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Apr
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Two Spanish journalists killed in Burkina Faso

Two Spanish journalists killed in Burkina Faso

NEWS
THIAM NDIAGA TWO Spanish journalists were killed after an armed ambush on an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso, Spain's prime minister has announced. An Irish national also died, three senior Burkina Faso security sources said. The Burkina Faso government had confirmed four people including three foreigners were missing following the ambush, but said photos of the bodies circulating on social networks had not been formally identified as being theirs. However, Spain's prime minister confirmed the deaths of the two journalists who had been filming a documentary. "The worst of news is confirmed," Pedro Sanchez said on Twitter. Ireland's foreign ministry…
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Apr
28
2021
By The African Mirror
“Nation is on fire”: Nigerian lawmakers demand action on security crisis

“Nation is on fire”: Nigerian lawmakers demand action on security crisis

NEWS
CAMILLUS EBOH NIGERIA’S parliament has called on the presidency, armed forces and police to address the country's mounting security crisis on Tuesday, with the lower house urging President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency. The resolutions come as a wave of violence and lawlessness sweeps across Africa's largest economy. Security forces, including the military deployed across most of Nigeria's states, have shown little ability to stem the tide. "The president should immediately declare a state of emergency on security so as to fast track all measures to ensure the restoration of peace in the country," said a resolution…
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Apr
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Zambia slams SA finance minister

Zambia slams SA finance minister

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ZAMBIA has slammed South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni labelling his conduct undiplomatic and saying he is not fit for his position in government. Zambia, a political ally of SA, was angered by Mboweni Twitter post in which he said the Lusaka Airport was not much of an airport.  Dora Siliya, Zambia’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services and chief government spokesperson was scathing in her response to Mboweni’s social media post. Siliya said the Zambian government was extremely disturbed by Mboweni’s conduct “which totally demonstrated that he is unfit to occupy public office”. The minister said…
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Apr
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Libyan interim PM delays trip to east

Libyan interim PM delays trip to east

NEWS
LIBYA's new interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh postponed a visit to the country's east to demonstrate his unity government's progress in ending years of division between warring factions. His spokesman Mohamed Hamouda said in a social media post that the visit had been postponed without giving details. The delay underscores the continued friction between rival camps in the capital Tripoli, in the west, and Benghazi, in the east, the stronghold of commander Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA). East and west sides formed rival administrations in 2014, further dividing a country already beset by the chaos and violence that followed…
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Apr
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Residents flee Mogadishu

Residents flee Mogadishu

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH RESIDENTS of Mogadishu have fled some neighbourhoods, fearing fresh clashes between rival factions in Somalia's security forces, in a row about presidential term limits that has fuelled worries the country could return to all-out war. Government forces also raided an independent radio station and confiscated equipment. Forces loyal to the opposition hold parts of the city and the two sides clashed over the weekend, raising fears that al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents could exploit a security vacuum as state forces turn on each other. The unrest is the second bout of violence in Mogadishu over an extension to…
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