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Feb
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigerian police beat, arrest protesters

Nigerian police beat, arrest protesters

NEWS
ANGELA UKOMADU and SEUN SANNI NIGERIAN police beat and arrested demonstrators yesterday as a small group protested over the reopening of the site where activists denouncing police brutality were shot last year in the commercial capital, Lagos, Reuters witnesses said. Rights group Amnesty International and witnesses have said soldiers opened fire on protesters on Oct. 20, killing at least 12 people at a toll gate in the city's affluent Lekki district and another area. The military has denied shooting live rounds and the police have denied involvement. There was a heavy presence of armed police officers on Saturday at the…
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Jul
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Man accused of attempted assassination of Mali president dies in custody

Man accused of attempted assassination of Mali president dies in custody

NEWS
A man accused of attempting to stab Mali's interim President Assimi Goita last week has died in hospital while in the custody of security services, the government said in a statement. Goita, a special forces colonel who orchestrated two coups in the last year, escaped unharmed after the assailant tried to stab him during prayers at a mosque in the capital Bamako on Tuesday. Security agents threw a man into the back of a military pickup truck, video obtained by Reuters showed, as Goita was ringed by bodyguards. "During the investigations ... his state of health deteriorated," the statement said.…
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Feb
14
2021
By The African Mirror
First woman, first African: Meet the ‘troublemaker’

First woman, first African: Meet the ‘troublemaker’

NEWS
ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI NIGERIA'S Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – an elite economist who has confronted corruption and kidnappers at home and risen to the top ranks of the World Bank, is poised to become the first woman and first African in charge of policing global trade. Backed by U.S. President Joe Biden to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), the 66-year-old Harvard graduate was dubbed "troublemaker" by friends and foes alike in Nigeria for her vigour in championing the poor and fighting the good fight. It is a nickname the former finance minister was fond of. "It was a badge of honour. If…
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Jul
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisian democracy in crisis, president ousts govt

Tunisian democracy in crisis, president ousts govt

NEWS
TAREK AMARA and ANGUS McDOWALL TUNISIA faces its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze parliament in a move that appeared to be backed by the army but was labelled a coup by foes including influential Islamists. It follows months of deadlock and disputes between Saied, a political independent, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and a fragmented parliament as Tunisia has descended deeper into an economic crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, the head of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party which has played a role in successive coalitions,…
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Feb
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Ashley Judd uses tragedy to focus on DRC health needs

Ashley Judd uses tragedy to focus on DRC health needs

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER TOP Hollywood actress Ashley Judd, who broke her leg badly in an accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has diverted attention from herself to the millions in that country, who have to live with little or no health facilities.  Judd fell and fractured her leg while on a research mission in the DRC and had to endure over 55 hours of severe pain while she was moved from the rainforest to Kinshasa and finally to South Africa, where she underwent surgery. The actress did not only compliment the many Congolese who came to her rescue and…
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Feb
14
2021
By The African Mirror
How ethical are your Valentine’s Day chocolates?

How ethical are your Valentine’s Day chocolates?

NEWS
MATTHEW LAVIETES WITH sales set for a Valentine's Day boost, chocolate lovers and romantics concerned about ethical sourcing can take some heart from a new report. Leading chocolate makers have faced intense scrutiny over how they source their cocoa beans in recent years, and U.S.-based nonprofit Forest Trends said they are making progress to tackle human rights abuses like child labour and deforestation. But despite their efforts, much more remains to be done, from disclosing their results to cracking down on suppliers found to be falling short. Here's a look at how the world's largest chocolate makers are striving for…
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Jul
26
2021
By The African Mirror
At least six Cameroonian soldiers killed in raid by Islamist insurgents

At least six Cameroonian soldiers killed in raid by Islamist insurgents

NEWS
AT least six Cameroonian soldiers were killed and four wounded during an attack by Islamist insurgents on an army outpost in the far north of the country, according to the state broadcaster CRTV. The attack is the deadliest in recent months in northern Cameroon, which alongside neighbouring Nigeria and Chad, has been battling the Boko Haram militant group for years and, more recently, militants linked to Islamic State. "Our outpost in Sagme was attacked this morning around 4 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) by a horde of assailants. There were six to seven vehicles and motorcycles and some were on…
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Feb
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Youth rep quits panel on police brutality

Youth rep quits panel on police brutality

NEWS
ONE of the two youth members of a Lagos state panel investigating police brutality and the deadly shooting of protesters has resigned, she has written in a tweet. Rinu Oduala, 22, cited "undue intimidation of peaceful protesters" and the panel's recent vote to re-open Lekki Toll Gate, where the Oct. 20 shootings took place, before the panel concluded its investigation. "I will be stepping down from the Lagos Judicial Panel as it is now obvious that the government is only out to use us for performative actions," she said in a Tweet. A Lagos state government spokesman did not immediately…
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Jul
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Tributes to legendary African football expert

Tributes to legendary African football expert

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE African sports world is mourning the loss of one of its great, Cudjoe Amankwaa, who has passed on suddenly. Amankwaa, who was born in Ghana and lived in South Africa, was widely respected as a journalist and a football analyst.  His colleagues have paid warm and glowing tributes to Amankwaa, who, in his career worked for, among others, The Sowetan, the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Supersport. Carol Tshabalala, a Supersport journalist and presenter, said it was an honour to work with Amankwaa. “Your enthusiasm for the African game, kindness, and positive spirit will forever be…
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Jul
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Parents appeal for help for students stranded by war

Parents appeal for help for students stranded by war

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW THE parents of thousands of Ethiopian students stranded in the war-ravaged northern region of Tigray have appealed for help to evacuate them after the main university warned it could not feed them for much longer amid food and cash shortages. Mekelle University, which gets its budget from the federal government, posted a notice on its Facebook page on Thursday saying its bank accounts have been blocked and the federal government has not sent its funds for this year. It said it was running out of money to feed students and that from July 27 it would stop taking…
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