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Mar
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Double blow for South African Public Protector

Double blow for South African Public Protector

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER BELEAGUERED South African Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane suffered two blows yesterday when the Constitutional Court rejected her appeal and the National Assembly voted overwhelmingly to start an investigation into her fitness to hold office. Mkhwebane had approached the Constitutional Court - the highest court in SA - to appeal against a lower court decision that the Parliamentary probe could go on. Hours after the Constitutional Court decision, a total of 275 MPs - with 40 objections and one absention - parties voted to start an investigation into her. She is now the first head of a…
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Mar
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya’s unity govt takes office

Libya’s unity govt takes office

NEWS
LIBYA’S new unity government took office yesterday from two warring administrations that had ruled eastern and western regions, completing a smooth transition of power after a decade of violent chaos. Fayez al-Serraj, the presidency council head and prime minister in the outgoing Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, embraced his successor as premier Abdulhamid Dbeibeh as he gave up his powers. "I am here today consolidating the principles of democracy," he said at a brief ceremony. Dbeibeh's government, which emerged from talks involving the United Nations, was approved last week by the country's long-divided parliament. It is mandated to…
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Mar
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Three primary school teachers kidnapped in Nigeria

Three primary school teachers kidnapped in Nigeria

NEWS
GARBA MUHAMMAD GUNMEN on motorbikes stormed a primary school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kaduna and kidnapped three teachers but no children, a state official said yesterday, after the fifth school abduction in three months. It was the first attack on an elementary school in a wave of such attacks in which more than 700 people have been abducted since December. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna state's commissioner for internal security, said in a press briefing that Rema Primary School, in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, was attacked at around 8:50am (0750 GMT) on Monday. He said children fled as…
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Mar
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Tanzanians should be told about Magufuli’s health, opposition says

Tanzanians should be told about Magufuli’s health, opposition says

NEWS
AN opposition leader says Tanzanians have become fearful due to lack of information about the health of President John Magufuli, who has not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and citizens had the right to know about his condition. Speculation in East Africa is rife that Magufuli, 61, a vocal COVID-19 sceptic, is ill with the virus, though his vice president said on Monday that the country was safe and citizens should ignore rumours from outside the country. "It is important for the government to inform the public about the president's health to reduce ongoing fear," Zitto…
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Mar
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Sudan requests mediation over Ethiopian dam

Sudan requests mediation over Ethiopian dam

NEWS
SUDAN’S prime minister has written to the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States to formally request their mediation on the Nile water being used to fill Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Sudanese foreign ministry announced yesterday. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok expressed concern over Ethiopia's stated intention of adding more water to the reservoir behind the hydropower dam for a second year in letters sent on Saturday, the statement added. Sudan had already floated the idea of the four-party mediation with Egyptian support after an African Union-led mediation effort stalled.
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Mar
16
2021
By The African Mirror
West African court orders release of Maduro envoy in Cape Verde

West African court orders release of Maduro envoy in Cape Verde

NEWS
A West African court yesterday ordered Cape Verde to release Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who is wanted by U.S. authorities on charges of laundering money on behalf of Venezuela's government. Saab, who is close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was detained in Cape Verde last June when his plane stopped there to refuel. He faces extradition to the United States, which accuses him of violating U.S. sanctions. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court in Nigeria's capital Abuja ruled that Saab's detention was illegal because an Interpol red notice requesting his arrest was only issued the day…
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Mar
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Amazulu King to be buried tonight, by a select few men

Amazulu King to be buried tonight, by a select few men

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE King of South Africa’s 12-million Amazulu - Goodwill Zwelithini - will be laid to rest tonight in a special and secret burial, attended by a select group of a few men, in line with tradition, the royal house has confirmed. Prince Mangosutho Buthelezi, a spokesperson for the family, the burial will be held in line with King Zwelithini’s wishes as well as ancient tradition of the royal family. No media will be allowed at the burial. “As per His Majesty’s wishes, his mortal remains will be interred in a private burial. This will be done by…
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Mar
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya’s unity government sworn in

Libya’s unity government sworn in

NEWS
AYMAN AL-WARFALI LIBYA’S first unity government in years was sworn in yesterday in the eastern city of Tobruk, charged with unifying the country after years of violence and division and overseeing the run-up to national elections. The government, which emerged through a United Nations dialogue process and was ratified last week in a frontline city, is seen as providing Libya's best hope in years for an end to a decade of chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi. "I swear by God almighty to perform my duties with honesty and sincerity," said Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, taking the oath…
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Mar
15
2021
By The African Mirror
30 soldiers killed in four days in Nigeria

30 soldiers killed in four days in Nigeria

NEWS
ISLAMIST militants have killed about 30 government soldiers in a series of clashes in northeast Nigeria since Wednesday, military and civilian militia sources have revealed. Security across Nigeria has been deteriorating in recent months, including in the northeast. Four attacks claimed the lives of at least 27 soldiers and 10 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), including a unit head, the sources told Reuters. CJTF are local groups of armed men who protect the areas where they live, mainly against Islamist insurgents. They are not members of the military but often fight alongside soldiers. Neither Army nor defence…
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Mar
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Survivors recall trauma of blast which killed 105

Survivors recall trauma of blast which killed 105

NEWS
JESUS Nguema Nguema spent 12 desperate hours waiting for news of his family after a series of explosions on March 7 in Equatorial Guinea's city of Bata destroyed his neighbourhood while his children were at home. One week on from the blasts that killed at least 107 and wounded hundreds, the father-of-seven, who was not at his home at the time of the blasts, recalled his relief. "By some miracle, my children were able to get out of the furnace and save themselves," he said, describing how the shockwave caused a fire that tore through the apartment building where he…
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