The African Mirror https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Ruto casts Africa as the century’s prize, with Kenya selling itself as the gateway SCANDAL: Africa’s top ref turned away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup Reviving the heart of African literature Iran’s attacks on Israel were an attempt to shape the region on its own terms No continent for desperate men: Africa’s migration crisis turns inward Ex-Kenya’s chief justice emerges as the green conscience in the battle for Nairobi’s last wild heart African banks are outperforming global peers as the continent’s financial systems deepen Internet access is unequal in South Africa’s economic powerhouse: survey shows race and income mark the digital divide Ghana wants learner‑centred classrooms – but many teachers still favour old methods Blog This engineer helped shape Kenya’s Renewable Energy story What the tattoos of World Cup players say about their love, life and religious beliefs From ‘USA94’ to now: how soccer has changed since the last American World Cup We designed the turf for soccer’s biggest World Cup ever – here’s how we created the same playing experience across 3 countries Inflation and immigration fears threaten to dampen Miami’s economic benefits from the World Cup CHINA/NORTH KOREA: Xi courts Kim, but sidesteps nuclear threat as China chooses influence over pressure Home SA declares war on illegal immigration: dedicated courts, employer jailing, 10,000 new inspectors among sweeping crackdown measures How South Africa’s luxury car dealerships face scrutiny as fronts in the battle against money laundering The walls close in on Faye: Sonko’s reinvention as party colossus seals Senegal’s power reckoning Mandara rescue: 360 freed, two children dead – Nigeria’s unfinished war on jihadist terror Present at our nation’s founding — but excluded from its promise “We expect foreign nationals to respect our laws. We therefore need to respect them ourselves.” NIGERIA: Oil magnate, two others face court over N691 m fraud, money laundering Abdoulaye Wade turns 100: Senegal, Africa, pauses to honour the last great architect of the African Renaissance Nigerian engineers are changing who gets to work in energy Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyber-attack Where peace talks between the US and Iran currently stand Europe is caught in a squeeze between the US and China One Continent, One Voice: Ramaphosa, Ruto issue a continental summons at the Tshwane summit Africa’s climate crisis is a legal crisis too: what are states’ duties under human rights law? Zimbabwe’s liberation-era guardians turn on Mnangagwa – and the nation risks a constitutional rupture Museveni hails Uganda’s economic shift, says 67% of households now in the ‘money economy” Farewell to Souleymane Diallo, a firm, steady link in Africa’s unbreakable chain of solidarity in the struggle for media freedom Tax data can be mined to shape better policies. South Africa, Uganda and Zambia show how African capital markets are evolving When she didn’t grow up seeing herself in books, she became the librarian she never had Is Israel planning to reoccupy the Gaza Strip? This is what’s happening behind the ‘yellow line’ US sanctions FDLR, M23 commanders in bid to save DRC peace process Two suspects arrested in Mozambique after Kruger Park double murder; extradition to South Africa to follow Rising tensions along the Blue Line: UN warns of widening violence, humanitarian strain as UNIFIL resources stretched The voice that carried Africa to a whole new world Nigeria’s classrooms under siege: Teachers strike, children rot in the forest, and a Presidency scrambles to catch up Europe is spending billions on deporting migrants. Why the strategy isn’t working Truth set in stone: Paris monument seals a new chapter between Rwanda and France President hails gains as Presidency positions South Africa for growth and jobs From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians Cultural bias in West Africa’s school‑leaver exam questions puts many students at a disadvantage Eight nations jointly condemn Israeli settler incursions into Al-Aqsa mosque SA: She sent her two daughers to their rapist – now a court has sent her to jail for life