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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Equatorial Guinea VP loses graft appeal

Equatorial Guinea VP loses graft appeal

NEWS
FRANCE’S highest appeal court has upheld a guilty verdict against the son of Equatorial Guinea's president for embezzlement, paving the way for the potential return of tens of millions of dollars to the country's people. Teodoro Obiang Mangue, who is also the vice president of the Gulf of Guinea nation, was handed a three-year suspended sentence and a 30 million euro ($33 million) fine at the end of his trial in absentia in 2020. Luxury assets seized in France during the investigation were ordered to be confiscated. Transparency International, which was party to the case, has estimated that the seized…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror

Suspected Islamists kill 10 people in DRC

NEWS
ERIKAS MWISI KAMBALE and EMMA FARGE MEN armed with knives, machetes and pick-axes killed 10 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a witness and a local rights group said yesterday, blaming an Islamist militia. Killings by armed groups more than doubled last year, according to the United Nations. In late 2019 the Congo army began a campaign to eliminate the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan militia that has been operating in the vast country since the 1990s. The ADF has responded with a rash of retaliatory massacres of civilians. "We are…
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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Economic woes set stage for Tunisian crisis’

‘Economic woes set stage for Tunisian crisis’

NEWS
JIHED ABIDELLAOUI IN the tourist bazaar in the Old City of Tunis, embroidered scarves, clay pots and ornaments spill out from store fronts into the narrow alleyways. But few people are browsing, reflecting the misfortunes that have afflicted Tunisia's vital tourist industry for years. The inactivity highlights the economic stagnation that has soured many Tunisians on democracy, setting the stage for the country's worst political crisis since a popular uprising toppled veteran autocrat Zine El-Abidine a decade ago. Sitting on a stool surrounded by intricately decorated mirrors, plates and boxes, store-owner Monther charts the start of the economic troubles to…
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Feb
16
2021
By The African Mirror
New WTO head’s warning on ‘vaccine nationalism’

New WTO head’s warning on ‘vaccine nationalism’

NEWS
ANDREA SHALAL THE World Trade Organization's incoming chief has warned against "vaccine nationalism' that would slow progress in ending the COVID-19 pandemic and could erode economic growth for all countries - rich and poor. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told Reuters her top priority was to ensure the WTO does more to address the pandemic, saying members should accelerate efforts to lift export restrictions slowing trade in needed medicines and supplies. The former Nigerian finance minister and senior World Bank executive was appointed yesterday in a consensus process and starts her new job on March 1. "The WTO can contribute so much more…
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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Youths block Djibouti, Addis Ababa road, rail link

Youths block Djibouti, Addis Ababa road, rail link

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI and MAGGIE FICK ETHIOPIA’S Somali region has revealed that a vital road and rail trade artery linking the landlocked capital of Addis Ababa to the sea port of Djibouti was blocked by youths angered by a deadly militia attack on their region. Around 95% of imports into the nation of around 110 million people are transported via that corridor, according to a 2018 study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Reuters could not independently verify the reported blockage. The Ethiopian prime minister's office and authorities in Djibouti could not immediately be reached for comment. Somali…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s president nominates new head of anti-graft agency

Nigeria’s president nominates new head of anti-graft agency

NEWS
NIGERIA's president nominated a career employee to head the country's anti-graft agency after the previous chief was ousted amid corruption allegations, his office has announced. Abdulrasheed Bawa President Muhammadu Buhari's nomination of Abdulrasheed Bawa, a regional head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), comes seven months after he suspended previous chief Ibrahim Magu amid allegations that he had diverted funds recovered by the agency into private pockets. The EFCC is tasked with investigating and prosecuting graft in Africa's largest oil exporter and its biggest economy, which has grappled with endemic corruption for decades. If confirmed by the Senate,…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Thousands protest in Algeria

Thousands protest in Algeria

NEWS
THOUSANDS of people demonstrated yesterday in the Algerian town of Kherrata to voice support for the Hirak protest movement that ousted Algeria's veteran president in 2019 before the COVID-19 crisis forced it off the streets last year. More than 5,000 protesters chanted: "A civilian state, not a military state" and "The gang must go" as they waved Algerian flags. Tuesday's protest was held to mark the second anniversary of the start of demonstrations in 2019, which began in Kherrata, east of the capital Algiers, before spreading across the country. "We came to revive the Hirak that was stopped for health…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
C.A.R war crimes: Suspects plead not guilty

C.A.R war crimes: Suspects plead not guilty

NEWS
STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERG TWO men accused of leading Christian-dominated militias in widespread attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) yesterday rejected all charges against them at the start of their trial at the International Criminal Court. Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, a former African soccer executive whom prosecutors say was a senior leader of the so-called anti-Balaka militias in 2013 and 2014, and Alfred Yekatom, also known as "Rambo", pleaded not guilty to charges relating to attacks on Muslim civilians. "I do not recognise myself at all in the charges against me, I am not guilty," Ngaissona, 53, said. The…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
More soldiers sent into the Sahel

More soldiers sent into the Sahel

NEWS
MADJIARA NAKO and MICHEL ROSE FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron ruled out an immediate reduction of French troops battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa on Tuesday, saying a rushed exit would be a mistake. Macron said he was pushing back a decision on a troop reduction after a virtual summit of the five Sahel countries and their allies, during which Chad announced the deployment of 1,200 troops to complement 5,100 French soldiers in the area. "Significant changes will undoubtedly be made to our military system in the Sahel in due course, but they will not take place…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt to reopen embassy in Libya

Egypt to reopen embassy in Libya

NEWS
EGYPT is planning to reopen its embassy in Libya's capital for the first time in six years, according to Libyan officials and security sources, marking a shift to a more conciliatory approach to western Libya-based factions. The planned reopening, which a visiting Egyptian delegation discussed in Tripoli on Monday and Tuesday, comes as a new interim government is set to be formed in the latest U.N.-brokered effort to unite rival camps in east and west Libya. In recent years Egypt has been one of the most prominent backers of eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar, whose Libyan National Army (LNA) waged…
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