The African Mirror https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Africa’s 2026 FIFA World Cup mix: Egypt rise, Algeria rally, Senegal stumble Cocaine, cash, blue lights: how tender kingpin, police-linked CEO allegedly struck a 5kg drug deal Drama at Entebbe Airport: Kenya, east African human rights lawyer denied entry Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs Phosa defends Didiza: former ANC treasurer general says speaker’s decision to “abide” was constitutionally sound amid impeachment crisis The ghost G-Wagon: how a Nigerian-American allegedly ran a $320,000 diaspora car scam Kenya wants to close refugee camps: the promise and risks of its ambitious new plan Andy Burnham poised to take over as Starmer quits, leaving Britain’s political turbulence to test African trade, aid and security ties How Donald Trump has changed the way diplomacy is done For Black women farmers, tending the land is ancestral and healing Blog Home Ten Lions, One Mountain: Africa’s World Cup reckoning reaches its defining week Where champions and dreams wear the same kit Ebola outbreak threatens displaced communities in DRC as conflict, disease converge Inside Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s war on Uganda’s press, parliament and opposition How Nigeria’s courts are now targeting the support networks behind its terror kingpins Africa told to fund its own survival as Ebola death toll passes 247 With Iran and the US signing a peace deal, where does that leave Benjamin Netanyahu? France’s ticket to nowhere: how Paris turns Black and Arab boys into lifelong debtors Western troops have been expelled from Africa’s Sahel – so why are Italy’s Carabinieri still there? “Barack, there are no words to express how proud I am of the way you showed up and continue to show up every single day” Africa footballer of the year – PSG, Morocco’s Hakimi – to stand trial for rape Pharaohs rule, Sharks bite back, Elephants mugged in Toronto: Africa’s gloriously unhinged World Cup Ex Nigerian Oil Minister cleared of criminal charges in UK court Trump declared peace in Congo. This is the reality Who was Andimba Toivo ya Toivo? The Namibian leader who chose justice over power Great Zimbabwe: debunking the myth of tyrants and forced labour People are marrying holograms and making friends with chatbots. But can AI bring true happiness? What’s overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing South African scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy Israel escalates East Jerusalem home demolitions, evictions in Silwan as discriminatory laws drive forced displacement Iran ceasefire deal confirms what we’ve been saying for years: military might doesn’t work Tens of thousands march as South Africa scrambles to manage growing illegal‑migration crisis Zimbabwe’s Parliament tears up its own Constitution Sixteen countries adopt Mombasa Declaration to advance fisheries transparency and combat illegal fishing The Nollywood plot nobody wrote: a Nigerian artist, the Obamas, and a wall that lasts forever South Africa launches major purge of corrupt police after Madlanga Commission — Mashatile vows prosecutions, vetting and task teams After Showmax, MTN tests telecom-led distribution as Africa’s streaming wars intensify She left TV to build an animation dream Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern Money, food and survival: what drives paid sex among young mums in 3 African countries Malawi’s education choices in the wake of aid cuts Africa’s World Cup charge: Ghana and Ivory Coast win as Cape Verde, Morocco and DR Congo hold giants, while South Africa, Tunisia and Algeria stumble Soccer fan and angry at FIFA? Sweden retreats on child jail plan – but Human Rights Watch urges full reversal as gang violence fuels political pressure US‑Iran deal leaves the future of Lebanon uncertain – and subject to Israel playing the spoiler How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting In honour of the legendary Dr Alfred Bitini Xuma and in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Africa Bayede, Sir Wicknell: a king, a jet and passport number three