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Jul
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Ex-assistant arrested for CEO’s murder

Ex-assistant arrested for CEO’s murder

NEWS
NEW York police have made a major breakthrough in the murder investigation into the grisly death of Fahim Saleh, the co-founder and CEO of Nigeria’s motorcycle ride-sharing company Gokada. Police have arrested Saleh’s former executive assistant who has appeared in court and charged with the murder of his former boss. Tyresse Devon Haspil (21) has been charged with murder.  Saleh was found murdered and dismembered inside his 7th floor $2-million New York apartment. Sources have told The New York Daily News that Haspil murdered his boss after stealing $100,000 from him. Haspil, whose duties included handling Saleh’s finances and personal…
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Jul
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Kenya police arrest prison warden over rape of patient in COVID-19 quarantine

Kenya police arrest prison warden over rape of patient in COVID-19 quarantine

NEWS
KENYAN police arrested a prison warden accused of raping a female patient in a COVID-19 isolation facility he was meant to be guarding, a police report said on Friday. It was the latest in a string of incidents highlighting substandard conditions at some government-run coronavirus treatment centre in the East African country. The attack may add to fears overtreatment in government facilities that health experts have warned may deter Kenyans from coming forward to be tested for the new coronavirus. Earlier this year there were several breakouts from quarantine centre amid bitter complaints about inadequate food, water and hygiene from…
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Jul
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali PM apologises for security forces ‘excesses’ during protests

Mali PM apologises for security forces ‘excesses’ during protests

NEWS
MALI'S prime minister has apologised for "excesses" by security forces who opened fire last week on anti-government protesters but rejected opposition demands that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign. Last Friday, the latest in a series of mass protests in the capital Bamako against Keita turned violent, with security forces firing on protesters, some of whom had occupied state buildings. Clashes continued for several days, with at least 11 people killed in total, the government has said. "Unfortunately, there were excesses. What happened is very regrettable. We apologise for it," Prime Minister Boubou Cisse said in an interview with France 24…
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Jul
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Perils of the catwalk: African models warn of trafficking threat

Perils of the catwalk: African models warn of trafficking threat

NEWS
EMELINE WUILBERCQ and ELAS OHLEN  ALL eyes will be on the catwalk, but the model behind Ethiopia's first reality TV modelling competition hopes the show will also shine a spotlight on exploitation in the industry across Africa. While the #MeToo scandal highlighted widespread sex abuse in fashion, models and non-profits say women and girls pursuing a catwalk career face even greater dangers in developing nations. Delina Cleo - a model in her late twenties who created the 'Hidden Beauty of Ethiopia' show - wants to educate aspiring African models about risks from online scams to sex trafficking. "This industry can…
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Jul
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Villagers killed in central Mali as mediators seek to restore stability

Villagers killed in central Mali as mediators seek to restore stability

NEWS
ARMED men killed at least 12 villagers in central Mali, local officials have said, while in the capital Bamako West African mediators held talks on how to end a wave of protests against Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Several mass protests since early June have demanded Keita's resignation, accusing him, among other things, of failing to quash violence by jihadist groups and ethnic militias that has killed hundreds of civilians this year. In the latest attacks, armed men on motorbikes targeted seven villages inhabited by Dogon farmers in Mopti region, said Ali Dolo, the mayor of a nearby town. "Among…
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Jul
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Zindzi Mandela buried next to her mom and grandchildren

Zindzi Mandela buried next to her mom and grandchildren

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FRIENDS of the late struggle activist and diplomat Zindziswa "Zindzi" Mandela-Hlongwane held red roses and her coffin was carried over a red carpet in a poignant, emotional and dignified final farewell to her. Zindzi, who died this week, was buried today next to her mother, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her two grandchildren Zinawe and Zenani after a private funeral service at the Fourways Memorial Garden in Johannesburg. Zindzi was the youngest daughter of liberation icons Madikizela-Mandela and the great Nelson Mandela. She was buried a day before what would have been her father’s 102nd birthday. Her family disclosed…
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Jul
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Sisi says Egypt won’t stand idle in Libya if security is threatened

Sisi says Egypt won’t stand idle in Libya if security is threatened

NEWS
MAHMOUD MOURAD and OMAR FAHMY EGYPT will not stand idle in the face of any direct threat to Egyptian and Libyan security, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said after lawmakers allied to commander Khalifa Haftar urged Cairo to intervene militarily in Libya's civil war. Tribal leaders who flew in from Haftar's Benghazi stronghold told Sisi at a meeting in Cairo that they authorized him and the Egyptian army to intervene in their country to counter what they described as the "Turkish invasion and terrorism". The meeting, broadcast on state TV, illustrates the growing regional stakes in Libya, divided since 2014 between…
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Jul
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Tunisia protesters close main oil pumping station in the south

Tunisia protesters close main oil pumping station in the south

NEWS
TUNISIAN demonstrators shut an oil pumping station that feeds a coastal terminal on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests for jobs in the marginalized southern region of Tatouine, witnesses told Reuters. The move places further pressure on Tunisian leaders already struggling with political deadlock following the resignation on Wednesday of prime minister Elyes Fakhfakh and an attempt by several parties to oust parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi. Protesters are calling on the government to implement a 2017 deal to create jobs in oil companies and infrastructure projects to reduce unemployment now running at 30% in the region, one of the highest rates…
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Jul
17
2020
By The African Mirror
‘Great first step’ as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

‘Great first step’ as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

NEWS
BAN BARKAWI and RACHEL SAVAGE SUDAN's decision to lift the death penalty and flogging as punishment for gay sex was hailed by LGBT+ activists on Thursday as a promising sign after almost four decades of Islamist rule, with calls for prison sentences to be abolished as well. Others criticised the relaxation of the law in conservative Sudan, where a transitional government has promised to lead the country to democracy after the toppling last year of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, who had been in power since 1989. "These amendments are still not enough but they're a great first step for the transitional…
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Jul
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Gabon appoints first woman prime minister amid government shakeup

Gabon appoints first woman prime minister amid government shakeup

NEWS
GABON President Ali Bongo has promoted his defence minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, to prime minister, the first time a woman has held the role in the country. Ossouka Raponda, 56, is the sixth prime minister appointed since Bongo succeeded his father in 2009. Her first job is to form a new government after her predecessor, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, stepped down earlier in the day. She will take on two major challenges: declining oil production and prices, which have weighed on growth in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Central African country has registered nearly 6,000 cases to date.…
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