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Apr
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Chad arrests soldiers accused of rapes in Niger

Chad arrests soldiers accused of rapes in Niger

NEWS
CHAD’S  government has announced that the soldiers accused of at least three rapes in Niger, including that of an 11-year-old girl, have been arrested and will face punishment. Chad has deployed 1,200 troops in neighbouring Niger as part of an international mission led by France to help combat Islamist militants. Chad's foreign ministry said the cases of alleged rape and sexual assault were isolated incidents and should not tarnish the reputation of the country's army or the mission in Niger. "The perpetrators have already been arrested and will suffer the necessary sanctions," it said in a statement. It did not…
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Apr
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Mozambique attack survivors tell of horror

Mozambique attack survivors tell of horror

NEWS
EMIDIO JOZINE LUISA JOSE, a 52-year-old mother of five, says she came face-to-face with Islamic State-linked insurgents when they attacked the gas hub town of Palma in northern Mozambique 10 days ago. "I was running to save my life ... they were coming from every street," she told Reuters from a stadium in the port city of Pemba housing some of the thousands who fled the violence. "I saw them with bazookas. They wore uniforms with red scarves ... tied to their heads." Jose said the militants quickly overran her hometown of Palma, next to huge gas projects worth $60…
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Apr
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal to open consulate in Western Sahara

Senegal to open consulate in Western Sahara

NEWS
SENEGAL will open a consulate in Western Sahara tomorrow, joining other African and Arab countries in supporting Morocco's claim to the disputed territory, two official sources said. The consulate will be opened by the Moroccan and Senegalese foreign ministers in the Atlantic city of Dakhla, making Senegal the 22nd nation to establish a diplomatic mission in the territory, the sources said. The Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks independence for Western Sahara, a vast desert region held by Morocco since Spain withdrew in 1975. Morocco has long sought international recognition of its claim to the region it calls its "southern provinces". The…
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Apr
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Top Ugandan bishop found dead

Top Ugandan bishop found dead

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ONE of Uganda’s leading religious leaders has been found dead. Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, the Archbishop of Kampala, was found in his room during the holiest period for Christians around the world. His death was confirmed by Father Pius Ssentumbwe, the Chancellor of Kampala confirmed, in a letter to parishioners. “With deep sorry, I hereby inform that our beloved shepherd, Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, His Grace Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has been called to the house of the Lord. The Archbishop was found dead in his room this morning. We pray that the Almight and Merciful God…
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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Enough!’: SA residents act to stop looting, arson

‘Enough!’: SA residents act to stop looting, arson

NEWS
ORDINARY South Africans, annoyed by the wanton looting and violence which has cost lives and damage running into billions of rands, have taken to the streets to defend shopping malls and private residences. In Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, the two provinces that have experience looting of shopping malls, ordinary residents, with the help of the community policing forums and the South African National Taxi Company, have decided that they could no longer leave the protection of the livelihoods to the law enforcement agencies, who were battling to cope. In Durban, residents, supported by private security guards manned roadblocks to protect their…
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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Former DRC PM faces arrest warrant in graft case

Former DRC PM faces arrest warrant in graft case

NEWS
PROSECUTORS in the Democratic Republic of Congo have issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon over allegations he misappropriated $140 million, two government sources told Reuters. Matata, who served as prime minister under former President Joseph Kabila from 2012-2016, has faced corruption accusations as investigators appointed by President Felix Tshisekedi dig into the conduct of the previous government. Matata has denied any wrongdoing and says the accusations are part of a smear campaign against him. The two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the information was not yet public, said the warrant was issued…
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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Internet restored in eSwatini

Internet restored in eSwatini

NEWS
KIM HARRISBERG NO WhatsApp, Facebook or Twitter. Cases of internet shutdowns in Africa are on the rise. Uganda imposed a blackout in January, Nigeria banned Twitter in June and two weeks ago eSwatini – a tiny landlocked nation in Southern Africa where recent protests against the absolute monarch have turned violent  – became the latest country to curtail internet access. Unable to check in on his family and communicate with his clients, consultant and human rights activist Melusi Simelane decided to sue the government for the shutdown. Simelane’s case, the first of its kind in eSwatini, was dropped on Thursday…
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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
South Africa unrest hits farming, threatens food supply

South Africa unrest hits farming, threatens food supply

NEWS
TANISHA HEIBERG SOUTH African farmers have been hit by days of unrest and looting as trucks carrying produce are prevented from delivering to markets, threatening food supplies, industry officials said. Crowds have this week clashed with police and ransacked shopping malls, with dozens reported killed as grievances unleashed by last week's jailing of former president Jacob Zuma boiled over into the worst violence in years. Some of the country's major highways have been closed off. "Farmers have already had major losses because they cannot get their products to local markets and to shops," Christo van der Rheede, executive director at…
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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Tigray rebels capture main town

Tigray rebels capture main town

NEWS
REBELS in Ethiopia's Tigray region claim they had recaptured a main town from rival forces and were pushing to take back more territory. Reuters was unable to independently confirm the claim because communication links to the region are down. War broke out last November between Tigray's ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and Ethiopian federal forces. The government declared victory three weeks later when it seized the regional capital Mekelle, but the TPLF kept fighting. It recaptured Mekelle last month and now controls most of Tigray. But some parts in the west and south are also claimed by…
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Apr
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Battle for Palma: Total pulls out all staff

Battle for Palma: Total pulls out all staff

NEWS
EMMA RUMNEYT and DAVID LEWIS FRENCH energy major Total has withdrawn all its staff from its Afungi natural gas site in northern Mozambique, according to sources, as clashes between Islamic State-linked fighters and the military rage nearby. The company, which last week called off the planned resumption of construction at the $20 billion development due to the violence, declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. The government says dozens of people have died since militants launched attacks in the coastal town of Palma last week, in a district near gas projects worth tens of billions of dollars that are meant…
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