The African Mirror https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Iran is turning into the sort of ‘forever war’ that Donald Trump promised to avoid Blog UN verifies over 600 Gaza deaths since October as Israeli strikes intensify Drones by day, rapists by night: El Obeid’s women pay in blood for a bucket of water SA warns migrant vigilantes: ‘Face the might of the law’ as SA claims migration crackdown is working Kenya’s NFL pioneer deported: Daniel Adongo’s fall from the gridiron to a federal removal order BRICS charts a sovereign health order: Chandigarh declaration signals the Global South is done waiting on the West Abandoned in the Strait: the silent catastrophe stranding 6,000 seafarers in Hormuz Modi faces rare Gen Z rebellion as Instagram protest movement tests his political aura Meet the woman behind the world’s first environmental justice encyclopedia SA rebuffs Ghana-Nigeria isolation campaign, reasserts Pan-African commitment on migration DRC’s formula for peace: ‘end the plunder, respect sovereignty, share the value’ Cartel Continent: Is Africa becoming the world’s new narco-frontier? Dangote’s proposed Kenya refinery tests a new blueprint for African industrialisation Streaming platforms in Africa and music artists are embracing live experiences Africa’s next cotton export may never leave the farm Jobs abroad or jobs in Africa? Why a focus on work in other countries shouldn’t replace opportunities at home The Gambia’s hidden history: how a tiny river basin influenced colonial trade and slavery Why children learn English more easily with the help of their home language – Namibian study Healthcare in Africa involves families and communities: training of professionals should reflect this Ukraine: bad week on the home front for Volodymyr Zelensky SIU freezes Montana properties worth R15.75 million over R5.6 bn PRASA tender Britain’s quarter century: Blair, populism and the battle over human rights Home Atlas Lionesses roar into life as Morocco, Algeria seize early control of WAFCON Why Ugandan women keep choosing the Gulf – even after beatings, rape and confinement Ugandan women work in the Middle East even though they face abuse. They told us why The bill comes due: inside the trillion-dollar wreckage of the US-Israel war on Iran Motsoaledi demands arrests as Tembisa looting case deepens Ukraine war turning everyday life into a battlefield, UN warns The wound Ramaphosa cut into himself Ghana insists ex-Finance Minister remains a fugitive, not cleared of corruption From vault to dock: Nigeria’s court strips Emefiele of $2m, seven properties African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others A new generation of fintechs is building the trust infrastructure behind Africa’s payments WAFCON jackpot as CAF doubles women’s prize money in landmark investment “Nowhere is safe”: UN accuses Israel of war crimes as Gaza death toll surges nine months into ceasefire Burnham and Trump – what the new prime minister should remember about UK‑US ties An emerging Iran‑Pakistan ‘Axis of Sympathy’ is reshaping southwest Asia’s power structures Atiku’s Washington lobbyists fire 1993 US drug case into Nigeria’s 2027 campaign Supreme Court ruling hands Trump sweeping new powers and limits Congressional oversight SA’s defence industry shrank tenfold in three decades – now Pretoria bets on Africa’s $136bn arms boom to save it KENYA: Ruto’s free-tertiary education gamble – merit wins, budgets brace Zimbabwean designers stitch heritage, identity and enterprise into global fashion A message to the United Nations States Parties of the Rome Statute ahead of the vote on 24 July on Prosecutor of the ICC Gender‑based violence survivors need more than justice: four keys to recovery A tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could reduce disease and save US$1.8 billion in healthcare costs: modelling study Motsepe hails ‘historic’ World Cup, says African teams left with heads held high The US is issuing billions in tariff refunds. That won’t unwind the damage to the global trading system As missiles fly, Iranians are turning to art, culture and memes to find community