The African Mirror https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html SA court strips alleged hospital fraud kingpin of R326-m in assets. When will he be arrested? 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 Nigeria: Fake Presidential Agency’s ‘DG’ arrested after dodging court five times Blog Nigerian troops thwart mass abduction of 46 schoolgirls in Borno Phosa delivers Dakar reckoning: SA’s democratic “Miracle” needs renewal, Africa must write its own digital-age chapter 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 Renewing Africa’s promise: Lessons from Dakar for a continent’s next chapter 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 Maine ICE agent linked to fatal shooting has history of domestic violence accusations Home Israel and Lebanon have a long history of failed ceasefires – will this time be any different? 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 Nigeria’s reckoning: How the law finally caught up with the untouchables Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from 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 DRC assembles its own court of conscience as it bets on justice to break a cycle of impunity 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: Africa didn’t play in the final. Africa still stole the show How the R10.4bn Hilux roll-out signals renewed global confidence in South Africa Tanzania’s foreign policy has changed. How it’s being shaped by domestic power struggles Africa on the rise as birders’ paradise North Africa’s World Cup teams offered lessons in what works – and what doesn’t Why Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz after decades of holding back Britain’s Iran move signals a wider European front in the shadow war Fort Bliss lays bare the human cost of US immigration crackdowns Rwanda buys the world’s biggest stage: inside Kigali’s £20m Aston Villa gambit Fake agency, real lobby: US firm’s bid to vouch for Adeyemi collapses under its own contradiction NIGERIA: Ex Attorney General forfeits 48 multibillion-naira properties to the state $8million Romance Scam: Ghanaian kingpin extradited to US after fleecing 80 elderly Americans 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