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Jul
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Four soldiers killed in Mali

Four soldiers killed in Mali

NEWS
FOUR soldiers were killed when their patrol was ambushed by suspected militants in central Mali yesterday, the army said in a statement The region is where Mali is battling Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The army said in a statement that the patrol was ambushed near the town of Lere on Sunday morning. "The provisional toll is at four soldiers killed," it said. The attack comes as France, which has deployed over 5,000 counter-terrorism soldiers in Mali to help combat militants, said on Friday that it has…
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Jul
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt’s Sisi opens naval base

Egypt’s Sisi opens naval base

NEWS
AIDAN LEWIS EGYPTIAN President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has inaugurated a large naval base 135 km from the border with Libya, flanked by close ally Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Libya's unity president. Egypt says the July 3 base will help it protect strategic and economic interests as well as helping guard against irregular migration as it boosts its naval presence on the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. At the inauguration, two Mistral helicopter carriers acquired from France were on display alongside a German-made submarine and two recently delivered FREMM-class Italian frigates. Naval forces performed exercises…
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Apr
11
2021
By The African Mirror
AKA ‘inconsolable’ after fiancé tragic death

AKA ‘inconsolable’ after fiancé tragic death

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African rap star AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, was inconsolable and family as well as friends rallied around him as he battled to come to terms with the tragic death of his fiancé Anele Nellie Tembe. Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of Tembe, 22, who fell to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepper Club Hotel in Cape Town Sunday morning.  Tembe and AKA’s family released this joint statement: “It is with the deepest regret that we, the Tembe and the Forbes families, confirm the untimely passing of our…
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Apr
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Egyptian student jailed for 8 years for sex crimes

Egyptian student jailed for 8 years for sex crimes

NEWS
AN Egyptian Instagram activist welcomed a court decision on Sunday to jail a former university student for eight years for sex crimes after her campaign against his abuse and harassment of women sparked a MeToo movement in her country. Ahmed Bassam Zaki, aged in his early 20s and from a wealthy family, was detained last July after the Instagram campaign and referred to trial on charges of indecent assault and blackmail of at least three women, all under 18, between 2016 and 2020. A Cairo Criminal Court sentenced him to eight years in prison on Sunday, the women's lawyer Ahmed…
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Apr
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Benin votes for president

Benin votes for president

NEWS
ALLEGRESSE SASSE and NOEL TADEGNON BENIN’S President Patrice Talon cast his vote yesterday in a presidential poll boycotted by some opposition parties due to pre-election violence and because they object to Talon seeking a second term. Talon, a multi-millionaire cotton magnate who touts strong economic growth under his leadership, is accused by his opponents of undermining Benin's standing as one of West Africa's most stable democracies. Protests in several cities this week turned violent. Some people were killed in gunfire on Thursday in the central town of Bante when security forces fired warning shots, its mayor told local radio, without…
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Apr
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Chad’s leader targets 6th term

Chad’s leader targets 6th term

NEWS
MAHAMAT RAMADANE and JOEL KOUAM VOTE counting has started in Chad after a tense presidential election yesterday that is likely to see President Idriss Deby extend his three-decade rule, despite signs of growing discontent over his handling of the nation's oil wealth. Election officials began counting ballots at a polling station in centre of the capital N'Djamena immediately after polls closed, watched by a group of observers, a Reuters reporter said. The election commission has until April 25 to announce provisional results. Deby, 68, was the first to cast his ballot at a polling station in the capital N'Djamena. He…
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Jul
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Why young African elites are returning home

Why young African elites are returning home

NEWS
SETH ONYANGO, BIRD NEWSROOM AFRICA is experiencing “reverse migration” as skilled workers who left the continent in search of greener pastures in North America and Europe return home to work and invest. The trend, detailed in a recent report, comes on the back of improving economic conditions in most African states, coupled with political stability and good investment sentiment. With Africa’s rising economy and decreasing conflicts, the United Nations opines African immigrants have found incentives. A report by pan-African private equity firm, Jacana Partners, found that nearly 70 per cent of African MBA students in top US and European schools…
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Apr
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopian dam proposal

Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopian dam proposal

NEWS
EGYPT and Sudan have rejected an Ethiopian proposal to share data on the operations of its giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile after negotiations between the three countries in Kinshasa this week ended without progress. Ethiopia is pinning its hopes of economic development and power generation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Egypt fears will imperil its supply from the Nile. Sudan is also concerned about the impact on its own water flows. "Ethiopia invites Sudan and Egypt to nominate dam operators for data exchange before the filling of GERD in upcoming rainy seasons," the Ethiopian foreign ministry…
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Jul
04
2021
By The African Mirror
As the clock ticks, Zuma’s fate divides South Africa

As the clock ticks, Zuma’s fate divides South Africa

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE 15-month prison term imposed on former South African President Jacob Zuma has divided the country.  On the eve of what was supposed to be his last day as a free man, his supporters gathered in their hundreds and vowed that he will not be imprisoned and the Defend Our Democracy (DOD) movement, by more than 50 civil society organisations, held a rally in support of the Constitutional Court decision imposed ruling must be upheld. Zuma has been granted a chance by the Constitutional Court to make his case to stay out of jail. There were colourful…
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Jul
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Thousands protest in Burkina Faso

Thousands protest in Burkina Faso

NEWS
THOUSANDS took to the streets of Burkina Faso's capital yesterday to call for a tougher government response to a wave of jihadist attacks that have destabilised the West African country in recent years. Some had travelled hundreds of kilometres to attend the opposition-led demonstration in Ouagadougou, where protesters waved the red and green Burkinabe flag and blew whistles. "We had to show our dissatisfaction, show the distress of citizens who are crying out for security and peace," said opposition supporter Alpha Yago on the sidelines of the protest. Groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State originally based in neighbouring…
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