Faith Nyasuguta Antony Blinken, the head of American diplomacy cautioned in an interview published on Tuesday that Wagner was taking advantage of the instability caused by the coup in Niger, the group of Russian mercenaries having already moved closer to neighboring Mali. The US secretary of state revealed to the BBC that he does not […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The World Bank is pausing approval for any new public finance projects in Uganda over the nation’s adoption of a widely criticized anti-LGBTQ law earlier this year. A statement from the Bank says further funding is being frozen until authorities in Uganda provide adequate policy to protect minorities, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Tuesday, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said it had resumed distributing food aid in parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region after a three-month pause. The WFP had paused food aid to the northern region in May following reports of widespread theft of donations. It then suspended aid to all of Ethiopia in […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The creation of a BRICS currency will be one of the main topics up for discussion when the group of five emerging nations, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, meet in Johannesburg this month, South African officials said. Russia has been spearheading the push for the creation of a joint currency, and […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Patients and activists have revealed that rape is common in Uganda’s mental health facilities. However, accusers are frequently not believed, and justice is rare. The first time CJ*( not her real name) was hospitalized for bipolar disorder, she alleges, a staff member who worked in security raped her one evening. She had been […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Junta leaders in Niger have denied a senior US official the chance to meet the West African country’s ousted president and rejected her pleas to restore democracy after July’s coup. The US acting deputy secretary of state, Victoria Nuland, described “frank and difficult” talks during a two-hour meeting in the Nigerien capital, Niamey, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A recent offer by Kenya to dispatch 1000 police officers to Haiti has prompted concern among human rights groups who say the move could worsen the country’s security crisis. Ariel Henry, Haiti’s prime minister, called for international support from the UN in 2022 when gangs began taking control of much of the country, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A Senegalese opposition leader who has been on a hunger strike in protest against his detention has been admitted to hospital, according to his supporters. On Sunday, Ousmane Sonko was hospitalised at the Main Hospital in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, according to a statement from his now-dissolved party, the Patriots of Senegal (PASTEF). Aged […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Arsenal has commenced the English Premier League exactly how the team hopes to end it – by getting the better of Manchester City. Arsenal beat City 4-1 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation on Sunday to win the Football Association’s Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, a match that serves […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Friday, Ethiopia’s government declared a state of emergency following days of clashes in the Amhara region between the military and local Fano militiamen. Fighting that erupted across Ethiopia’s second-largest region earlier this week has quickly become a security crisis. Amhara’s regional government on Thursday requested additional help from federal authorities to reimpose […]
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