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Feb
16
2023
By The African Mirror
South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people?

South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people?

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
SOUTH Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains to regional energy and water politics. Much of Africa has spent 2022 facing sharp increases in the costs of energy and food driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the strengthening of the US dollar. Authors HARRY VERHOEVEN, Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University FRANCOIS SENNESAEL, DPhil Candidate, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford For states that have…
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Apr
17
2022
By The African Mirror
Russia strikes Kyiv suburb, presses offensive in Mariupol ruins

Russia strikes Kyiv suburb, presses offensive in Mariupol ruins

WORLD
PAVEL POLITYUK RUSSIAN air raids and missile strikes hit Ukraine's capital Kyiv and other major cities as Moscow launched more long-range attacks following the sinking of its Black Sea fleet's flagship. In the besieged port of Mariupol, the scene of the war's heaviest fighting and worst humanitarian catastrophe, Russian troops pressed their advances, hoping to make up for their failure to capture Kyiv by seizing their first big prize of the war. "The situation is very difficult" in Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Ukrainska Pravda news portal. "Our soldiers are blocked, the wounded are blocked. There is a humanitarian…
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Apr
14
2022
By The African Mirror
Why African nations’ support for UN action on Russia/Ukraine is so mixed

Why African nations’ support for UN action on Russia/Ukraine is so mixed

NEWS
TIM COCKS WESTERN powers seeking to isolate Russia over Ukraine are disappointed at what they see as lukewarm support from African nations at the U.N. general assembly - where their 54 votes form a bloc large enough to swing resolutions. The Ukraine war comes at a time of heightened rivalry between the West, China and Russia over Africa's natural resources, trade and security ties. Below are some reasons for the continent's divided stance: HEARTS AND MINDS On the day of the invasion, February 24, the African Union unequivocally called on Russia to respect "the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of…
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Apr
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Explainer: How could Russia’s Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

Explainer: How could Russia’s Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

WORLD
JACQUELINE THOMSEN and MIKE SCARCELLA UKRAINE has accused Russia of war crimes in the town of Bucha just outside Kyiv, with Germany, France and others expressing outrage at the images of dead civilians. The mayor of Bucha said on Saturday that 300 residents had been killed by Russian troops during a month-long occupation. Victims were seen by Reuters in a mass grave and lying in the streets. Russia's defence ministry denied the Ukrainian allegations, saying footage and photographs showing bodies in Bucha were "yet another provocation" by the Ukrainian government. Russia has previously denied targeting civilians and rejected allegations of…
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Apr
02
2022
By The African Mirror
In tears at border, Ukrainians say they held on until they had to flee

In tears at border, Ukrainians say they held on until they had to flee

WORLD
JOANNA PLUCINSKA and ANNA VOITENKO VALERY Petrovich Sorokin, 66, didn't want to leave his home outside of Kharkiv. He suffers from arthritis and struggles to move. But, a month into the war, as Russian bombs fell around him, his family told him he had to go to Poland with them. "There are planes all the time and the sound of bombing all the time, it's very loud," he told Reuters tearfully as his family huddled under green tents set up to protect refugees from the rain as they waited at the Shehyni border crossing in Ukraine. "They did it, they…
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Apr
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Russia’s war with Ukraine: Five reasons why many African countries choose to be ‘neutral’

Russia’s war with Ukraine: Five reasons why many African countries choose to be ‘neutral’

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
IN early March the United Nation’s General Assembly voted on a resolution demanding Russia immediately stop its military operations in Ukraine. Out of 193 member states, 141 voted in support of the resolution, five voted against, 35 abstained and 12 didn’t vote at all. Of the 54 African member states, Eritrea voted against the resolution, 16 African countries including South Africa abstained, while nine other countries did not vote at all. Author OLAYINKA AJALA, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University In all about half (26) of the 54 member states in Africa chose the path of neutrality…
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Mar
08
2022
By The African Mirror
More than 4,300 detained at anti-war protests in Russia

More than 4,300 detained at anti-war protests in Russia

WORLD
POLICE detained more than 4,300 people at Russia-wide protests against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent protest monitoring group. Thousands of protesters chanted "No to war!" and "Shame on you!", according to videos posted on social media by opposition activists and bloggers. Dozens of protesters in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg were shown being detained. One protester there was shown being beaten on the ground by police in riot gear. A mural in the city showing President Vladimir Putin was defaced. Reuters was unable to independently verify the footage and photographs on social media. Russia's interior…
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Mar
08
2022
By The African Mirror
A tale of two refugee crises

A tale of two refugee crises

NEWS
RACHAEL REILLY and MICHAEL FLYNN RUSSIA's brutal and devastating invasion of Ukraine has triggered the largest and fastest refugee movement in Europe since World War II. After only a single week, more than one million people had already fled the country. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) initially predicted that as many as four million people would flee; the UN now thinks that some 10 million will eventually be displaced. While the EU calls this the largest humanitarian crisis that Europe has witnessed in “many, many years,” it is important to remember that it was not so long ago that the…
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Mar
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Kremlin says the West is behaving like a bandit

Kremlin says the West is behaving like a bandit

WORLD
THE Kremlin said that the West was behaving like a bandit by cutting economic relations over the conflict in Ukraine but that Russia was far too big to be isolated as the world was much larger than just the United States and Europe. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the West was engaged in "economic banditry" against Russia and that Moscow would respond. He did not specify what response there would be but said it would be in line with Russian interests. "As you understand, there must be a corresponding response to economic banditry," Peskov said. "This does not…
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