A Kenyan opposition leader has accused President William Ruto of planning to defy a court ruling against the deployment of police to Haiti. Ekuru Aukot, who last week successfully challenged the planned deployment in court, says the president can only deploy the army and not the police. The court said the mission was illegal. Mr…
Month: January 2024
Socialite in Cameroon arrested over sexual assaults, Herv’e Bopda
Cameroonian socialite Hervé Bopda has been arrested after abuse allegations against him prompted national outrage. Earlier this month, Mr Bopda and his acquaintances were accused by a journalist of committing a number of crimes against roughly 200 victims. Dozens of social media users have subsequently posted fresh allegations of sexual and physical abuse, many using…
Tension on Netanyahu from all sides as hostage deal hopes rise faces
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas don’t agree on much. But there are two ways in which they do: first, they both reject a two-state solution; and second, when it comes to a deal to bring back the 100-plus hostages Hamas abducted on October 7, both sides want to have their cake and eat it. Hamas…
Teachers’ strike, Unatu ignores it’s self from the circulating document
A teachers umbrella body, Uganda National Teachers Association (Unatu) has distanced itself from the purported industrial action reportedly set to start once the first term opens next week. Over the weekend, a circulating flyer suggested that Unatu had declared a nationwide strike over low pay. The flyer printed with various Unatu colours also features images…
Controversial Auction of Nelson Mandela’s Personal Items Suspended Amid Outcry
In a significant turn of events, the controversial auction of approximately 70 personal items belonging to South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela, has been suspended by New York-based Guernsey’s auction house. The decision to halt the auction comes in the wake of strong objections and public outcry in South Africa. Guernsey’s auction house made the…
Ugandan opposition leader call for a revolution against Museveni, Bobi Wine
While speaking to the to the FRANCE24 ,Ugandas opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine. The star musician-turned-politician called for “civil disobedience, a moral uprising, a revolution” in Uganda, which has been ruled for 38 years by President Yoweri Museveni. “I fear for my life because I know that the regime is bent on eliminating all…
UK considering recognising Palestine state, Lord Cameron says
Lord Cameron said Palestinians had to be given a political horizon to encourage peace in the Middle East. He is beginning his fourth visit to the region since being appointed foreign secretary in November. The UK has a responsibility to set out what a Palestinian state would look like, he told a Westminster reception. The Palestinian…
VC Nawangwe presides as chancellor at 74th Makerere graduation
However, by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001, as amended, the Vice-Chancellor assumes this responsibility when the Chancellor is unavailable. The last graduation ceremony, held in February 2023, was presided over by Professor Ezra Suruma, the then Chancellor, whose term expired in December 2023. Subsequently, Makerere University initiated the search for a…
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