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Feb
28
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Eritrean troops killed hundreds of Ethiopian civilians’

‘Eritrean troops killed hundreds of Ethiopian civilians’

NEWS
AMNESTY International has accused Eritrean forces of killing hundreds of civilians in northern Ethiopia over 24 hours last year, an incident it described as a potential crime against humanity. Eritrea rejected the accusations. But an Ethiopian state human rights body issued a statement that also described such killings, though with fewer details. It was a rare official acknowledgment from Ethiopia that Eritrean troops participated in the conflict during the government's crackdown in the Tigray region last year. Amnesty said it had spoken to 41 witnesses who described the mass killings of "many hundreds of civilians" by Eritrean troops in Axum,…
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
What Africa tweeted last month

What Africa tweeted last month

NEWS
SETH ONYANGO, BIRD NEWSROOM COVID-19, the European Championship and Bitcoin dominated conversations on Twitter in Africa last month, according to research from Africa No Filter, as Africans appeared keen to jump on the global cryptocurrency bandwagon. In nearly all countries on the continent, coronavirus was the leading trending topic with tweeps in 53 states engaging in topics related to the deadly pandemic. Data analysed and compiled by Africa No Filter shows the just-ended #Euro2020 was the second most popular hashtag in 46 African countries. “#Bitcoin came in third place and was the most popular hashtag in Tunisia. #KeepitOn - used…
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Feb
28
2021
By The African Mirror
US intervenes on ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’

US intervenes on ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’

NEWS
THE United States State Department says it has engaged with the government of Rwanda at the "highest levels" on the case of Paul Rusesabagina, the hotelier depicted as a hero in a Hollywood film about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, who was charged with terrorism-related offences in a Kigali court. "The State Department has engaged the government of Rwanda at the highest levels, both here in Washington as well as in Kigali and it is something we will continue to do," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Calls to halt construction of massive oilfield in one of Africa’s last wildernesses

Calls to halt construction of massive oilfield in one of Africa’s last wildernesses

NEWS
ED HOLT WILDLIFE and environmental campaigners have called for international action as concerns grow over a project to create a massive oilfield in one of Africa’s last wildernesses. ReconAfrica, a Canadian oil and gas company, has licensed drilling areas in over 34,000sq km of land in parts of northern Namibia and Botswana that overlap with Africa’s Kavango-Zambezi Trans-frontier Conservation Area (KAZA), which includes land in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. A large part of the exploration areas in both Botswana and Namibia falls within the Okavango River Basin which flows into the Okavango Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
SA probes coastal chemical spill in Durban

SA probes coastal chemical spill in Durban

NEWS
SIYABONGA SISHI and ROGAN WARD SOUTH African authorities in the port city of Durban said on Saturday they were investigating a coastal chemical spill that may have been caused by a warehouse fire during unrest this week. Other possible sources are also being investigated as the cause of the spill, which is affecting marine and bird life, the eThekwini municipality said late on Friday, urging local residents not to use beaches in the area. "Extensive environmental impacts are being reported at uMhlanga and uMdhloti lagoons and beaches in the vicinity, that have killed numerous species of marine and bird life,"…
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Ghana deals with avian flu outbreak

Ghana deals with avian flu outbreak

NEWS
GHANA has destroyed 4,500 chickens and restricted the movement of poultry after nearly 6,000 birds were found to have died of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu, the country's veterinary services director has said. The birds originated from seven farms in Ghana's greater Accra, Central and Volta regions, and poultry movement from those regions has been banned, veterinary director Patrick Abakeh told Reuters. Ghana has also suspended poultry imports from Togo, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania and Senegal as a precaution, Abakeh said. Togo last month culled thousands of birds in response to its own H5N1 outbreak. The cases mark…
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Ugandan weightlifter missing in Japan

Ugandan weightlifter missing in Japan

NEWS
AN Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from an Olympic training camp on Friday left a note saying he wanted to stay in Japan, media reports said, adding to confusion ahead of the Games which begin next week. Julius Ssekitoleko was discovered missing from the Ugandan team's training site in Izumisano, a city in Osaka, western Japan. Media reports said he left behind a note saying he wanted to stay and work in Japan, as life in Uganda was difficult. Ssekitoleko had not qualified to take part in the Tokyo Games, and was due to return to Uganda next Tuesday. A…
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Feb
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Hefty sentences for women killers

Hefty sentences for women killers

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African courts have handed down hefty sentences to two men who killed women in the most gruesome manner. Today, Dumisani Mkhwanazi, who killed Palesa Madiba, a University of Johannesburg student, and buried her in a shallow grave, was sentenced to an effective 31 years in prison for his crimes. Madiba had been visiting Mkhwanazi’s niece, Tshidi, when she was attacked and killed. Mkhwanazi then buried her in the yard in Phiri, Soweto. Her remains were found two years after she disappeared. Judge Prince Manyathi sentenced Mkhwanazi (37) to: 20 years for murder.3 years for theft of…
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Feb
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Algerian protesters march for a second time this week

Algerian protesters march for a second time this week

NEWS
THOUSANDS of people demonstrated in central Algiers yesterday for a second time this week, confirming the resumption of street protests that had been in abeyance for nearly a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Weekly street protests from February 2019 prompted the army to force a veteran president from power in the biggest shock to Algeria's political system in decades, stopping only for a COVID-19 lockdown in March last year. The protesters are demanding a complete overhaul of the old ruling elite, an end to corruption and the army's withdrawal from politics. Marchers chanted "peaceful, peaceful" and "our demands are…
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Feb
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Cameroonian soldiers accused of mass rape

Cameroonian soldiers accused of mass rape

NEWS
JOSIANE KOUAGHEU CAMEROONIAN soldiers raped at least 20 women and killed a man in a raid on a village last year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged on Friday, calling it one of the worst attacks by the army since an insurgency by Anglophone separatists began in 2016. Witnesses told the New York-based rights group that the attack on March 1, 2020, was a reprisal against civilians in the western village of Ebam suspected of collaborating with rebels seeking independence from the mostly Francophone state. Reached for comment, Cameroon's army spokesman dismissed the findings. "We have better things to do than…
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