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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Jailed transgender women released

Jailed transgender women released

NEWS
TWO transgender women in Cameroon convicted in May of "attempted homosexuality" were ordered released from prison until a court hears their appeal, their lawyer said. Shakiro and Patricia were arrested on February 08 for wearing women's clothing in a restaurant. Shakiro is a celebrity in Cameroon with thousands of social media followers, drawing additional attention to the case. They received the maximum sentence of five years in prison and fines of 200,000 CFA francs for "attempted homosexuality," public indecency and failing to carry identification. Court documents refer to them by the names Loic Njeukam and Roland Mouthe. Human rights activists…
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Apr
04
2021
By The African Mirror
G7 calls for probe into abuses in Tigray

G7 calls for probe into abuses in Tigray

NEWS
FOO YUN CHEE THE United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries have called for an independent and transparent investigation into alleged human rights abuses during the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. Ethiopia's federal army ousted the former regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), from the capital Mekelle in November. Thousands of people died, hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes and there are shortages of food, water and medicine in the region. The government says most fighting has ceased but there are still isolated incidents of shooting. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said…
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Apr
03
2021
By The African Mirror
U.N. says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali attack

U.N. says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali attack

NEWS
FOUR peacekeepers were killed and several others injured in an attack on the United Nation’s base in the northern town of Aguelhok, the UN has announced. Peacekeepers repelled the attack, carried out by several "heavily armed terrorists", a U.N. mission statement said, adding that a number of attackers were killed. Islamist insurgents are active in northern Mali. "A provisional toll shows four peacekeepers dead and wounded. Helicopters were dispatched to the scene to evacuate the wounded," the statement said. The U.N. mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, has deployed over 13,000 troops to contain violence by armed groups in the…
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Apr
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Boko Haram claim shooting down of Nigerian Air Force jet

Boko Haram claim shooting down of Nigerian Air Force jet

NEWS
ISLAMIST insurgency Boko Haram claimed the shooting down of a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet in a video seen by Reuters on yesterday, two days after the aeroplane went missing in the country's northeast. Reuters was unable to verify the authenticity of the video. The loss of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet 475 dealt a blow to Nigeria's efforts to combat jihadist insurgencies in the northeast, where airpower has been crucial in attempts to stem the spread of Boko Haram and its more powerful offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province. Soldiers have for years relied on jet bombardments to…
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Apr
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Central African Republic militia leader dies from injuries, say rebels

Central African Republic militia leader dies from injuries, say rebels

NEWS
A Central African Republic militia leader blacklisted by the United States and the U.N. for human rights abuses including rape and torture has died from injuries he sustained in November, his armed group said yesterday. Sidiki Abass, leader of the Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation or 3R armed group, died on March 25 at a health centre in Kambakota, around 320km north of the capital Bangui, according to a statement signed by "General Bobbo", who described himself as the new leader of the rebel force. The country has been mired in violence since a coalition of mostly northern and predominantly Muslim rebels…
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Apr
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Six militias killed in Burkina Faso

Six militias killed in Burkina Faso

NEWS
THIAM NDIAGA SIX members of a government-backed civilian militia have been found dead after an ambush in northern Burkina Faso, a local official and a military source said. The victims, killed on Thursday evening near the village of Dou, were members of the Homeland Defense Volunteers, a group of civilian fighters that receives funds and training from the government to help contain a violent Islamist insurgency. It was not yet clear who carried out the attack. Groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State operate inside the West African country. Five of the volunteers were ambushed while searching for…
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Apr
03
2021
By The African Mirror
New Niger president promises education, security

New Niger president promises education, security

NEWS
BOUREIMA BALIMA MOHAMMED Bazoum said he would make education and security a priority as he took over as president of Niger yesterday, inheriting a state racked by political tension and an Islamist insurgency that has killed more than 300 people this year. His swearing-in took place two days after the government said it had foiled a coup. Bazoum's inauguration marks the first democratic transition of power for a country that has seen four military coups since its independence from France in 1960. Outgoing president Mahamadou Issoufou is stepping down after two five-year terms. Bazoum, 61, was elected in a February…
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Apr
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Guinea medics track suspected Ebola cluster after one case confirmed

Guinea medics track suspected Ebola cluster after one case confirmed

NEWS
SALIOU SAMB MEDICS in Guinea were yesterday racing to track down suspected carriers of the Ebola virus, after they fled a southeastern town where the country's first case in nearly a month was detected the previous day. The case followed a "cluster of suspicious deaths" in Soulouta, the West African country's World Health Organization (WHO) representative, Georges Alfred Ki-Zerbo, said. "This illustrates the need for enhanced monitoring in the (local) ...region, but also in other regions ...to contain this new cluster as soon as possible," he told Reuters. After the case was diagnosed, some residents initially barricaded roads into the…
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Jul
12
2021
By The African Mirror
72 dead, 1 234 arrested as violence, looting continue

72 dead, 1 234 arrested as violence, looting continue

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE violence and looting of shopping malls across South Africa have continued to spread causing damage running into billions of rands, destroying livelihoods, and leading to the loss of lives. A total of 72 people have died and 1 243 have been arrested as the South African army and the police battle with lawlessness. Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in cities across SA, with dozens of people reported killed, as grievances unleashed by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma boiled over into the worst violence in years. Protests that followed Zuma's…
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Apr
02
2021
By The African Mirror
How young Africans preserve local languages, fight COVID-19

How young Africans preserve local languages, fight COVID-19

NEWS
KIM HARRISBERG and KRISTI EATON THE words "facemask" and "hand sanitiser" are now familiar the world over, but for isiZulu speakers in South Africa those terms did not exist a year ago, until a group of volunteers took to the internet to create them. From Wikipedia posts in indigenous tongues to digital word libraries, African language lovers are going online to preserve and create words and content for future generations - an effort that has been given added urgency by the coronavirus pandemic. "Language is very important, it's the tool we use to communicate our understanding of the world," said…
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