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 Blog SCANDAL: Africa’s top ref turned away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup Reviving the heart of African literature Referee Omar Artan: Rejected by the US, FIFA, welcomed as a hero at home in Somalia Iran’s attacks on Israel were an attempt to shape the region on its own terms Business as usual: How Europe’s most wanted drug lord runs his empire from a West African hideout SA: Cleveland massacre exposes policing failures where migration, zama-zamas and informal settlements collide African electricity systems are opening to private capital as utility dominance eases No continent for desperate men: Africa’s migration crisis turns inward South Africa’s anti‑migrant campaigns use the language of democracy: why that’s dangerous Five years on the run, one morning at Kotoka: the long arm of the law finally reaches Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu Home Hostile at the gate: how the world’s greatest football tournament turned its back on Africa “FAIR TRIAL IMPOSSIBLE”: Uganda’s prominent detainee fights to stop trial and gain freedom Community trust and faster testing drive DRC response as Bundibugyo outbreak spreads to Uganda, WHO says How a poultry loss led to a digital management tool How are Saudis viewing the US‑Iran war? Our polling suggests Gulf kingdom is split on key issues Kagisho Dikgacoi backs Bafana to shock hosts Mexico in World Cup opener TB is curable. South Africans can’t wait around for someone else’s rescue. A brother in intelligence arms: The man who signed in green ink ICC prosecutor suspended: Karim Khan’s fall after Netanyahu indictment sparks international justice crisis Anti‑foreigner violence in South Africa is easily sparked: what hasn’t been done to deal with it The hunt for a new Ebola vaccine: two scientists explain the challenges Malian journalist detained over Pan-African forum remarks as press groups sound alarm African banks are outperforming global peers as the continent’s financial systems deepen EXCLUSIVE: Ruud Gullit calls on Gianni Infantino to resign amid growing World Cup controversy A KNIFE IN THE NECK OF BRITAIN: How one attack in Belfast ignited the UK’s most explosive immigration crisis in years Ex-Kenya’s chief justice emerges as the green conscience in the battle for Nairobi’s last wild heart 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 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 US/Israel-Iran War: Ceasefire remains elusive as it rains missiles, drone strikes CHINA/NORTH KOREA: Xi courts Kim, but sidesteps nuclear threat as China chooses influence over pressure The market moves before Trump posts 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 SA declares war on illegal immigration: dedicated courts, employer jailing, 10,000 new inspectors among sweeping crackdown measures SA: She sent her two daughers to their rapist – now a court has sent her to jail for life 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 “We expect foreign nationals to respect our laws. We therefore need to respect them ourselves.” Europe is spending billions on deporting migrants. Why the strategy isn’t working Europe is caught in a squeeze between the US and China From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians