Uganda appoints US-blacklisted spy to head police force
Major General Abel Kandiho was recalled late Tuesday from his posting as security envoy in South Sudan.
Author: Leah Ngari
Prosecutors call for 30-year jail term against Burkina Faso’s Ex-President Blaise Compaore
Compaore is accused of masterminding the assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness for clerical child sex abuse
only express to all the victims of sexual abuse my profound shame, my deep sorrow and my heartfelt request for forgiveness,” Ex-pope Benedict XVI said in a letter.
Kenya voter registration exercise to continue after country fails to meet target
In the exercise, which began on January 17, the electoral body was targeting to register 4.5 million new voters.
Victims from Ethiopia’s Tigray region file case against the State
The World Food Programme says that nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray were suffering “an extreme lack of food”.
About 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia facing severe hunger
WFP says water and grazing land is in short supply and forecasts of below-average rainfall in coming months only threaten more misery.
WHO and Commonwealth of Nations issues joint plea for vulnerable small States
“The impact of the pandemic will be felt for decades, especially among the most vulnerable,” ~ WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus
Ugandan court orders prominent author, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, to stand trial
The 33-year-old satirical novelist says he was tortured in custody.
Kenyan Amani National Congress leader asks former Prime Minister to retire
About two weeks ago, the Deputy president, William Ruto, officially announced his partnership with Mudavadi in the run up to the 2022 general elections.
African Union suspends debate on withdrawing Israel’s accreditation
The accreditation handed Israeli diplomats a victory they had been chasing for nearly two decades.
