TRADITIONAL HEALERS IN UGANDA TO CEASE TREATING PATIENTS AMID EBOLA EPIDEMIC

TRADITIONAL HEALERS IN UGANDA TO CEASE TREATING PATIENTS AMID EBOLA EPIDEMIC

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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 CLIMATE REPRESENTATIVES ASSEMBLE IN KINSHASA, DRC

CLIMATE REPRESENTATIVES ASSEMBLE IN KINSHASA, DRC

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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 AL-SHABAAB CO-FOUNDER SLAIN IN SOMALIA OPERATION

AL-SHABAAB CO-FOUNDER SLAIN IN SOMALIA OPERATION

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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 FUEL PRICE INCREASES BY 20% IN ETHIOPIA

FUEL PRICE INCREASES BY 20% IN ETHIOPIA

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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 EAC STATES AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS PACKAGING & PROMOTING TOURISM

EAC STATES AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS PACKAGING & PROMOTING TOURISM

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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 ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ADVOCATES FOR PEACE IN TIGRAY

ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ADVOCATES FOR PEACE IN TIGRAY

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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 TANZANIAN CATHOLIC PRIEST CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS

TANZANIAN CATHOLIC PRIEST CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS

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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 EBOLA INFECTIONS AND DEATHS ON THE RISE IN UGANDA

EBOLA INFECTIONS AND DEATHS ON THE RISE IN UGANDA

Renson Mwakandana According to data from the Ministry of Health, the number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has increased to 16, while the death toll from the disease has risen to four. Apart from the four confirmed deaths, 17 other fatalities are likely Ebola cases, according to ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona. In Uganda, there […]

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 HOPE FOR WHITE RHINOS IN RWANDA

HOPE FOR WHITE RHINOS IN RWANDA

Renson Mwakandana Despite a 12% decline in the species’ global population over the previous four years, the number of white rhinos that were transported to a sanctuary in Rwanda last year is growing. The 30 white rhinos were sent from South Africa to Akagera National Park in Rwanda, where they became the first of their […]

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