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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Pretty Yende: SA seeks answers from France

Pretty Yende: SA seeks answers from France

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE ill-treatment of world acclaimed South African soprano Pretty Yende at the hands of the French Police has become a diplomatic incident. The South African government has summoned France's Ambassador to SA to convey its displeasure at the treatment of Yende at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport on Monday. According to SA's Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO), the SA Embassy in Paris has also written to the French authorities, seeking an explanation and requesting a thorough investigation into the matter. Yende was detained at the Charles De Gaulle International Airport based on an allegation…
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Jun
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Over 10 Kenyan soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Over 10 Kenyan soldiers killed in helicopter crash

NEWS
OVER 10 Kenyan soldiers were killed yesterday when a helicopter carrying them crashed while landing near the capital Nairobi, the military and local media said. The Kenya Air Force Mi 171 E helicopter crashed at around 9 a.m. (0600 GMT) in the county of Kajiado, the military said in a statement. At least 10 of the troops were killed and another 13 injured, domestic media reported, citing a government administrator in the area. Those who were injured were airlifted to the military hospital in Nairobi for treatment, the military said, adding that air accident investigators were at the scene of…
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Jun
25
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Nigeria insurgency has killed almost 350 000’

‘Nigeria insurgency has killed almost 350 000’

NEWS
NORTHEAST Nigeria's conflict with Islamist insurgencies had killed nearly 350,000 people as of the end of 2020, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The toll, given by the U.N. agency in a new study on the war and its impact on livelihoods, is 10 times higher than previous estimates of about 35,000 based only on those killed in fighting in Nigeria since the conflict's start 12 years ago. "The full human cost of the war is much greater," the UNDP said in a report, released with Nigeria's Ministry of Finance. "Already, many more have died from the indirect…
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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Chad on full alert, rebels close in on capital

Chad on full alert, rebels close in on capital

NEWS
MAHAMAT RAMADANE REBEL forces have set their sights on Chad's capital following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby, a move that threatens to bring even more turmoil to a country vital to international efforts to combat Islamist militants in Africa. A spokesman for the Libyan-based rebel group, known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), said their aim was to bring democracy to the country after years of authoritarian rule by Deby. Rebel forces, who poured over the vast country's northern border last weekend, were now in Kanem region about 200-300 km (125-190 miles) north of…
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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
50 die in clashes between Ethiopian Amhara, Oromo groups

50 die in clashes between Ethiopian Amhara, Oromo groups

NEWS
THE death toll from violence last week in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region has risen to at least 50, residents said on Tuesday, amid tensions in the area between the country's two largest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara. Thousands of people took to the streets of Amhara's regional capital Bahir Dar and other towns on Tuesday to protest against the killings, footage from the state-run Amhara Media Corporation showed. National elections are approaching in June and several regions in Ethiopia are plagued by political and ethnic violence. Political reforms after nearly three decades of iron-fisted government have emboldened regional powerbrokers,…
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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisia’s political crisis deepens

Tunisia’s political crisis deepens

NEWS
THE biggest party in Tunisia's parliament has publicly criticised President Kais Saied, warning his policies threatened democracy, in an escalation of the country's political crisis. The moderate Islamist Ennahda party accused Saied of "violating the constitution", having a "tendency towards individual rule" and "encroaching on the political system and the powers of the prime minister". It was a response to Saied's comments on Sunday that his constitutional control of the military extended to the internal security forces, part of a wider power struggle between him, parliament and the prime minister. Tunisia has suffered near political stalemate since 2019 elections that…
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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
UCT salvaging books from burned library

UCT salvaging books from burned library

NEWS
WENDELL ROELF STARING helplessly as flames from a weekend wildfire on the slopes of Table Mountain spread and razed the University of Cape Town's library, chief librarian Ujala Satgoor was back amid the smouldering ruins on Tuesday to try and salvage what was left. One of Cape Town's worst fires in recent memory was brought under control on Monday after burning for more than 24 hours since starting on Sunday, damaging historical sites and forcing people to evacuate their homes. Starting on the slopes of Devil's Peak, another part of Cape Town's mountainous backdrop, it forced University of Cape Town…
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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Zim parliament votes for major changes

Zim parliament votes for major changes

NEWS
ZIMBABWE's parliament approved legislation yesterday removing a clause in the constitution on electing vice presidents, a move which the opposition says is intended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to concentrate power in the presidency. The parliament also extended the tenure of senior judges, who will now be appointed by the president in consultation with the judicial service commission, instead of being subjected to public interviews as is the case now. In 2013, Zimbabweans voted for a new constitution including a clause stipulating that the vice president should be elected together with the president, but the clause was suspended for 10 years…
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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Libyan parliament rejects budget plan

Libyan parliament rejects budget plan

NEWS
LIBYA’S eastern-based House of Representatives (HoR) yesterday rejected the budget plan proposed by the country's new unity government, giving it 10 days to submit a leaner, revised version, members of the body said. The move underscores the difficulties facing new interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, whose success will partly rest on using the country's oil wealth to improve state services. "It's a marker to show that Dbeibeh is no longer the only real centre of gravity," said Tarek Megerisi of the European Council on Foreign Relations, adding that the HoR head Aguila Saleh was showing he could also exert influence.…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
New video evidence of violence in AKA-Anele’s lives

New video evidence of violence in AKA-Anele’s lives

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE  camera pans into the lounge. Evidence of either violence or unkempt house comes into view.  The 22-year-old Nellie Tembe, wearing a black crop top, and black leggings storms into a lounge area, running away from a man in a white T-shirt, yelling loudly ”get away from me” as the man tries to calm her down. Tembe then falls to the ground and screams: “Look what he’s doing, you guys don’t know what he’s been doing to me!” The person behind the camera is believed to be rap star AKA (real name Kiernan Forbes), and is heard…
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