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Sudan: WFP Warns Time Is Running Out To Prevent Starvation In Darfur
Port Sudan — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur as intensifying clashes in North Darfur’s capital El Fasher hinde efforts to deliver vital food assistance into the…
Uganda: Sanctions – I’ve No Pussycat in UK, Says Speaker Among
The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, says sanctions the UK slapped her with are politically motivated and whatever the case, she has nothing to lose because he does not even own a pussycat in Britain.
Africa: Museveni Attacks World Bank, Says It Priotises Loans for Holding Summits
President Museveni has accused the World Bank of prioritising loans for 'seminars' instead of helping poor African countries address structural bottlenecks hindering their development.
Sudanese Journalists Brave Conflict On World Press Freedom Day
Sudan — Sudanese journalists mark World Press Freedom Day trapped in a brutal, year-long conflict with no ceasefire in sight. Despite local, regional, and international efforts, entrenched positions by the military and Rapid Support Forces…
Liberia: Boakai Takes the Bull By the Horn
True to his words, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. issued Executive Order #131 here, establishing the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia.
Rwanda: Is the Proposed East African Single Currency a Pipe Dream?
Countries in the East African Community (EAC) want to adopt a single currency as part of the broader plans to integrate under a single market, and ultimately one region that trades together.
Africa: East and Southern Africa – Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown On Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom over the past year, said Amnesty International on World Press Freedom Day.
Nigeria: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Set to Break Srict Royal Protocol with Nigeria Visit
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to visit Nigeria this month to celebrate the Invictus Games' 10th anniversary.In sharp contrast to their previous visits to Commonwealth states as senior working royals, the couple is said to be taking…
Africa: AllAfrica To Present Excellence Awards At Upcoming Summit
The AllAfrica Media Leaders’ Summit is a conversation bringing together African media leaders (CEOs, Managing Directors & Editors-in-Chief), policy-makers, activists, academics and leaders of organizations championing Africa's growth…
Kenya: Death Toll Climbs As Torrential Rains Contine to Batter Kenya
Weeks of heavy rain and floods that have killed nearly 200 people continue to ravage parts of Kenya - causing landslides, destroying roads and forcing people from their homes.
Kenya: Floods Threaten Marginalized People
Kenyan authorities have not responded adequately to flash floods resulting from heavy rains, Human Rights Watch said today. The floods have left at least 170 people dead; displaced more than 200,000; destroyed property, infrastructure, and…
Africa: South Africa – Apartheid Victims Demand Reparations
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of South Africans have set up a protest camp outside the Constitutional Court. They are demanding reparations for human rights abuses suffered under white minority rule.
Uganda: Bobi Wine Pushed for Sanctions Against Speaker Among – UK Lawmaker
Alex Sobel, the Labour MP for Leeds North West, has revealed that Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine and the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), lobbied for sanctions against the Speaker of Parliament and two former…
Uganda: Farmers Hire Gunmen to Guard Cocoa Farms in Uganda As Prices Soar
Global cocoa prices have reached their highest point in over a decade as dry weather hinders farming in Ghana and Ivory Coast, the biggest producers of cocoa in the world.
Zimbabwe: Parirenyatwa Hospital Battles Bogus Doctors, Tutors – 11 Arrested in Four Months
Parirenyatwa Hospital is plagued by increasing cases of bogus medical practitioners at the institution, with 11 offenders arrested in four months.
Rwanda: Kagame Approves RDF New Health Service, Names Top Management
President Paul Kagame who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has approved the establishment of the new military health service, and also promoted its leadership, the Ministry of Defence has said.