Faith Nyasuguta Former Botswanan President Ian Khama has been formally charged with 14 counts relating to the illegal possession of firearms in what is the first attempt at the criminal prosecution of a previous head of state. The former head of state was accused alongside three others including an ex-intelligence chief, a former police commissioner […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Cameroun has striked a deal with Russia for military cooperation. According to security sources, the agreement dated April 12 is part of the continuation of a military tie between the two nations for several years, with the emphasis recently on the revision of the military deal signed in 2015. “On the instructions of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A recent report by the US Human Rights 2021 says Zimbabwe has forcibly returned 70 refugees to the DR Congo in violation of international law. The refugees, previously hosted at the Tongogara refugee camp, were “accused of looting a food supply warehouse” and were initially arrested in August 2021, it adds. “The government […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nearly 2,000 Kenyan police officers are mentally unfit to execute their job, the national police service boss has said. Inspector-General Hilary Mutyambai on Tuesday told a group of bishops and senior clergy that they had found the “surprising” number of cases after medically examining all police officers. Currently, Kenya has about 100,000 police […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A court in Rwanda has sentenced a Chinese national for torture after a video emerged showing him beating African men tied to a tree. The court on Tuesday sentenced Sun Shujun to 20 years behind bars, a journalist who attended the court session revealed. Similarly, a Rwandese man said to be his employee […]
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Faith Nyasuguta National Oil Corporation forced to halt production after unidentified protesters entered Libya’s oil fields Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) has dismissed operations at two major oil sites: the Zouetina and the al-Charara field, after closing down several other facilities following protests and political rivalries. Announced this week, the blockades come at a time when […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Scores of refugees and migrants in Tunisia are decrying racism, bad living conditions and demanding evacuation to other nations. The refugees, mostly survivors of illegal immigration attempts by sea to Europe, have been staging a sit-in in front of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Tunisian […]
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Faith Nyasuguta For the first time on Saturday, the newly elected Somali parliament convened with new legislators sworn in. The session set the ball rolling for the election of the next president. The parliamentary elections ought to have been completed before incumbent President Mohamed’s term expired in February 2021. Elections in Somalia follow an indirect […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The World Bank has vowed to disburse $300 million targeting local communities whose lives have been destroyed by the Tigray war. The funding issued under the International Development Association (IDA) is part of the bank’s Ethiopia project dubbed the Response-Recovery-Resilience for Conflict Communities. A fraction of it will go to reconstructing local facilities […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Uber, a US-based ride-hailing company has dismissed its operations in Tanzania after six years of operation. Announcing the move through a statement sent to customers nationwide, Uber said it has suspended operations until an agreement is reached with Tanzanian authorities. “Current regulations in the transportation sector have created an environment that is not […]
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