By Our reporterKISOZI – President William Ruto and Azimio La Umoja Coalition leader Raila Odinga met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday in his Kisozi country home. Photos of the two political rivals showed them conversing with Uganda’s leader while walking with canes in hand, Museveni’s famous Ankole cows grazing in the background. President Ruto recapped […]
By Our reporterGlobal BONN, GERMANY – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of healthy land becomes degraded – adding up to a total of 100 million hectares every year. Engaging present and future generations is more important […]
Rwanda says the ongoing war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is becoming a national security threat in Kigali, confirming its fears of a possible regional conflict.Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday the war means Kinshasa has specifically abandoned regional efforts at dialogue.The statement, issued on February 18, follows another communiqué from […]
By Our reporterNAIROBI — Kenya’s government is being sued by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), for contracting a local newspaper to solely publish and distribute government advertisements through a weekly supplement.The LSK claims the move to centralize government advertising in the newspaper, The Star, will stifle media freedom and limit public access to information […]
Violence has been on the rise in the conflict-hit eastern DR Congo in recent weeks as multiple armed groups wreak havoc.
By Our reporter KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has lashed out at the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) as confused ignorant people who are fighting unjust war. “Fellow Ugandans and, especially, the Bazzukulu. Greetings. Congratulations on a largely peaceful and happy Christmas. Nevertheless, I always marvel at how ignorance can be very dangerous. Take the case […]
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has launched a virulent anti-gay tirade, saying same-sex couples should be publicly stoned. He also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid. Homosexuality in Burundi, a conservative Christian country in East Africa, has been criminalised since 2009 with prison terms of […]
By Our reporter MOGADISHU – Degrading Al Shabaab and improving the capability of the Somali Security Forces (SSF) are top priorities for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in 2024. These New Year challenges were laid out by ATMIS Force Commander Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding and ATMIS Police Commissioner, CP Hillary Sao Kanu […]
ATIMS train Somali Police Community Policing By Our reporter MOGADISHU – Somali Police Force officers have begun a seven days training on community policing and crime prevention techniques at General Kaahiye Police Academy, in Mogadishu. The training comes days after a US drone hit Ayman, a senior leader of the extremist group al-Shabab, was believed responsible for attacks […]