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Jun
15
2021
By The African Mirror
UN concerned by Tunisian police violations

UN concerned by Tunisian police violations

NEWS
THE United Nations human rights office in Tunisia said it is concerned about repeated allegations of serious violations by the Tunisian police, amid violent protests against police abuse that rocked the capital for six nights. The protests erupted after a video showing police stripping and beating a young man triggered widespread anger. The video prompted criticism from political parties, local human rights organizations and President Kais Saied. Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said the officers involved were arrested and the incident was unacceptable. "These serious and repeated violations since the beginning of the year reveal continuing dysfunctions within the internal security…
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May
02
2021
By The African Mirror
DRC declares ‘state of siege’

DRC declares ‘state of siege’

NEWS
ERIKAS MWISI KAMBALE DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has declared a state of siege over the worsening violence in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu that has killed hundreds this year and displaced more than 1.5 million. A surge in attacks by armed militias and inter-communal violence in eastern DRC have killed over 300 people since the start of the year as government troops and U.N. peacekeepers struggle to stabilize the mineral-rich territory. Announcing Tshisekedi's decision, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said: "The objective is to swiftly end the insecurity which is killing our fellow citizens…
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Jun
15
2021
By The African Mirror
18 Bobi Wine supporters granted bail

18 Bobi Wine supporters granted bail

NEWS
A Ugandan military court yesterday released on bail 18 supporters of singer-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine detained since the start of the year on charges lawyers and government critics say are politically motivated. "They were granted bail, so for now they have some temporary freedom," their lawyer, George Musisi, told Reuters. The move follows the release on May 25 of a first batch of 17 activists from a group of 35 originally detained on Dec. 30 for violating COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings. They were subsequently charged in a military court with weapons offences, even though all the accused are civilians. Wine,…
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May
02
2021
By The African Mirror
3 life terms for trafficker of 12 year-old girl

3 life terms for trafficker of 12 year-old girl

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER HE kidnapped her, drugged her and forced the 12 year-old to have sex with five to six men in a day.  For these crimes, a Nigerian national living in Pretoria, South African has been jailed for 12 years. Augustine Omini Obono (44), from Sunnyside, Pretoria, was found guilty of human trafficking, rape, statutory rape and sexual exploitation of the 12 year-old. He was also found guilty and sentenced to three years for kidnapping and … for running a brothel.  According to the National Prosecutions Authority (NPA), the series of crimes started on September 03, 2016. The 12…
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Jun
15
2021
By The African Mirror
France invites U.S, SA to fight terrorism

France invites U.S, SA to fight terrorism

NEWS
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has invited The United States and South Africa to provide military forces for a West African counter-terrorism effort. Speaking at a news conference after a NATO summit in Brussels, Macron was responding to a question on whether he has received commitments for new special forces to join French troops in the Sahel. Macron said he was also seeking commitments from other African countries.
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May
02
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Male’ Egyptian mummy was pregnant woman

‘Male’ Egyptian mummy was pregnant woman

NEWS
AN ancient Egyptian mummy once believed to be the remains of a male priest is actually the embalmed body of a woman in the third trimester of pregnancy, according to Polish scientists. Marzena Ozarek-Szilke, an anthropologist at the Warsaw Mummy Project, was examining a CT scan of a mummy at the National Museum in the Polish capital when she spotted something peculiar. "When I looked at the lesser pelvis of our mummy I was interested in what was inside... I thought I saw a tiny foot," Ozarek-Szilke said. She asked her husband, an archaeologist who also worked on the project,…
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May
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Remains of SA man gunned down by US police arrives home

Remains of SA man gunned down by US police arrives home

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE remains of a South African man who was shot dead by police under mysterious circumstances while unarmed, has arrived in South Africa for burial. Lindani Myeni, the 29-year-old father of two young children and husband to Lindsay, was shot dead in Honolulu, Hawaii by police who said they were responding to a call of a burglary in progress. His death has been met by shock in South Africa and will be the subject of a wrongful lawsuit instituted by Lindsay. Sihle Zikalala, the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal has called for a thorough investigation into Myeni’s death. “The…
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May
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Somalia parliament’s U-turn

Somalia parliament’s U-turn

NEWS
SOMALIA’S lower house of parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to cancel a two-year presidential term extension it approved last month after clashes in the capital Mogadishu and between factions of the security forces divided over the issue. The crisis has raised fears that al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents could exploit a security vacuum if state forces split along clan lines and turn on each other. The group has taken over at least one Somali town in the past week as heavily armed fighters moved from the countryside into the capital city. Mohamed's attempt to extend his term has also angered…
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May
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Chadian army repels rebels in battle near northern town

Chadian army repels rebels in battle near northern town

NEWS
MAHAMAT RAMADANE CHAD’S ruling military council said on Friday that six of its soldiers had been killed in a battle near the northern town of Nokou that resulted in several hundred killed on the rebel side and 60 captured. The two sides were fighting on Thursday near Nokou, which is about 20 km (12 miles) from where former president Idriss Deby was fatally wounded earlier in April, plunging the country into crisis. The council said it had successfully repelled a rebel incursion towards Nokou, and that an additional 22 of its own soldiers were wounded in the encounter. "The search…
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May
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigerian women take action as rape, assault cases surge during pandemic

Nigerian women take action as rape, assault cases surge during pandemic

NEWS
LIBBY GEORGE WHEN Kehinde Osakede's university closed due to COVID-19 last year, the visual arts student returned home to Lagos. A visit to a family friend nearby turned into a horrific ordeal. The friend began touching her, she said, and became violent when she asked him to stop. He then raped her, she said. "The guy was hitting me, beating me," said Osakede, now 21, "The last notion I had was to commit suicide." Reuters was not able to confirm her account independently. Osakede did not share the name of her alleged assailant and said she did not want to…
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