UGANDAN EX-REBEL COMMANDER ONGWEN CONVICTED BY ICC

UGANDAN EX-REBEL COMMANDER ONGWEN CONVICTED BY ICC

By Renson Mwakandana Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan 🇺🇬 child soldier who rose to become a prominent leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Thursday, and his conviction was affirmed by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The court would decide on the rebel leader’s appeal […]

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 BIDEN INVITES 50 AFRICAN LEADERS TO DISCUSS OUTER SPACE, TRADE & SECURITY

BIDEN INVITES 50 AFRICAN LEADERS TO DISCUSS OUTER SPACE, TRADE & SECURITY

Renson Mwakandana On Tuesday, close to 50 African leaders gathered in Washington to begin three days of discussions on topics important to the future of the continent and the entire globe, such as health, food security, climate change, civil conflicts, and even space exploration. The first U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit since 2014 is taking place this week, at […]

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 KENYA COMMEMORATES 59TH YEAR AS A REPUBLIC

KENYA COMMEMORATES 59TH YEAR AS A REPUBLIC

Renson Mwakandana On Monday, Kenya commemorated 59 years of freedom from British colonial authority. 12th December of every year marks the date when Kenya holds this kind of celebration. William Ruto, Kenya’s fifth president, praised those who helped in the country’s liberation from British colonialism over 60 years ago as valiant guardians of its “sovereignty.” Speaking in […]

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 EIGHT PEOPLE SANCTIONED BY THE EU OVER VIOLENCE IN DR CONGO

EIGHT PEOPLE SANCTIONED BY THE EU OVER VIOLENCE IN DR CONGO

Renson Mwakandana Sanctions have been placed on some participants in the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by the European Union. The list of persons includes Willy Ngoma, a spokesperson for the M23 rebel faction who has remained silent on the matter. The M23 is held accountable for spreading unrest and insecurity in the country’s east and […]

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 80% OF TANZANIANS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET BY 2025

80% OF TANZANIANS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET BY 2025

Renson Mwakandana In order to achieve the aim of guaranteeing that 80% of Tanzanians have access to internet services by 2025, the government has restated its commitment to connect Regions, Districts, and Villages via the National Fibre Optic Cable. The goal, according to Nape Nnauye, Minister of Information, communications and Information technology, is to ensure that citizens profit […]

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 4-YEAR-OLD SURVIVES 6 DAYS IN KENYAN NATIONAL PARK

4-YEAR-OLD SURVIVES 6 DAYS IN KENYAN NATIONAL PARK

Renson Mwakandana After spending six days alone in the woods, a four-year-old who had strayed kilometers in the direction of the Tsavo East National Park was found. The entire occurrence was a miracle, according to Roan Carr-Hartley, a pilot with Sheldrick Wildlife Trust who saw the youngster from his chopper.  In the vast wilderness full of […]

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 SUPREME COURT TO LEAD PROBE ON PAKISTANI JOURNALIST MURDER IN KENYA

SUPREME COURT TO LEAD PROBE ON PAKISTANI JOURNALIST MURDER IN KENYA

Renson Mwakandana According to a statement released on Tuesday, December 6th 2022, the Pakistani Supreme Court has constituted a team of five judges to supervise a probe into the shooting to death of a well-known investigative journalist in Kenya. The Police in the nation in East Africa shot and killed Arshad Sharif in October after what they said was a case […]

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