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Sep
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Princess Charlene leaves SA hospital

Princess Charlene leaves SA hospital

NEWS
PRINCESS Charlene of Monaco has left hospital in South Africa following treatment for an ear, nose and throat infection, a spokeswoman for the principality's palace has announced.  The princess was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after fainting due to complications from the condition, which was however not a cause for concern, the palace had said. The princess, who swam for South Africa at the 2000 Olympic Games, married Monaco's ruler Prince Albert in 2011 in a lavish ceremony in the principality, a playground of the rich known for its Grand Prix car race and 19th century casino. The prince is…
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Jan
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Now for cannabis-infused drinks…

Now for cannabis-infused drinks…

NEWS
SOUTH African wine, cider and spirits company Distell will soon be able to offer cannabidiol-infused drinks after taking a 20% stake in cannabis wellness business RETHINK, it has announced. Distell's investment gives it access to RETHINK's brand and product range, which includes oils, capsules and teas made from cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical compound found in the cannabis plant that is gaining popularity for uses ranging from relaxation to skin care. CBD is one of a variety of compounds found in the cannabis plant but studies have found it does not cause a 'high' or produce effects that could lead to…
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Jan
20
2021
By The African Mirror
“The people want the fall of the regime”

“The people want the fall of the regime”

NEWS
PROTESTERS have rallied in Tunisia's capital after several nights of street violence, reviving the chant that rang a decade ago in a revolution that brought in democracy: "the people want the fall of the regime". Daytime protests in Tunis and some other cities demanding jobs, dignity and the release of detainees have followed clashes over recent nights between security forces and youths, as COVID-19 restrictions add to wider economic malaise. "The whole system must go... We will return to the streets and we will regain our rights and our dignity that a corrupt elite seized after the revolution," said Maher…
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Jan
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Uganda accuses U.S. envoy of subversion for trying to visit candidate

Uganda accuses U.S. envoy of subversion for trying to visit candidate

NEWS
UGANDA has accused the U.S. ambassador of seeking to subvert last week's presidential election by trying to visit the main opposition candidate at his home, which has been surrounded by security forces since the vote. Troops prevented pop star-turned-legislator Bobi Wine from leaving his house shortly after he returned from voting in Thursday's presidential election, in which he ran against incumbent Yoweri Museveni. Museveni, 76, who has been in power since 1986, was declared the winner of the poll with 59% of the vote against 35% for Wine, who became famous after years of singing about government corruption and nepotism,…
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Jan
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Violence create food crisis Mozambique

Violence create food crisis Mozambique

NEWS
MILITANT attacks that have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province have created a humanitarian crisis, according to the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP). "What is happening is nothing short of a food security and nutritional crisis," WFP spokesman Tomson Phiri told a U.N. briefing. "This is a humanitarian disaster." The attacks have forced 570,000 people to flee, Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said last month, saying he would defeat insurgents who stepped up attacks since pledging loyalty to Islamic State last year. Speaking ahead of a joint briefing by U.N. agencies…
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Sep
04
2021
By The African Mirror
What Africa’s super-rich wear, eat, drive

What Africa’s super-rich wear, eat, drive

NEWS
CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD AFRICA is now home to at least 130,000 US dollar millionaires and 22 US dollar billionaires, with enormous prospects for many more to join the list, according to Africa Wealth Report 2021. The fast-rising number of Africans flush with cash - largely youthful and adventurous - is resulting in continent-wide splurging on top-of-the-range cars, bespoke clothing and accessory brands as this group wines and dines in some of the world’s premium hotels, resorts, clubs and lounges. In the process, they are growing the continent’s luxury market - one which, while dominated by International brands, is seeing increasing…
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Jan
20
2021
By The African Mirror
France to pull some troops out of Sahel

France to pull some troops out of Sahel

NEWS
JOHN IRISH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron has opened the door to withdrawing some troops from Africa's Sahel region, saying France could "adjust" its operations after successes against Islamist militants and the arrival of more European forces. France, the former colonial power, has the West's largest military presence waging counter-insurgency operations in Mali and the wider Sahel, an arid region of west Africa just below the Sahara desert. Last year, Paris boosted its troop numbers for its Barkhane counter-terrorism operations by 600 to 5,100 soldiers. "The temporary reinforcements that I decided to deploy have enabled the Barkhane force to put in great…
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Sep
04
2021
By The African Mirror
African economies place bet on bullet trains

African economies place bet on bullet trains

NEWS
SETH ONYANGO, BIRD AFRICAN states are ramping up investment in rail infrastructure with billions of dollars earmarked for high-speed train networks to spur economic growth through the fast movement of people and goods. Currently, government-led spending is being retooled towards rail infrastructure upgrades to make the network greener, more efficient, reliable – and extremely fast. In 2018, Morocco trail-blazed for its African peers when it unveiled the continent’s first bullet train, LGV, with a top speed of up to 320 kph (199 mph) to connect the economic hubs of Tangier and Casablanca. Data from French railway firm SNCF shows the…
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Jan
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Factional risks hover as Libya’s U.N. peace process advances

Factional risks hover as Libya’s U.N. peace process advances

NEWS
LIBYANS working under a U.N. peace process on Tuesday agreed a mechanism to choose a new temporary government to oversee the run-up to elections late this year, in the hope that it can avoid being scuppered by factional rivalries. It follows weeks of negotiation after a political dialogue in Tunis in November among 75 Libyans, selected by the U.N. Libya mission, charted a roadmap towards elections but failed to agree on how to form an interim government. Libya has known little peace since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011, in an uprising backed by NATO, and has been split since…
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Jan
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Pandemic could be WHO’s Chernobyl moment for reform

Pandemic could be WHO’s Chernobyl moment for reform

NEWS
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY and KATE KELLAND THE COVID-19 pandemic could be the catalyst for much-needed reform of the World Health Organization just as the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 forced urgent changes at the U.N. nuclear agency, an independent review panel said on Tuesday. The panel, set up to investigate the global response to the coronavirus, said the WHO is underpowered, underfunded and required fundamental reform to give it the resources it needs to respond more effectively to deadly disease outbreaks. "We are not here to assign blame, but to make concrete recommendations to help the world respond faster and better…
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