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May
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott launches presidential bid with optimistic message

Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott launches presidential bid with optimistic message

WORLD
GRAM SLATTERY TIM Scott, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, formally kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign, betting his upbeat message will sell in a party in which many voters are still firmly behind former President Donald Trump. In a speech to supporters in his hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina, Scott, 57, leaned heavily into his personal experience as the impoverished child of a single mother as proof that America remains a nation of opportunity. He emphasized the progress the United States has made on racial issues in recent decades, proclaiming - as he often does -…
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May
10
2023
By The African Mirror
Senegal opposition leader’s presidential bid in doubt after appeal court ruling

Senegal opposition leader’s presidential bid in doubt after appeal court ruling

NEWS
NGOUDA DIONE and DIADIE BA THE presidential bid of a popular Senegalese opposition politician was thrown into doubt after a court of appeal handed him a heavier suspended sentence in a libel case, triggering a small protest in Dakar that riot police quelled with tear gas. The ruling against Ousmane Sonko is the latest twist in a long-running legal saga that he has denounced as politically motivated - a standoff with the authorities that has fuelled unrest in what is widely viewed as one of West Africa's most stable democracies. In March, Sonko received a two-month suspended prison sentence in…
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Dec
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya court reinstates Gaddafi presidential bid

Libya court reinstates Gaddafi presidential bid

NEWS
A Libyan court has ruled that the son of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi could run for president, his lawyer said, as arguments intensified over the conduct of an election aimed at ending a decade of turmoil. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's appeal against disqualification for the December 24 vote was delayed for days as fighters blocked off the court, one of several incidents that may foreshadow wider election unrest. In another incident on Thursday, the elections commission said armed men had stormed five election centres in western Libya, stealing ballot cards. Analysts fear a contested vote, or one with clear violations,…
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