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Mar
06
2024
By UELI STAEGER and BABATUNDE FAGBAYIBO
The African Union is weak because its members want it that way – experts call for action on its powers

The African Union is weak because its members want it that way – experts call for action on its powers

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS, EDITORS CHOICE
THE African Union (AU) comes in for a lot of criticism. Most recently this is from within its own ranks. The AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, set out his frustrations after an AU summit in February 2024. The commission is the executive organ which runs the AU’s daily activities. Mahamat accused member states of getting in the way of the commission doing its work, and failing to match rhetoric with action: Over the last three years, 2021, 2022 and 2023, 93% of African Union decisions have not been implemented. We think many of the criticisms of the AU are…
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Nov
04
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigerian lawmakers OK president’s extra spending request amid criticism

Nigerian lawmakers OK president’s extra spending request amid criticism

NEWS
NIGERIAN lawmakers approved President Bola Tinubu's $2.8 billion supplementary budget that includes new bulletproof cars for himself and his wife, drawing outrage from citizens grappling with a cost of living crisis. Tinubu sent the budget to the Senate and House of Representatives this week saying the extra funding was needed for "urgent issues" including defence and security and would form part of the 2023 spending plan. But his government's plans to also spend 5.095 billion naira ($6.47 million) on a presidential yacht, 1.5 billion naira ($1.91 million) on official vehicles for the office of the first lady and 12.7 billion naira on…
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May
28
2023
By The African Mirror
Malawi rounds up 920 refugees to return them to overcrowded camp

Malawi rounds up 920 refugees to return them to overcrowded camp

NEWS
AUTHORITIES in Malawi have rounded up 920 refugees who had settled in different communities to move them back to a camp in a district bordering the capital Lilongwe, home affairs ministry spokesperson Patrick Botha said. The operation, which started on May 17, followed a government ultimatum that called for all refugees to return to the Dzaleka refugee camp by April 15, or face enforced relocation. The government has accused refugees of leaving the overcrowded camp without following proper procedures. The round-up operation started in Lilongwe and has been extended to other districts. Botha could not say when the operation, which…
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May
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Iheanacho – a troubled joker having the last laugh

Iheanacho – a troubled joker having the last laugh

SPORT
OLUWASHINA OKELEJI KELECHI Iheanacho has suffered a number of setbacks since his breakthrough season at Manchester City. He was subjected to relentless criticism from Nigerian media and national team coach Gernot Rohr during a patchy run of form with Leicester City. But 2021 has seen a change in fortunes following the player’s rise from vilification to being named March’s English Premier League Player of the Month. Amidst all the adulation, Iheanacho cries out for his late mother and dedicates his rebirth to the woman who gave him life. His rich vein of form has led to an improved standing with…
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