The African Mirror https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Her grandparents fought to join American democracy. She’s fighting to complete it. Blog Home Africa’s last Lion falls to a French side it basically raised Kinshasa’s third-term gambit turns violent – and exposes a familiar African script Uganda blows open continent’s largest cyber-fraud bust: over 1,000 foreigners held over telecom and utility hacking African scientists build Ebola defences Racial stereotypes of African footballers persist. A World Cup is a good time to talk about them World Cup history: a timeline of Africa’s greatest moments on the field US‑Iran ceasefire had a built‑in detonator. This week it went off Democracy from the front lines: How Taiwan and the Taiwanese diaspora combat global isolation How Iran used Ali Khamenei’s funeral as a political and diplomatic tool Zimbabwean wanted for triple murder in the Britain arrested in Johannesburg Tunisia’s vanishing republic: Saied’s courts bury rights defenders, journalists, opposition alike Flawed credit ratings in Africa: are top 3 Western agencies driven by data or bias? Brotherhood under strain: SA’s immigration crackdown tests the limits of African solidarity Cocaine, cabinets, cover-ups: SA’s Madlanga Commission hears most devastating evidence yet Ebola continues to spread in DRC, death toll passes 500 – WHO Egypt prosecutes a doctor for alleging obstetric violence Egypt’s bureaucracy is leaving refugees to pay the price Burkina Faso’s army accused of preventing civilians from leaving jihadist-besieged towns South Sudan at 15: how the political elite have found a way to profit from peace as well as war Black women academics in my study said their main allies were White men – what this reveals Fire and ice: erratic Trump fulminates on Iran and lambasts (then embraces) Europe at NATO summit South Lebanon’s fragile ceasefire: UNIFIL warns returns to “Destroyed villages” as violations continue Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia will be a display of strategic pragmatism African states shouldn’t help the US endanger refugees Africa’s trillion-dollar paradox: “Continent must stop waiting to be rescued” So close, Pharaohs: Egypt made Argentina sweat blood before Messi remembered he was Messi ‘Prestigious teams are calling’ – Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s agent opens up on transfer interest Uganda Parliament officials remanded as probe deepens, Anita Among name looms Ghanaian extradited in U.S. romance scam pleads guilty, agrees to repay $4.4m — now awaits prison term Mali’s junta suspends popular radio show Gen Z women are the most pessimistic about the American dream World Cup’s credibility in question after FIFA volte-face following call from Donald Trump NATO summit will reveal how alliance plans to manage European security as US cuts back its support China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered America shuts the door: Supreme Court clears way to deport 330,000 Haitians into a nation in ruins Tanzania bans political rallies ahead of commemorations of stolen election drenched in blood The DRC may have lost against England, but they achieved something arguably more significant Museveni declares war on hawking, a livelihood for millions of Ugandans Nigeria joins Africa’s race to bring Formula 1 back to the continent Infantino’s red card: how FIFA’s president is destroying the game he was elected to save Tanzania has banned political rallies again: what the government fears A Super El Niño is coming: 5 hard‑won lessons the world can learn from Africa As US celebrates independence, Iran mourns its fallen leader – and both countries claim victory How we are trying to reclaim life amid rubble and fear in Gaza Ukraine war sparks fears of an organised crime resurgence in Russia Beyond the assembly line: Inside Ford SA’s quiet century-long promise to South Africa Iran ceasefire was always going to break – here’s why