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Sep
11
2020
By The African Mirror
Mozambique denies accusations of abuses in insurgency-hit province

Mozambique denies accusations of abuses in insurgency-hit province

NEWS
MANUEL MUCARI  MOZAMBIQUE  has denied accusations by rights group Amnesty International that soldiers had committed atrocities, saying the acts were carried out by Islamist insurgents impersonating troops. Militants with links to Islamic State have stepped up attacks in Mozambique this year, alarming governments across southern Africa. Amnesty said it had seen videos showing soldiers in the uniforms of the Mozambique Armed Defence Forces and the Mozambique Rapid Intervention Police committing atrocities against alleged fighters in the northernmost province of Cabo Delgado. "The videos and pictures show the attempted beheading, torture and other ill-treatment of prisoners; the dismemberment of alleged opposition…
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Aug
13
2020
By The African Mirror
Insurgents seize Mozambique port in gas-rich region, local media say

Insurgents seize Mozambique port in gas-rich region, local media say

NEWS
ISLAMIST insurgents have captured a heavily-defended port in the far northern Mozambique town of Mocimboa da Praia, close to the site of natural gas projects worth some $60 billion, local media have reported. It was one of several attacks on the town - 60 km (37 miles) south of the projects being developed by oil majors like France's Total - this year as insurgents with links to Islamic State have stepped up attacks in the region. Its port is used for cargo deliveries to the developments. Local news site Zitamar said the port had been seized on Tuesday when naval…
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Aug
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Niger expands emergency across region where aid workers were killed

Niger expands emergency across region where aid workers were killed

NEWS
NIGER's government has extended a state of emergency to the entire region that surrounds the capital Niamey and suspended access to a giraffe reserve where six French aid workers and two Nigeriens were shot dead. Attackers on motorbikes ambushed the group on Sunday while they were driving through the reserve, a popular destination for expatriates southeast of Niamey in the Tillabery region. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Tuesday that France would bolster security measures to protect its nationals in West Africa's Sahel region, without providing any details. France has 5,100 troops deployed in the arid region south of the…
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Aug
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Gunmen kill six French tourists, two Nigeriens in Niger – governor

Gunmen kill six French tourists, two Nigeriens in Niger – governor

NEWS
GUNMEN on motorcycles have killed six French tourists and two Nigeriens in a wildlife park in Niger, a senior official said. The attackers struck in a giraffe reserve in the West African country's Kouré area, the governor of Tillaberi, Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella, told Reuters. The two Nigeriens were working as the tourists' guide and driver, AFP news agency reported. The French foreign ministry said it was making checks into reports of the attack. There was no immediate comment from the government in Niger. The French government warns people against travelling to large parts of Niger where militant groups including Boko…
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Jul
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Influential cleric Dicko emerges as driver of Mali protest movement

Influential cleric Dicko emerges as driver of Mali protest movement

NEWS
AARON ROSS WHEN five West African presidents arrive in Mali to try to defuse a political crisis that has alarmed governments in the region and beyond, the man whose assent they need the most will be one who has never held elected office. Mahmoud Dicko, a Saudi-trained preacher known for his Koranic erudition and social conservatism, is seen by admirers and detractors alike as the galvanizing force behind a protest movement now threatening the political survival of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. International powers are anxious for the crisis to end, fearful it could undermine multi-billion-dollar efforts spearheaded by former colonial…
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Jul
08
2020
By The African Mirror
KILLING FIELDS: 180 bodies found in mass graves in Burkina Faso

KILLING FIELDS: 180 bodies found in mass graves in Burkina Faso

NEWS
AT LEAST 180 bodies have been found in common graves in Djibo, a town in the north of Burkina Faso, Human Rights Watch (HRW), said in a report released on Wednesday, saying that the killings were likely carried out by government forces. "Available evidence suggests government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions," HRW said. It called for the government to hold those responsible to account. The Burkina Faso government told HRW it will investigate the claims. Minister of Defence Moumina Cheriff Sy said the killings could have been committed by jihadist groups using stolen army uniforms and logistical equipment.…
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