The African Mirror https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 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 Iran is turning into the sort of ‘forever war’ that Donald Trump promised to avoid No lectern and the promise of a ‘new model’ – what we can learn from Andy Burnham’s speech SA court strips alleged hospital fraud kingpin of R326-m in assets. When will he be arrested? Blog Betrayed from within: Tigray’s women fighters break silence on rape by their own commanders From the Sahara to the summit As war fears grow in Ethiopia, women soldiers recount the sexual violence they experienced Shadows of past political violence shape the lives of young Africans for years – a study of nine countries Floods forced Zimbabwean women to leave their homes. They rebuilt their lives, but here’s what they still need Alcohol, sex and violence: a dangerous cocktail that makes young women vulnerable to HIV FIFA president Gianni Infantino set for fourth term – despite World Cup controversies Andy Burnham becomes prime minister after Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street for the last time Israel attacks Labor’s draft platform on Israel‑Gaza conflict World Cup ‘Falklands are Argentine’ banner is a foretaste of diplomatic challenges ahead for the UK 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: Africa didn’t play in the final. Africa still stole the show Nigerian troops thwart mass abduction of 46 schoolgirls in Borno Home Phosa delivers Dakar reckoning: SA’s democratic “Miracle” needs renewal, Africa must write its own digital-age chapter Nigeria’s reckoning: How the law finally caught up with the untouchables Morocco deployed Pegasus spyware against journalists despite years of denial Elba, Babatope, Cheung bet on African muscle: inside the deal to take West African action cinema global Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from Renewing Africa’s promise: Lessons from Dakar for a continent’s next chapter Israel and Lebanon have a long history of failed ceasefires – will this time be any different? Washington strikes Iran again after deadly Jordan attack, but the real war is over who blinks first After the ground shook: Venezuela’s quiet battle to rebuild beyond bare survival 20 small coffins: Uganda bans school trips after bus horror kills 21 on Kapchorwa’s killer hill Nigerian socialite’s vault empties: how Aisha Achimugu lost N8.9 billion fortune to the state ‘If I had one more chance, I would have told her to come home’ Soweto sextortion arrest: Hawks snare syndicate kingpin linked to teenager’s suicide Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today Trump is rehashing old claims the 2020 election was stolen. His real aim: sowing doubt in the midterms Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward Maine ICE agent linked to fatal shooting has history of domestic violence accusations How the R10.4bn Hilux roll-out signals renewed global confidence in South Africa Rwanda buys the world’s biggest stage: inside Kigali’s £20m Aston Villa gambit NIGERIA: Ex Attorney General forfeits 48 multibillion-naira properties to the state Ten Ethiopian migrants feared drowned as canoe capsizes on Zambezi River in desperate bid to reach Botswana Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran Venezuela quake survivors face a second disaster as UNHCR helps families rebuild Does the World Cup favour democratic or autocratic nations? I did some number crunching to find out