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Feb
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Unified cabinet proposed for Libya

Unified cabinet proposed for Libya

NEWS
LIBYA’S designated prime minister, chosen via a U.N.-facilitated process last month, has proposed a unified government to the country's divided parliament as part of a peace plan. The new government is intended to replace Libya's two rival administrations and oversee the run-up to national elections planned for December in a roadmap to end years of chronic chaos and violence. However, designated premier Abdulhamid Dbeibeh is not expected to announce the names of ministers after a process of intense negotiations over recent weeks to form a government that could win acceptance across front lines. Libya, a major North African oil and…
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Jul
24
2021
By The African Mirror
S. African women risk assault to reach work as taxi violence surges

S. African women risk assault to reach work as taxi violence surges

NEWS
KIM HARRISBERG SOUTH African language tutor Debbie Odumuko has already survived a shootout in a grocery store since fighting between rival taxi drivers resurfaced in Cape Town in early July. But walking alone at night alongside the highway to get home now that most taxis have stopped running has left her equally terrified of being assaulted. Getting to and from work has become risky for Odumuko, 49, but the thought of staying home and not being able to feed her four children kept her up at night as she lay in bed listening to gunshots fired between taxi gangs. "I…
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Jul
24
2021
By The African Mirror
U.S. military carries out second strike in Somalia

U.S. military carries out second strike in Somalia

NEWS
THE U.S. military said it carried out an airstrike yesterday against al Shabaab militants in Somalia, in the second such action this week. The Pentagon said the strike took place in the vicinity of Galmudug, Somalia, and emphasized that no U.S. forces were accompanying Somali troops during the operation. It came just three days after a similar U.S. strike targeting the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group, which is seeking to topple the Somali government and impose its strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law. "U.S. forces are authorized to conduct strikes in support of combatant commander designated partner forces under collective self-defense,"…
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Jul
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Fire caused environmental damage

Fire caused environmental damage

NEWS
SOUTH African authorities have revealed that around 1,600 chemicals were stored at a warehouse of India's UPL Ltd when it was razed during violent looting last week, causing potentially harmful air emissions and a greenish-tinged effluent to seep into a protected lagoon. The warehouse was one of hundreds of businesses attacked and looted in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng provinces in some of the worst violence in the post-apartheid era, sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma on July 7 for contempt of court. First noticed in the early hours of July 13, the fire was only completely doused…
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Jul
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Sierra Leone abolishes death penalty

Sierra Leone abolishes death penalty

NEWS
SIERRA Leone's parliament has voted unanimously to repeal the death penalty more than two decades after the West African country carried out its last execution. President Julius Maada Bio is expected to soon sign the bill into law, which will make Sierra Leone the 23rd African country to abolish capital punishment. The bill also gives judges additional discretion when issuing sentences, which opponents of capital punishment say is particularly important in cases where the person convicted is a victim of sexual violence. Sierra Leone has observed a moratorium on executions since 1998, but prisoners sentenced to death still live separately…
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Jul
24
2021
By The African Mirror
French citizen among six held over plan to kill Madagascar president -minister

French citizen among six held over plan to kill Madagascar president -minister

NEWS
LOVASOA RABARY A French citizen is among six people arrested on suspicion of involvement in a plot to kill Madagascar's president, the Indian Ocean island's public security minister said, and a second official said the president's security had been tightened. "One of the arrested people is French, two of them are bi-national - Malagasy and French. The three others are Malagasy," Rodellys Fanomezantsoa Randrianarison told a news conference late on Thursday. Madagascar's attorney general said on Thursday police had arrested the six following what officials said was a months-long investigation. Patrick Rajoelina, an adviser to President Andry Rajoelina, told Reuters…
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Jul
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Cyber attack disrupts major SA port operations

Cyber attack disrupts major SA port operations

NEWS
ZANDI SHABALALA and TANISHA HEIBERG A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town, according to an email seen by Reuters. Durban, the busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, was also affected, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Cape Town Harbour Carriers Association said in an email to members, seen by Reuters: "Please note that the port operating systems have been cyber-attacked and there will be no movement of cargo until the system is restored." Transnet's official website was down on Thursday showing an error message. Transnet, which operates major…
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Jul
23
2021
By The African Mirror
UK sanctions African leader over “lavish lifestyle” spending

UK sanctions African leader over “lavish lifestyle” spending

NEWS
BRITAIN has sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea's president for misappropriating millions of dollars which London said was spent on luxury mansions, private jets and a $275,000 glove worn by Michael Jackson. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Teodoro Obiang Mangue, who is also vice president of Equatorial Guinea, had participated in "corrupt contracting arrangements and soliciting bribes, to fund a lavish lifestyle inconsistent with his official salary as a government minister". The Equatorial Guinea government did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. Britain said Obiang had bought a $100 million mansion in Paris, a $38 million…
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Jul
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Zuma back in jail after brother’s funeral

Zuma back in jail after brother’s funeral

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FORMER President Jacob Zuma, whose jailing this month led to South Africa's worst outbreak of violence in years, is back behind bars after he spent a few hours back at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal to attend the funeral of his younger brother. Zuma, who left prison in the morning, accompanied by prison guards, was back in prison by the afternoon, the government said. Zuma, wearing a dark suit and white shirt, was flanked by family members as he walked from his homestead to his brother's neighbouring property in Nkandla, in KwaZulu-Natal province, a Reuters journalist said.…
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Jul
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar displaces 54 000

Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar displaces 54 000

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW AND MAGGIE FICK ATTACKS by Tigrayan fighters in Ethiopia's Afar region have forced over 54,000 people from their homes, an official said on Thursday, and refugees in a camp in southern Tigray described heavy clashes nearby. Tens of thousands of people, meanwhile, rallied in the capital to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who has faced criticism for his handling of a conflict that threatens to undermine stability in Africa's second-most populous nation. Tigrayan fighters, who want the Ethiopian government to accept their terms before talks on a ceasefire can begin, have taken control of three districts in Afar…
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