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Dec
11
2020
By The African Mirror
Nigerian Shell employees orchestrated oil spills for own profit – Dutch TV

Nigerian Shell employees orchestrated oil spills for own profit – Dutch TV

NEWS
BART H MEIJER and ANTHONY DEUTSCH EMPLOYEES at Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian joint venture orchestrated damage to oil pipelines to profit from the money spent on clean-up operations, Dutch investigative TV programme Zembla has reported. Employees of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) recruited local youth to sabotage the pipelines and then hired them back as workers to clean up the mess, the report said, citing research by Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie. Shell's SPDC said it investigates all credible reports of misconduct and takes action where needed. "As of now, we are not aware of any staff or contractor…
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Sep
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya’s moment of danger in push for peace

Libya’s moment of danger in push for peace

NEWS
ANGUS McDOWALL  LYBIA’S best chance of peace in years is at risk of unravelling as factions tussle over looming national elections that were envisaged as a way to end a decade of chaotic division. As a cast of factional leaders position themselves for a presidential run, many Libyans are bracing for a return to violence whether the vote goes ahead as planned on December 24 or not. Already, the eastern commander Khalifa Haftar has paved the way for a campaign by handing his duties to an acolyte, while Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former dictator, has indicated he…
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Dec
11
2020
By The African Mirror
U.S. senators seek possible sanctions over Ethiopia conflict abuses

U.S. senators seek possible sanctions over Ethiopia conflict abuses

NEWS
TWO U.S. senators have called on their government to consider imposing sanctions on any political or military officials found responsible for human rights violations during a month of conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. The proposed resolution was introduced on Wednesday by Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat, and Senator Jim Risch, a Republican. It was the first such call by U.S. lawmakers since war between Ethiopian federal forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) broke out on Nov. 4. Senator Ben Cardi The conflict is thought to have killed thousands and displaced more than 950,000 people, according to United…
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Sep
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Rights groups demand release of Congo journalist over terrorism charges

Rights groups demand release of Congo journalist over terrorism charges

NEWS
HEREWARD HOLLAND RIGHT groups called on military authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday to release a journalist arrested on terrorism charges for the possession of a video showing the assassination of two U.N. sanctions monitors in 2017. Sosthene Kambidi, who works for Congolese news site Actualite.cd and sometimes with international news agencies, was arrested by the army prosecutor at a hotel in Kinshasa on Monday night, he said in a WhatsApp message to a Radio France International (RFI) journalist, which was shared with Reuters. Kambidi contributed to an investigation by RFI and Reuters in December 2017 which revealed…
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Sep
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Cinema returns to Somalia after decades

Cinema returns to Somalia after decades

NEWS
ABDIRAHMAN HUSSEIN DOZENS of Somalis posed for selfies and chattered excitedly in rows of red, plush seats as they waited for the start of their country's first movie screening in three decades. Among the crowd in the National Theatre was 24-year-old Kaif Jama, the writer and star of both films on the programme - the horror story "Hoos", about a single woman moving into an empty house, and a not-so-romantic comedy called "Date from Hell". "This means something for everyone including me. This is for every Somali who wants to make movies," Jama said, wearing a traditional Somali dress striped…
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Sep
24
2021
By The African Mirror
After fall of Bashir, Sudan closes door on Hamas

After fall of Bashir, Sudan closes door on Hamas

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ, NAFISA ELTAHIR and JOHN IRISH SUDANESE authorities have taken control of lucrative assets that for years provided backing for Hamas, shedding light on how the country served as a haven for the Palestinian militant group under former leader Omar al-Bashir. The takeover of at least a dozen companies that officials say were linked to Hamas has helped accelerate Sudan's realignment with the West since Bashir's overthrow in 2019. Over the past year, Khartoum has won removal from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism (SST) list and is on course for relief of more than $50 billion in debt.…
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Sep
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisian president has lost his legitimacy – parties

Tunisian president has lost his legitimacy – parties

NEWS
FOUR Tunisian parties have declared that President Kais Saied has lost his legitimacy and called for an end to what they called a coup after he took control of legislative and executive powers. Saied has said he would rule by decree and ignore parts of the constitution as he prepared to change the political system. Attayar, Al Jouhmouri, Akef and Ettakatol parties said in a joint statement that Saied's move enshrined an absolute power monopoly. Saied has held nearly total power since July 25 when he sacked the prime minister, suspended parliament and assumed executive authority citing a national emergency.…
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Sep
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Congo’s skaters feel reborn

Congo’s skaters feel reborn

NEWS
DJAFFAR AL KATANTY WHEN the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in May, Serge Makolo only had time to grab his roller skates and a fistful of medals before the magma swallowed his house on the outskirts of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Everything else was lost under the river of molten rock, including the skates, cones and helmets he used to train younger skaters, whom the 24-year-old calls "world champions of tomorrow." Makolo, a medallist at several local and regional meets, is eager to win more competitions so he can get money to rebuild his academy, whose recruits currently…
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Sep
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisia labour union rejects Saied power grab, widening opposition

Tunisia labour union rejects Saied power grab, widening opposition

NEWS
TAREK AMARA and ANGUS McDOWALL TUNIASIA’S influential labour union has rejected key elements of President Kais Saied's seizure of near total power and warned of a threat to democracy as opposition widened against a move his foes call a coup. Saied this week brushed aside much of the 2014 constitution, giving himself power to rule by decree two months after he sacked the prime minister, suspended parliament and assumed executive authority. The crisis has endangered the democratic gains that Tunisians won in a 2011 revolution that triggered the "Arab spring" protests and has also slowed efforts to tackle an urgent…
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Sep
24
2021
By The African Mirror
17 EU members support Tedros for WHO 2nd term

17 EU members support Tedros for WHO 2nd term

NEWS
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY TEDROS Adhanom Ghebreyesus has gained wide support for a second term as head of the World Health Organisation, formally nominated by at least 17 European Union members and backed by countries in other regions, according to diplomats. As the deadline for nominations elapsed, diplomats said that they were unaware of any other names being put forward, suggesting that Tedros will stand unopposed in the May election. Tedros, a former health and foreign minister of Ethiopia, elected as WHO's first African director-general in May 2017, has led the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He has steered the U.N.…
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