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Sep
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Kenyan‌ ‌ex-sports‌ minister‌ ‌jailed for‌ ‌6 years‌ ‌

Kenyan‌ ‌ex-sports‌ minister‌ ‌jailed for‌ ‌6 years‌ ‌

NEWS
A Kenyan court has sentenced a former sports minister to six years in prison after finding him guilty over the siphoning of funds meant for athletes in the Brazil Olympics five years ago. Former National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC) official Stephen Soi and former Kenyan sports minister Hassan Wario look on during their sentencing for corruption charges in connection with the 2016 Rio Olympics funds, at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi The East African nation enjoyed its most successful Olympics in Rio, winning six gold medals, six silvers and one bronze in…
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Sep
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigerian jet kills civilians in pursuit of militants

Nigerian jet kills civilians in pursuit of militants

NEWS
NINE people were killed and 23 injured in a village in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State that was hit by an airstrike by the Nigerian air force, which is battling Islamist insurgents in the area, the state's emergency response agency has announced. The air force said earlier it may have killed and injured civilians while pursuing insurgents in Yobe and that it was investigating the incident. Earlier, an air force spokesman said a fighter jet responded to intelligence on suspicious movements of suspected insurgents from either the Boko Haram group or ISWAP on Wednesday and fired "some probing shots", killing and…
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Sep
17
2021
By The African Mirror
After killing Sahel Islamic State leader, France to hunt other chiefs

After killing Sahel Islamic State leader, France to hunt other chiefs

NEWS
JOHN IRISH and MICHEL ROSE FRENCH military forces have killed the leader of a West African affiliate of Islamic State by a drone strike in a "decisive blow" against the group and vowed to continue hunting down jihadist leaders to restore stability in the Sahel. Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi was the head of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), a jihadist group that broke away from other militants in Mali in 2015 when it pledged allegiance to Islamic State. Since then, ISGS militants have spread into neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger, carried out hundreds of deadly attacks on…
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Sep
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Somalia’s president suspends PM’s power to hire and fire officials

Somalia’s president suspends PM’s power to hire and fire officials

NEWS
SOMALIA’S President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has suspended the prime minister's power to hire and fire officials, he said in a statement, escalating a destabilising row in the Horn of Africa nation. Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. REUTERS/Feisal Omar The dispute between Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble, nominally over a murder investigation, marks an escalation of months of tension between them in a country riven by militant attacks and clan rivalries. "The prime minister violated the constitution," the president said in the statement, saying the suspension will last until the conclusion of elections later this year. There was…
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Sep
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt‌ ‌signs‌ ‌flurry‌ ‌of‌ ‌deals‌ ‌with‌ Libya’s‌ ‌unity‌ ‌government‌

Egypt‌ ‌signs‌ ‌flurry‌ ‌of‌ ‌deals‌ ‌with‌ Libya’s‌ ‌unity‌ ‌government‌

NEWS
EGYPT and Libya's unity government signed a series of cooperation agreements and several infrastructure contracts on Thursday as Cairo eyes reconstruction opportunities in its oil-rich neighbour. Though Libya's political prospects remain uncertain, the deals are the latest sign of Egypt's efforts to re-engage with Tripoli after years of siding with east Libya-based forces engaged in a conflict that split the country. Libya was a major market for Egyptian firms and workers before uprisings in both countries in 2011. The 14 memorandums of understanding, signed during a visit to Cairo by Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, cover sectors ranging from…
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Jan
30
2021
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 floods Zim hospitals

COVID-19 floods Zim hospitals

NEWS
MacDONALD DZIRUTWE WHEN Zimbabwe's rich and powerful get sick, they often go abroad in search of the best treatment money can buy; ousted President Robert Mugabe died in a hospital in Singapore in 2019. With travel curtailed by the coronavirus, that luxury is not available, exposing the elite to a truth the majority has long known: Zimbabwe's health system has been crumbling for years and is now struggling to cope with a spike in COVID-19 cases. Anger among overwhelmed medics is adding to broader public dissatisfaction with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who pledged an economic revival after he took over from…
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Jan
30
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Leave the Libyans alone’

‘Leave the Libyans alone’

NEWS
MICHELLE NICHOLS THE U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for thousands of foreign fighters and mercenaries to immediately leave Libya, with Guterres demanding that they "leave the Libyans alone." Libya has been divided since 2014 between the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in the capital Tripoli, in the country's west, and Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA). The rival administrations agreed a ceasefire in October, but have not pulled back. Haftar is supported by the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Russia, while the government is backed by Turkey. "The ceasefire is holding," Guterres told…
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Jan
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Somalia doesn’t want Kenyan forces

Somalia doesn’t want Kenyan forces

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH SOMALIA says it has lost confidence in Kenyan troops serving in an African Union (AU) peacekeeping force, in the latest sign of worsening relations between the two neighbours. The friction could strain cooperation in the campaign against the Islamist group al Shabaab in Somalia, where the Kenya Defence Forces provide about 3,600 troops to the AU force. Last month, Somalia cut diplomatic relations with Kenya after accusing it of meddling in its politics. It recalled its diplomats from Nairobi and ordered Kenya's diplomats to leave Mogadishu. The government had lost confidence in the "KDF's ability to support the…
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Jan
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Congo prime minister resigns

Congo prime minister resigns

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo's Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba resigned yesterday, the presidency said, a move that will enable President Felix Tshisekedi to rid the government of his predecessor's allies and push through his own policies. Democratic Republic of Congo's Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba. Picture: Alex Muamba/Flickr Ilunga, an ally of former President Joseph Kabila, stepped down after parliament passed a no-confidence motion on Wednesday, the latest in a series of political victories for Tshisekedi over Kabila in recent weeks. Ilunga "has just handed in his resignation," the presidency said on Twitter. "He said he had taken note of…
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Sep
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Inside Paris’ money spinning ‘Messi-economy’

Inside Paris’ money spinning ‘Messi-economy’

NEWS
RICHARD LOUGH  FOR Paris photographer Olivier Sanchez, there is only one story in town: the new life of Lionel Messi. Newspapers and magazines around the world harangue his Crystal Pictures agency for images of the Argentine footballer, his wife and children settling into the French capital a month after arriving. "Today, for me, it is Messi and no one else," he said. "Everybody wants a piece of him. He is king. Simple." When Messi's childhood club FC Barcelona announced they could not afford to keep the six-times Ballon d'Or winner, French club Paris St Germain (PSG) swooped. PSG agreed a…
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