Faith Nyasuguta Uganda’s constitutional court is set to kick off the hearing of three petitions challenging the anti-homosexuality law that came into effect in May. Currently, the law imposes capital punishments for those convicted of same-sex acts including death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” – which can involve sex with children or vulnerable people. It can […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The United Nations Security Council will today, Monday, October 2, vote on a resolution that will see a non-UN multinational force led by Kenya deployed to Haiti to combat gangs and restore security. The council will develop the framework for and authorize a one-year deployment of an international force, with a review after […]
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Faith Nyasuguta As Nigeria marks another milestone in her checkered history, the primal challenges she grappled with over six decades ago continue to frustrate one generation after another. Days of celebratory events, cultural dance and fireworks followed the announcement of Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule on Saturday, October 1, 1960. At home and abroad, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta At least 2,500 migrants have so far died or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe in 2023, a U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees official said on Thursday. “By September 24, over 2,500 people were accounted as dead or missing in 2023 alone,” Ruven Menikdiwela, director of the UNHCR New […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Veteran Irish-born actor Michael Gambon, known to many for portraying Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said on Thursday. He was 82. A statement by his family, issued by his publicist, said he died following “a bout of pneumonia.” “We are devastated to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said relations between Russia and South Sudan were developing “intensively”. The sentiments come at a time when Russia and Western powers are trying to woo African support in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting with the South Sudan President Salva Kiir in […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have disclosed their horror at being forcibly returned to remote desert regions where some have succumbed to thirst as they attempted to cross the border into Tunisia. As the European Union forges a €1bnmigration deal with Tunisia, human rights groups are calling on Brussels to take a tougher line […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Burkina Faso’s military junta disclosed on Wednesday that its security and intelligence services thwarted a coup attempt the previous day. In a statement, the junta said it had arrested “officers and other alleged actors” for an “attempt at destabilization,” without elaborating on who was allegedly involved. So far four people have been detained, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Uganda is currently in the final stages of negotiations with Chinese financiers to help finance a controversial pipeline project after some Western partners pulled out, a senior official said Wednesday. “We are having final discussions with our Chinese partners to provide about half of the finances required for the construction of the Eacop […]
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Faith Nyasuguta President Joe Biden has announced the first members of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement, including actor Viola Davis, who will advise Washington on deepening ties with African communities. The US has moved to stress the region’s significance and counter challenges posed by China and Russia to the United States’ interests […]
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