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Jul
21
2022
By The African Mirror
UK-Rwanda deportation plan to undergo judical review

UK-Rwanda deportation plan to undergo judical review

NEWS
A judicial review into the legality of the British government's plan to deport migrants to Rwanda will start on September 5, London's High Court said on Wednesday. Under an agreement struck in April, Britain will send tens of thousands of migrants who arrive on its shores illegally more than 4,000 miles (6,4000 km) to the East African country. Migrants and charities are bringing a judicial review to challenge the policy's lawfulness. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Jul
21
2022
By The African Mirror
Education takes flight under Ghanaian artist’s repurposed planes

Education takes flight under Ghanaian artist’s repurposed planes

NEWS
FRANCIS KOKOROKO and COOPER INVEEN HUNDREDS of meters above the village of Jenakpeng in northern Ghana, a small drone locked its sights on six aeroplanes parked in the middle of a verdant field miles away from the nearest runway. The drone's 16-year-old pilot, Jenakpeng native Abdul-Latif Zakaria, stood with his father Danaa in the shadow of a vintage Antonov cropduster, one of six planes that world-renowned artist Ibrahim Mahama has transformed into a community learning space. In 2021, Mahama bought the planes using proceeds from $1 million worth of sales to add to his Red Clay Studio, a multi-acre compound…
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Jul
20
2022
By The African Mirror
U.S. says it killed two al Shabaab militants in Somalia airstrike

U.S. says it killed two al Shabaab militants in Somalia airstrike

NEWS
THE U.S. military said it had killed two fighters from the al Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in a remote part of Somalia's southern Jubaland state on Sunday. The United States has been carrying out air strikes in Somalia to try to defeat al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise seeking to implement its interpretation of Islamic law and overthrow the country's Western-backed central government. The strike took place near Libikus in the Lower Juba region, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement late on Monday. "The command's initial assessment is that two al Shabaab terrorists were killed in…
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
Top Israeli general, in first Morocco visit, to explore defence deals

Top Israeli general, in first Morocco visit, to explore defence deals

NEWS
DAN WILLIAMS THE chief of Israel's armed forces will visit Morocco on Monday in the highest-profile military engagement between the countries, which upgraded ties in 2020 under a U.S. diplomatic drive. While Lieutenant-General Aviv Kochavi's trip has been showcased by Israel as part of emerging defence cooperation with the North African country, Rabat has also been trying to broker improved conditions for the Palestinians. "One of the subjects that will be discussed (in Morocco) this week will be knowledge-sharing, training - the ability to train together in joint manoeuvres - weapons development, the transfer of know-how and perhaps also of…
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
Tensions spread in Sudan as tribal clashes rage on

Tensions spread in Sudan as tribal clashes rage on

NEWS
THE death toll from tribal clashes triggered by land disputes in southeastern Sudan's Blue Nile State has risen to at least 64, medical sources said on Monday, with the long-festering tensions spreading into some other states. A curfew was imposed in two major towns of Blue Nile State and security forces were deployed following fighting between the Hausa and Funj tribes that began last week. Medical sources in the state capital Damazine said that at least 64 people had been killed and hundreds injured, amid a severe shortage in emergency medical supplies. In the city of Roseires, also in Blue…
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
Nigerian unions to protest shutdown of public universities due to strike

Nigerian unions to protest shutdown of public universities due to strike

NEWS
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will embark on a two-day protest on July 26 to demonstrate against a six-month shutdown of public universities across the country due to pay disagreements between the government and teachers, it said. The NLC, the country's main umbrella union, represents millions of workers across most sectors of Africa's biggest economy, including parts of the oil industry. It said in a statement it will mobilise workers for the protest for good governance. Strikes by Nigerian public university teachers are common. The current strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities started on Feb. 14. A previous…
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
Autopsy indicates Angola ex-leader died of natural causes, Spanish court orders more testing

Autopsy indicates Angola ex-leader died of natural causes, Spanish court orders more testing

NEWS
PRELIMINARY autopsy results show the death of Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos was due to natural causes, a Spanish court said on Monday while ordering further examination. Dos Santos died two weeks ago in Barcelona at the age of 79. The court also decided to delay the handover of his body to his family, a court spokeswoman said on Monday. "Despite the fact that the provisional autopsy report indicates that Mr. dos Santos' death was natural, the court has decided to order complementary testing to that usually done in an autopsy, given that a complaint about possible threats…
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
South Africa mourns legendary poet Don Mattera

South Africa mourns legendary poet Don Mattera

LITERATURE
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africans from all walks of life have paid tributes to and celebrated the extraordinary life of Don Mattera, the poet, author, cultural activist and community leader who passed away after a short illness. Mattera - 87 - was buried at the Heroes Acre at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to Mattera, who was honoured in 2006 by the government  with the Order of the Baobab for his “excellent contribution to literature, achievement in the field of journalism and striving for justice in South Africa” President Ramaphosa said: “As a…
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
Guinea: Chinese company put workers on forced leave

Guinea: Chinese company put workers on forced leave

NEWS
CHINESE-LED Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) has put workers on forced leave with the prospect of layoffs if a dispute with Guinea's government over infrastructure for a massive iron project is not resolved, three sources told Reuters. WCS did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Guinea's mines minister on July 3 ordered all work on the Simandou project - the world's largest undeveloped iron ore deposit - to stop after WCS and Rio Tinto missed an extended deadline to agree on a joint venture with the government. That joint venture is intended to cover the rail and port infrastructure…
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Jul
19
2022
By The African Mirror
30 survive Somalia plane crash

30 survive Somalia plane crash

NEWS
A passenger plane crash-landed at an airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, with no deaths reported and all those on board - more than 30 passengers - rescued. Video from the scene showed the plane upside down after having apparently flipped over on landing. Black smoke and flames rose into the air as fire trucks approached the runway and firefighters started hosing down the crashed plane. https://youtu.be/79mmcnb5Fvg Thomson Reuters Foundation
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