The African Mirror https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Zimbabwean designers stitch heritage, identity and enterprise into global fashion Blog Atiku’s Washington lobbyists fire 1993 US drug case into Nigeria’s 2027 campaign Motsepe hails ‘historic’ World Cup, says African teams left with heads held high Tshisekedi’s formula for peace: end the plunder, respect sovereignty, share the value Pretoria holds its line: SA rebuffs Ghana-Nigeria isolation campaign, reasserts Pan-African commitment on migration Motsoaledi demands arrests as Tembisa looting case deepens The wound Ramaphosa cut into himself “Nowhere is safe”: UN accuses Israel of war crimes as Gaza death toll surges nine months into ceasefire An emerging Iran‑Pakistan ‘Axis of Sympathy’ is reshaping southwest Asia’s power structures The US is issuing billions in tariff refunds. That won’t unwind the damage to the global trading system Supreme Court ruling hands Trump sweeping new powers and limits Congressional oversight As missiles fly, Iranians are turning to art, culture and memes to find community Ghana insists ex-Finance Minister remains a fugitive, not cleared of corruption From vault to dock: Nigeria’s court strips Emefiele of $2m, seven properties African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others A new generation of fintechs is building the trust infrastructure behind Africa’s payments WAFCON jackpot as CAF doubles women’s prize money in landmark investment The bill comes due: inside the trillion-dollar wreckage of the US-Israel war on Iran Ukraine war turning everyday life into a battlefield, UN warns Burnham and Trump – what the new prime minister should remember about UK‑US ties SA’s defence industry shrank tenfold in three decades – now Pretoria bets on Africa’s $136bn arms boom to save it Home KENYA: Ruto’s free-tertiary education gamble – merit wins, budgets brace 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? 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 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 Ugandan women work in the Middle East even though they face abuse. They told us why 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 Why Ugandan women keep choosing the Gulf – even after beatings, rape and confinement