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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.
Uganda: UK Sanctions Speaker Among, Karamoja Iron Sheets Ministers
The UK Government has slapped incredible raft of sanctions of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among for exercising "corruption at its worst and that has no place in society."
Nigerian Passport Ranks World’s 10th Worst Travel Document
The Nigerian passport has ranked 191 out of 199 countries, making it the 10th worst travel document worldwide, according to VisaGuide's World Passport Index.
South Africa: Boxing Legend “Rose of Soweto” Dingaan Thobela Dies
Dingaan Thobela, the revered South African boxer affectionately known as the 'Rose of Soweto', passed away at the age of 57 after a prolonged battle with illness.
Liberia: ‘Armed’ Police Besiege LTA Headquarters
Armed officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) on Friday, April 26, besieged the head office of Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) headquarters.
Uganda: Blacklist Unscrupulous Leaders, Bobi Tells Bugiri
Bugiri — The National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Mr Robert Kyagulanti, has called on the party's supporters to blacklist leaders who only good at fronting persona; interests than concerns of people who voted for them.
Togo Heads to Polls Amid Claims of Power Grab By President Gnassingbé
Some four million Togolese are to vote Monday for legislative and regional elections that have been twice delayed. Opponents accuse longtime ruler Faure Gnassingbe of seeking to extend his grip on power after MPs signed off on controversial…
Zimbabweans Short-Changed As ZiG New Currency Resistance Grows
DESPITE the recent launch of Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency by the Reserve Bank, many Zimbabweans are finding themselves priced out of the market yet again.
Kenya: School Reopening Pushed to May 6 Amid Devastating Floods in Kenya
Nairobi — Schools reopening for the second term has been postponed for a week until May 6 following the devastating effects caused by the ongoing rains in Kenya.
South Africa: SA’s Flu Rates Anticipated to Return to Pre-Covid-19 Levels
COVID-19-related factors resulted in several years of lower-than-normal rates of the flu, but experts say that is now something of the past. As this year's flu season gets under way, Elri Voigt asks several local experts what their…
Ethiopia Announces a National Financial Education Module for Youth and Micro
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), the Mastercard Foundation, and First Consult, through the BRIDGES programme, announced the National Financial Education Module for Youth and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Addis Ababa on…