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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
U.S. blacklists Gambian-born ICC prosecutor over Afghanistan war crimes probe

U.S. blacklists Gambian-born ICC prosecutor over Afghanistan war crimes probe

NEWS
DAPHNE PSALEDAKIS and MICHELLE NICHOLS THE United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Pompeo also said Phakiso Mochochoko, the head of the ICC's Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division, had also been blacklisted under sanctions authorized by President Donald Trump in June that allow for asset freezes and travel bans. "Today we take the next step, because the ICC continues to target Americans, sadly," Pompeo told reporters. Pompeo also said that individuals and entities that continue to materially…
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Aug
06
2020
By The African Mirror
U.S. imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe businessman, company

U.S. imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe businessman, company

NEWS
THE United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean Kudakwashe Tagwirei, an adviser to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing the prominent businessman of being corrupt and helping support the government of Zimbabwe. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it blacklisted Tagwirei and Zimbabwe-based Sakunda Holdings, of which he is chief executive, accusing the businessman of using "opaque business dealings and his ongoing relationship with President Mnangagwa to grow his business empire dramatically and rake in millions of U.S. dollars." "Tagwirei and other Zimbabwean elites have derailed economic development and harmed the Zimbabwean people through corruption," said Deputy Treasury Secretary…
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Jul
29
2020
By The African Mirror
US admits to air strike in Somalia killed one civilian

US admits to air strike in Somalia killed one civilian

NEWS
THE United States has revealed that one civilian was killed and three were injured in a U.S. air strike in Somalia in February, the second such admission since it launched quarterly reports on civilian casualties in its Africa operations. In a report, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said verification of the facts and circumstances about a February 2 air strike triggered by allegations of civilian deaths established one civilian had been killed while three were injured. "Unfortunately, we believe our operations caused the inadvertent death of one person and injury to three others who we did not intend to target," AFRICOM's…
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Jul
19
2020
By The African Mirror
‘Ugly face’: U.S. and China trade barbs in Myanmar as South China Sea rift deepens

‘Ugly face’: U.S. and China trade barbs in Myanmar as South China Sea rift deepens

WORLD
CHINA's embassy in Myanmar has accused the United States of "outrageously smearing" the country and driving a wedge with its Southeast Asian neighbours over the contested South China Sea and Hong Kong, as tensions mount between the superpowers. Responding to the U.S. claims Beijing was undermining the sovereignty of its neighbours, the Chinese embassy said U.S. agencies abroad were doing "disgusting things" to contain China and had shown a "selfish, hypocritical, contemptible, and ugly face". The United States last week hardened its position on the South China Sea, saying it would back countries in the region that challenge Beijing's claim…
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