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Apr
16
2024
By The African Mirror
Sudan’s year-old war: The build-up and the turmoil

Sudan’s year-old war: The build-up and the turmoil

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
SUDAN is now a year into a war between rival military factions that has killed thousands, forced millions to flee and created a humanitarian catastrophe. Below is a timeline of the events that led up to the conflict and the turmoil that followed: THE BUILD-UP Dec. 19, 2018 - Hundreds protest in the northern city of Atbara against soaring bread prices. Demonstrations spurred by a broader economic crisis soon spread to Khartoum and other cities. Security services respond with tear gas and gunfire. April 6, 2019 - Hundreds of thousands begin a sit-in outside army headquarters in Khartoum. Five days later the…
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Sep
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Taliban confront Afghan economy in turmoil, humanitarian crisis

Taliban confront Afghan economy in turmoil, humanitarian crisis

WORLD
AFGHANISTAN’S new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning on Wednesday after the final withdrawal of U.S. forces, with foreign donors alarmed about an impending humanitarian crisis. Two weeks since the Taliban's sweep into the capital Kabul brought a chaotic end to 20 years of warfare, the Islamist militant group has yet to name a new government or reveal how they intend to govern. In an administrative vacuum, prices have soared and crowds have gathered at banks to withdraw cash. While heavily-armed fighters have imposed control on Kabul, Taliban officials were grappling with keeping banks, hospitals and government machinery…
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Jul
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisian in turmoil, govt sacked, parly suspended

Tunisian in turmoil, govt sacked, parly suspended

NEWS
TAREK AMARA and ANGUS McDOWALL TUNISIA is facing the worst crisis in its decade of democracy after President Kais Saied ousted the government and suspended parliament with help from the army, a move denounced as a coup by the country's main parties, including Islamists. He extended some existing measures aimed at countering the pandemic, including a curfew and internal travel bans, but which would also have the effect of dampening street opposition. Saied's action followed months of deadlock and disputes pitting him against Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and a fragmented parliament as Tunisia descended into an economic crisis exacerbated by…
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Apr
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Chad in turmoil

Chad in turmoil

NEWS
MADJIASRA NAKO and MAHAMAT RAMADANE THE son of Chad's slain leader Idriss Deby took over as president and armed forces commander on Wednesday as rebel forces threatened to march on the capital, deepening the turmoil in a country vital to international efforts to combat Islamist militants in Africa. The political opposition also denounced the military's takeover of control, calling the move a coup d'etat and rejecting its plan for a transition. Labour unions called for a workers' strike. Deby, 68, was killed on Monday on the frontline in a battle against fighters of the Libyan-based Front for Change and Concord…
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