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Mar
11
2021
By The African Mirror
At least 39 die as two migrant boats sink

At least 39 die as two migrant boats sink

NEWS
AT least 39 migrants died when two boats sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Tunisian defence ministry said yesterday. The coastguard rescued 165 others, and searches for more survivors are still ongoing off the coast of Sfax, ministry spokesman Mohamed Zekri said. All the dead migrants were from sub-Saharan Africa, he added. The coastline near the Tunisian port city of Sfax has become a major departure point for people fleeing conflict and poverty in Africa and the Middle East and seeking a better life in Europe. In 2019, about…
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Mar
11
2021
By The African Mirror
UK to return stolen $5.8 million to Nigeria

UK to return stolen $5.8 million to Nigeria

NEWS
BRITAIN has agreed to send to Nigeria 4.2 million pounds ($5.84 million) recovered from a former state governor who was jailed for laundering money in Britain, the two countries have announced. James Ibori, who was governor of southern oil-producing Delta State from 1999 to 2007, pleaded guilty at London's Southwark Crown Court in 2012 to 10 counts of fraud and money-laundering. He received a 13-year sentence. The 4.2 million pounds was stolen by Ibori and his associates but retrieved through operations led by British law enforcement agencies, who identified assets bought in Britain with illicit funds, the Foreign Office said…
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Mar
10
2021
By The African Mirror
One in three women endure physical or sexual violence – WHO

One in three women endure physical or sexual violence – WHO

NEWS
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY NEARLY one in three women worldwide is subjected to physical or sexual violence during her lifetime, pervasive criminal behaviour that has increased during the pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The U.N. agency urged governments to prevent violence, improve services for victims and tackle economic inequalities that often leave women and girls trapped in abusive relationships. Boys should be taught in school about the need for mutual respect in relationships and mutual consent in sex, WHO officials said. "Violence against women is endemic in every country and culture, causing harm to millions of women and their…
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Mar
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Meet SA’s 1st female black helicopter pilot

Meet SA’s 1st female black helicopter pilot

NEWS
PROMIT MUKHERJEE SOUTH Africa's first Black female helicopter pilot Refilwe Ledwaba has some words of advice for anyone who fears discrimination will prevent them from achieving their dreams. Instead of focusing on those who seek to do you down, find some of the many people who would be happy to see you doing what you love and join forces with them. Growing up in apartheid South Africa with six siblings and a single, working mother, Ledwaba was very close to her local community but under no illusions about the outside world. "When you are a female and a Black person,…
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Mar
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Saudi Australian extradition case starts

Saudi Australian extradition case starts

NEWS
A Moroccan court has began hearing the extradition case of a Saudi-Australian national whose wife fears he may face torture and even death if sent to Saudi Arabia. Osama al-Hasani was arrested on Feb. 8 when he arrived in the Moroccan city of Tangier, where he was planning to join his wife and four-month-old baby. "I call on Moroccan authorities to release my innocent husband ... If he is extradited to Saudi Arabia, I am afraid he would face a fate similar to that of (Jamal) Khashoggi," his wife Hanae said, referring to the journalist killed by Saudi agents in…
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Mar
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisian gets 10 years for corruption

Tunisian gets 10 years for corruption

NEWS
A Tunisian court has sentenced Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, to ten years in jail for corruption, the state-run news agency TAP has reported. The court also sentenced Sami Fehri, the owner of El Hiwar TV, to eight years in prison in the same case. The court fined the two men 40 million dinars ($14.51 million) for using state television resources for the benefit of a private company and transferring advertising revenues to their company.
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Mar
10
2021
By The African Mirror

Senegal leader calls for more protests

NEWS
DIADIE BA SENEGAL opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has called for more protests against President Macky Sall after being indicted and released on bail over a rape charge that has sparked violent unrest across the country. Sonko's release was cheered by participants in the protests that have buffeted one of West Africa's most stable democracies in the past week, leaving at least eight dead in clashes with police, according to rights group Amnesty International. After being freed, Sonko asked supporters to continue demonstrations, but emphasised they should be peaceful. "We are not asking the people to go and unseat Macky Sall,"…
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Mar
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Issoufou wins $5 million African leadership prize

Issoufou wins $5 million African leadership prize

NEWS
NIGER President Mahamadou Issoufou has won the 2020 Mo Ibrahim prize for African political leadership by fostering economic progress while joining in regional efforts to tackle the Islamist militant threat. He is the sixth head of state in Africa to win the $5 million award, to be paid out over 10 years, and the first since Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2017. The prize, founded by Sudanese telecoms tycoon Mo Ibrahim, was not awarded between 2018 and 2020 due to a lack of suitable candidates. Issoufou, who was first elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2016, has distinguished himself by…
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Mar
09
2021
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s Eskom CEO to be probed for racism

South Africa’s Eskom CEO to be probed for racism

NEWS
SOUTH Africa's struggling state utility Eskom today announced that its board of directors would investigate an allegation of racism levelled against Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter. De Ruyter has been leading efforts to improve Eskom's financial and operational performance for more than a year. The allegation against de Ruyter was made by suspended Chief Procurement Officer Solly Tshitangano and raised at a parliamentary committee meeting last week, after which Eskom's board issued a statement in support of the company's executive management. Reuters sought comment from de Ruyter via Eskom's spokesman. The spokesman said de Ruyter had never been accused of…
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Mar
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Billionaire to be crowned new head of African football

Billionaire to be crowned new head of African football

NEWS
MARK GLEESON SOUTH African billionaire mining magnate Patrice Motsepe will be crowned the new head of African football later this week in a tame end to tumultuous weeks of campaigning The 59-year-old Motsepe, ranked by Forbes among the richest men on the continent, has been anointed as the new Confederation of African Football (CAF) president after a deal brokered by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. The last impediment to his coronation, which will come at the CAF Congress in Rabat on Friday, was removed on Monday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on CAF President Ahmad Ahmad…
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