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Sep
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Burkina Faso gold convoy attacked

Burkina Faso gold convoy attacked

NEWS
GUNMEN attacked a convoy of Iamgold Corp vehicles travelling to the Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso, wounding one police officer before being repelled by the convoy's security detail, the Canadian mining company said. Following the attack, Iamgold has suspended convoys to and from Essakane, which is the company's biggest operating mine and is near the border with Niger. Assailants fired on the vehicles from several hundred metres away and retreated after a brief firefight with security personnel. No passengers were hurt and the police officer is in a stable condition, the statement issued on Tuesday said. "After analysis of…
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Feb
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Votes for Libya’s interim presidency council

Votes for Libya’s interim presidency council

NEWS
EMMA FARGE and ANGUS McDOWALL PARTICIPANTS in U.N. Libya talks in Switzerland have cast votes on for a new national presidency council to create a transitional government to oversee national elections in December, although no immediate winners emerged. Candidates included the head of Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and Osama Juwaili, a military commander in the west. The candidates for the three-person council must now consult with others to form regional lists which include nominees for prime minister before voting can resume. Attempts to form a temporary government by the talks' 75 participants, chosen by the U.N. last…
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Sep
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Rwandan justice minister fired

Rwandan justice minister fired

NEWS
RWANDA’S President Paul Kagame has removed the justice minister but made him ambassador to Britain amid international scrutiny over the trial of Paul Rusesabagina, the hotelier credited with saving many lives during the 1994 genocide. A government statement gave no reason for the dismissal of Johnston Busingye, who had served as justice minister and attorney general since 2013. Busingye was appointed Rwanda's ambassador to Britain, the statement said. Kagame did not immediately name a new justice minister. Requests for comment to government spokespeople and the presidency office were not answered. Rusesabagina was hailed as hero after he used his connections…
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Feb
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Congo senators move to oust Kabila ally

Congo senators move to oust Kabila ally

NEWS
HEREWARD HOLLAND A majority of senators in the Democratic Republic of Congo filed a petition to oust the leader of the upper house of parliament on Tuesday, the latest move by allies of President Felix Tshisekedi to weaken his predecessor's lingering power. In recent months, Tshisekedi has chipped away at the influence of former President Joseph Kabila, with whom he had an awkward political alliance following a disputed 2018 election. A longtime opponent of Kabila, who governed from 2001-2019, Tshisekedi won office by beating Kabila's chosen successor in a vote observers said another opposition candidate had won. However, the new…
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Sep
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Kebby Maphatsoe’s deathbed wishes revealed

Kebby Maphatsoe’s deathbed wishes revealed

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ON his deathbed, Kebby Maphatsoe, the ANC MP and former deputy minister who died at his Johannesburg home, gave instructions of who should speak at his funeral. Maphatsoe’s final instructions were revealed today by his brother Joseph, who also disclosed that the former leader of the disbanded Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) did not die from COVID-19-related illness but suffered a cardiac arrest. “He was resting in his bedroom and his wife brought him food. He said he was still ok and would eat after an hour. When the wife came back later, he looked…
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Feb
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt receives first vaccine

Egypt receives first vaccine

NEWS
EGYPT received its first 50,000-dose shipment of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine this week as part of its programme to vaccinate health workers, the cabinet said yesterday. The cabinet was confirming reports in the local media, which had reported that the consignment arrived on Sunday. State newspaper Al Ahram said Egypt had signed a contract for 20 million AstraZeneca shots from India, although the cabinet statement made no mention of the total order size. Egypt received its first shipment of vaccines developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in December and began vaccinating frontline medical staff against COVID-19 on January 24…
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Sep
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Black rhino, sable antelope, at risk

Black rhino, sable antelope, at risk

NEWS
KENYA’S black rhinos, sable antelope and three other species are critically endangered, while nine more species including lions, elephants and cheetahs are endangered, the government said, citing the threat from an expanding human population. The East African nation conducted a three-month survey of its wildlife from May to July, the first time it has conducted such an exercise aimed at informing its conservation policies. In its report, released late on Tuesday, the government said conservation efforts were facing a threat from an expanding population which is encroaching on the spaces reserved for wildlife. Human activities such as farming and construction…
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Sep
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Buhari sacks power and farming ministers

Buhari sacks power and farming ministers

NEWS
FELIX ONUAH NIGERIAN President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the ministers for power and agriculture, in a rare cabinet reshuffle, citing the need to improve economic management and the delivery of public services. Saleh Mamman was replaced as power minister by Abubakar Aliyu, the minister of state for works and housing, while Mohammed Sabo Nanono was replaced as agriculture minister by Mohammad Abubakar, his counterpart at the environment ministry. Buhari told a cabinet meeting the sackings were a result of a process of "independent and critical self-review", according to a statement from his spokesperson. "These significant review steps have helped to identify…
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Sep
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigerian states limit fuel sales, markets to curb insecurity

Nigerian states limit fuel sales, markets to curb insecurity

NEWS
FOUR states in northwestern Nigeria have implemented limits on fuel sales, weekly markets and movements via motorbikes in an effort to curb banditry. Katsina, Niger, Zamfara and Kaduna have each put in place restrictions this week, such as bans on fuel sales in jerry cans and transporting firewood across the state, to stop armed gangs who frequently travel by motorbike, camp out in forests and who have kidnapped hundreds of people in recent months. "Government has condemned in strong terms the degree of carnage and mayhem bandits and kidnappers are causing to some parts of the state and reiterated its…
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Sep
01
2021
By The African Mirror
TV host iced for asking guest to simulate rape

TV host iced for asking guest to simulate rape

NEWS
A television presenter in Ivory Coast has been suspended for 30 days after he invited a convicted rapist onto his prime-time show and asked him to simulate a rape using a mannequin. Ivory Coast's independent communications council announced the suspension of popular presenter Yves de Mbella, saying in a statement that the segment used obscene language, condoned rape and attacked the dignity of women. The Nouvelle Chaine Ivoirienne private television station apologised for airing it and cancelled the final episode of this particular show which had been scheduled for Friday. "I'm sincerely sorry to have shocked everyone while trying to…
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