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Nov
03
2025
By The African Mirror
Trump threatens unprecedented military assault on Nigeria over unsubstantiated Christian persecution claims

Trump threatens unprecedented military assault on Nigeria over unsubstantiated Christian persecution claims

NEWS
IN an extraordinary escalation that would mark the first American military invasion of an African nation in the modern era, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to launch a "fast, vicious, and sweet" military strike against Nigeria, offering no evidence to support his allegations of widespread Christian persecution. The shocking declaration, delivered via Truth Social, demands that Africa's largest economy and most populous nation, home to more than 200 million people, immediately crack down on what Trump characterised as Islamic terrorism, or face American forces coming in "guns-a-blazing" to "completely wipe out" militants. Trump announced the immediate termination of all…
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Nov
03
2025
By The African Mirror
Race against time: search intensifies for 30 missing in Kenya landslide as death toll reaches 22

Race against time: search intensifies for 30 missing in Kenya landslide as death toll reaches 22

NEWS
RESCUE teams are battling relentless rain and treacherous terrain in a desperate search for more than 30 people still unaccounted for following a catastrophic landslide that has killed at least 22 in Kenya's western Rift Valley. The disaster, which struck the Chesongoch area during the country's short rainy season, has left rescue workers in a race against time as continuous rainfall threatens both recovery efforts and the safety of search teams deployed across the devastated landscape. The Kenyan government has deployed military and police forces, including helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, to reach communities cut off by the mudslide that destroyed…
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Nov
03
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Pope calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan as death toll surpasses 150,000

Pope calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan as death toll surpasses 150,000

NEWS
POPE Leo XIV issued an urgent appeal Sunday for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access to Sudan, where more than 150,000 people have been killed in a conflict that has devastated the nation and plunged millions into crisis. Speaking during his weekly Angelus address, the pontiff condemned the "indiscriminate violence against women and children, attacks on unarmed civilians, and serious obstacles to humanitarian action" that are inflicting what he called "unacceptable suffering" on a population already ravaged by months of brutal warfare. The Pope's appeal comes as militias reportedly commit grave atrocities in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North…
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Nov
03
2025
By ZEENAT HANSROD
Madagascar’s Gen Z uprising, as told by three young protesters

Madagascar’s Gen Z uprising, as told by three young protesters

NEWS
“My own personal experience of Gen Z Madagascar was very distressing and freeing at the same time,” said  26-year-old Rocks, one of the driving forces behind the movement. “I felt like I was sending people to their deaths as we were being gassed, shot at, brutalised and arrested by the police. I cried so much until the military joined us,” he told RFI. Young people began demonstrations in the capital, Antananarivo and five major cities on 25 September. Angered by incessant power outages and chronic water shortages, they demanded that then-president Andry Rajoelina step down. The gendarmes intervened, and at least 24 people were…
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Nov
01
2025
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Culinary delights spice up African trade, tourism

Culinary delights spice up African trade, tourism

NEWS
VISITORS at the AfroGastro Festival swallowed morsels of fufu and watched chefs from 12 African and diaspora nations plate modern twists of jollof rice in Accra this October. The air was thick with the scent of roasted plantain, sizzling suya, and palm wine cocktails, while drummers and DJs kept up a rhythm that turned dining into performance. Pop-up kitchens lined the festival grounds, each stall a snapshot of Africa’s culinary map, from coastal spice blends to inland stews and grilled delicacies. More than a celebration of flavour, the event offered a glimpse into a new tourism strategy, one that treats…
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Nov
01
2025
By SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
DNA testing inspiring more American celebs to visit Africa

DNA testing inspiring more American celebs to visit Africa

NEWS
AFRICA’S cultural and tourism economy is experiencing a surge in interest from the global diaspora, driven by a booming ancestry testing market that is guiding a wave of celebrity-led homecomings. New figures from market analysts show that the global DNA testing industry—valued at over $10 billion by 2022, according to Grand View Research—is catalysing a profound “roots movement.” AncestryDNA market alone now accounts for one-tenth of the total. Thousands, including high-profile celebrities, are using DNA results to bridge historical divides and reconnect with their African heritage. This trend is translating into tangible economic impact. Tourism boards from Ghana to Nigeria…
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Nov
01
2025
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
South Africa’s energy transition goes big

South Africa’s energy transition goes big

NEWS
PRETORIA’S R2.23 trillion (approx. $128 billion USD) Integrated Resource Plan 2025 sets out to halve the country’s reliance on coal and add more than 100 gigawatts of new clean power, which is more than double its current clean energy capacity, by 2039. The blueprint marks one of the country’s most ambitious energy overhauls in decades and would yield jobs and boost its energy sovereignty. While unveiling the plan in late October, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa referred to it as “the biggest investment programme of the post-apartheid era,” adding that the government will “add 105 gigawatts of new…
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Oct
31
2025
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Million-Rand corruption web: explosive claims rock Madlanga Commission in SA

Million-Rand corruption web: explosive claims rock Madlanga Commission in SA

NEWS
THE walls of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria reverberated with explosive allegations on Thursday as a police detective, shrouded in anonymity for his own protection, painted a damning portrait of corruption reaching the highest echelons of South Africa's law enforcement. In testimony that could shake the foundations of the criminal justice system, the officer known only as "Witness C" detailed a web of alleged million-rand kickbacks, criminally funded political campaigns, and a businessman who claimed to have bought influence at the very top of the police service. At the centre of the storm stands suspended Deputy National Police…
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Oct
31
2025
By STAFF REPORTER
Nigeria uses digital tools to suppress citizens, expert warns

Nigeria uses digital tools to suppress citizens, expert warns

NEWS
NIGERIA’S government is deploying digital technology to control and repress its citizens, according to a researcher who has studied the trend across Africa. Chibuzo Achinivu, a visiting assistant professor of political science at Vassar College, said local conflicts and development needs are driving the Nigerian government's adoption of digital authoritarianism technologies, while foreign suppliers are motivated by economic gain and regional influence. "Digital authoritarianism is a new way governments are trying to control citizens using digital and information technology," Achinivu wrote Tuesday in The Conversation. "It is a growing concern for advocacy groups and those interested in freedom and democracy."…
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Oct
31
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
TANZANIA BURNS: A democracy dies in daylight

TANZANIA BURNS: A democracy dies in daylight

NEWS
THE smoke rises black and defiant over Dar es Salaam, curling into the East African sky like a question mark written in ash. The question is simple, ancient, and now urgent: Who owns Tanzania? On the streets where hundreds set polling stations alight on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the answer is being written not in ballots but in blood and fire. This is a nation at war with itself - or more precisely, at war with a government that citizens believe has stolen their democracy in broad daylight. President Samia Suluhu Hassan's two biggest challengers were excluded from the presidential…
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