spirits. Reverend Paul Obayi, who is collecting the…
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Dec
02
2021
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s Eskom CEO sees end to crisis in shift from coal

South Africa’s Eskom CEO sees end to crisis in shift from coal

NEWS
ALEXANDER WINNING SOUTH African state power utility Eskom sees an opportunity to emerge from years of crisis by shifting from coal-fired power generation towards natural gas and renewables, its chief executive told Reuters. Eskom has implemented power cuts for more than a decade in Africa's most industrialised nation that have held back economic growth and deterred investment. It has roughly 400 billion rands ($25 billion) of debt that it services through regular government bailouts. "From the crisis that Eskom currently finds itself in – very poor plant performance, excessive debt – this contains the opportunity for us to really act…
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Dec
01
2021
By The African Mirror
29 Nigerian students die in boat tragedy

29 Nigerian students die in boat tragedy

NEWS
A boat carrying Nigerian students capsized in Kano state in northern Nigeria, killing at least 29, local officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The boat on the Watari dam was carrying roughly 40 students from an Islamic school, most of whom were under 18, and capsized around 5:30 local time Tuesday evening, a local government official said. Kano state fire service spokesperson Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi said rescuers had recovered 29 dead bodies. "What we know is that the boat was overloaded," Abdullahi said. Local government official Aminu Bello Gogori said seven students had been rescued and were receiving hospital treatment. Two…
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Dec
01
2021
By The African Mirror
EXCLUSIVE: Shell eyes return to Libya with oil, gas, solar investments

EXCLUSIVE: Shell eyes return to Libya with oil, gas, solar investments

NEWS
RON BOUSSO ROYAL Dutch Shell is considering a return to Libya with a plan to develop new oil and gas fields and infrastructure, as well as a solar project, two sources said, a decade after exiting the North African country because of unrest. The plan, details of which were seen by Reuters, marks a rare new oil and gas foray by the energy major as it seeks to cut fossil fuel investment and slash greenhouse gas emissions. In that strategy, Shell still needs some new projects to maintain output as reserves in existing oil and gas fields have rapidly fallen…
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