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Feb
25
2024
By FELIX ONUAH
West African bloc lifts sanctions on junta-led Niger

West African bloc lifts sanctions on junta-led Niger

NEWS
THE West African regional bloc said that it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new strategy to dissuade three junta-led states from withdrawing from the political and economic union - a move that threatens regional integration. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met to address a political crisis in the coup-hit region that deepened in January with military-ruled Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali's decision to exit the 15-member bloc. After closed-door talks, ECOWAS said it had decided to lift Niger sanctions including border closures, the freezing of central bank and state assets, and the…
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Jul
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Britain hit by its biggest political crisis in years

Britain hit by its biggest political crisis in years

WORLD
A group of cabinet ministers are about to tell Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit, including the man who has just been appointed as the new finance minister, media reports said. BBC Political Editor Chris Mason said Transport Minister Grant Shapps would lead a delegation on Wednesday evening. Other media reports said that Nadhim Zahawi, appointed as finance minister late on Tuesday as Johnson's government started to collapse, would be part of the delegation. Zahawi had told reporters earlier on Wednesday that he fully supported Johnson. The Times newspaper reported that Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng had also told party officials…
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Aug
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Africa can prevent Ethiopia from going down Rwanda’s path: here’s how

Africa can prevent Ethiopia from going down Rwanda’s path: here’s how

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
WHEN Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2019, I congratulated him in a public US and Africa dialogue forum. I thought he deserved the prize, given what he had done. In particular, he showed a calm and responsible interest in listening to all community grievances to avoid outbursts of war. EDWARD KISSI, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida Today, under Abiy’s watch, Ethiopia has descended into a political and humanitarian crisis that threatens the very survival of the federal state. There are reports of ethnic groups in various regions…
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Jul
31
2021
By The African Mirror
I will not become a dictator – President

I will not become a dictator – President

NEWS
TAREK AMARA and ANGUS MCDOWALL TUNISIA'S president promised on Friday he would not turn into a dictator and rejected accusations he had staged a coup, as two parliament members were arrested following his decision to lift their immunity when he seized control of government this week. Tunisia has been thrust into a political crisis by President Kais Saied's move on Sunday to dismiss the prime minister and freeze parliament for 30 days, leading major parties to accuse him of a coup. Saied has yet to carry out steps that critics say are needed to reassure Tunisians, including the appointment of…
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Jul
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisian labour union pushes for roadmap

Tunisian labour union pushes for roadmap

NEWS
TUNISIA’S powerful labour union is preparing a roadmap for steering the country out of a political crisis that it would present to President Kais Saied, who has been accused by critics of a coup for taking over governing powers. Saied still has not announced the appointment of a new prime minister or how he intends to handle the emergency period that he announced on Sunday when he cited a national emergency to dismiss the premier and suspend parliament. His move has left Tunisia's decade-long experiment with democracy at a crossroads, with little public indication of Saied's long-term plans - or…
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Jul
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisian Islamists move to ease tensions, unions demand roadmap

Tunisian Islamists move to ease tensions, unions demand roadmap

NEWS
TAEK AMARA TUNISIA’S leading Islamist party has moved to ease the country's political crisis, calling for dialogue and urging supporters not to protest after accusing President Kais Saied of launching a coup. Tunisia faced its worst political crisis in a decade of democracy after Saied, backed by the army, sacked the prime minister and froze parliament on Sunday, sparking concern in Western capitals that have praised its transition from autocracy since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011. Influential civil society groups, including the powerful labour union, warned Saied not to extend extraordinary measures he announced on Sunday beyond a month…
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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisia’s political crisis deepens

Tunisia’s political crisis deepens

NEWS
THE biggest party in Tunisia's parliament has publicly criticised President Kais Saied, warning his policies threatened democracy, in an escalation of the country's political crisis. The moderate Islamist Ennahda party accused Saied of "violating the constitution", having a "tendency towards individual rule" and "encroaching on the political system and the powers of the prime minister". It was a response to Saied's comments on Sunday that his constitutional control of the military extended to the internal security forces, part of a wider power struggle between him, parliament and the prime minister. Tunisia has suffered near political stalemate since 2019 elections that…
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Dec
16
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s ANC in a political crisis

South Africa’s ANC in a political crisis

NEWS
SOUTH  Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) finds itself in a serious political crisis that threatens unity in the party led by Cyril Ramaphosa. At the heart of the crisis is the disagreement around a resolution taken at the party’s 54th conference in 2017 that individuals who face criminal charges should step down from their positions in the party and in government. Yesterday, the ANC’s national integrity committee, set up to uphold the part’s reputation by taking action against those accused of criminal activity, ruled that Ace Magashule, the party’s secretary-general, should "step aside" from his position pending the outcome…
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Jul
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali opposition rejects ECOWAS proposals on ending political crisis

Mali opposition rejects ECOWAS proposals on ending political crisis

NEWS
AN influential opposition group in Mali has rejected a proposal by regional mediators aimed at ending a political crisis in which at least 11 people have been killed this month during protests against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. ECOWAS, which represents countries in West Africa, sent a delegation to Mali last week to try to help end the crisis, with the protesters calling on Keita to resign over what they say is his failure to halt violence by jihadist groups or address the disputed results of recent legislative elections. Issuing its recommendations on Sunday, the delegation proposed that Mali's Constitutional Court…
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