Renson Mwakandana A day after his father, President Yoweri Museveni, ordered that he cease tweeting about official matters, the general of Uganda said, “no one will ban him from anything.” The president’s action came after Gen. Kainerugaba’s controversial statements from a fortnight earlier, in which he threatened to invade Kenya, sparking public apologies and diplomatic gatherings […]
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Renson Mwakandana An elite police squad that has reportedly been involved in extrajudicial executions in Kenya in recent years has been abolished by President William Ruto. The president, who took office in September, claimed the action was a component of attempts to reform the nation’s security industry. “I am the one who ordered the Special Service Unit that was […]
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Renson Mwakandana General Muhoozi Kainerugaba of Uganda has apologized to Kenyan President William Ruto for recent tweets he made about Kenya that sparked a major diplomatic uproar. Gen Muhoozi wrote on his Twitter page late on Thursday night saying that he has never had any issues with Ruto and as his younger brother, he begged […]
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Renson Mwakandana President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has ordered traditional healers to cease treating patients during the existing Ebola epidemic, which has already claimed the lives of 19 individuals there. Additionally, the president instructed security personnel to detain anyone who refuses to enter isolation after being suspected of harboring the virus. He instructed herbalists and traditional […]
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Renson Mwakandana More than 40 nations’ climate representatives have assembled in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to negotiate a stance in advance of the COP27 conference(Conference of the parties of the UNFCCC) , which will take place in Egypt in November. On Monday, the prime minister of Congo led demands for […]
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Renson Mwakandana Abdullahi Nadir, a co-founder and top al-Shabaab member, was reportedly slain on Saturday in the Middle Jubba region of southern Somalia, according to the Somali authorities. The director of al-religious Shabaab’s indoctrination section, Nadir, was the target of a $3 million (£2.7 million) US bounty, according to the Somali communications ministry. Al-Shabaab further […]
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Renson Mwakandana Less than three months after an initial increase of 30–40%, fuel prices in Ethiopia increased by roughly 20% on Thursday (September 29), as part of the phase-out of government subsidies for petroleum goods. The Ethiopian government made the decision to phase out all gasoline subsidies in July in response to this year’s sharply […]
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Renson Mwakandana Partner nations in the East African Community have pledged to work together to package and advertise incentives and possibilities for tourist investment in the area through various venues. On behalf of Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye, the Minister of Commerce, Transport, Industry, and Tourism, Ms. Marie Chantal Nijimbere, said this on the closing day of the […]
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Renson Mwakandana The annual Meskel Festival was observed by thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in the nation’s capital, Addis Ababa. The day honors the so-called “True Cross,” which is said to be where Jesus was supposedly crucified, being found in the fourth century by the Roman Empress St. Helena. The continuing fighting in the northern Tigray […]
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Renson Mwakandana A Catholic priest was charged with raping and sexually abusing more than ten minors on Monday before the Resident Magistrate’s Court in Moshi. Police have been holding him since September 20th this year. He was charged with providing Tsh3,000 ($1.29) and Tsh5,000 ($2.14) to students in Standard Six and Form One, respectively, in exchange for […]
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