In April 2023, the Cabinet adopted the Energy Policy for Uganda, 2023 which envisages development of 52,481 MW generation capacity in the long term to meet the future demand. Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said on Tuesday that it is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in efforts to develop nuclear…
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US embassy in Tanzania closed as the country faces internet outage.
The US Embassy in Tanzania has closed for two days because of an internet outage affecting several East African countries. “Due to degraded network service nationwide, the embassy will remain closed to the public,” the embassy saìd in a post on X formerly Twitter on Monday. It cancelled all consular appointments for Tuesday and Wednesday and…
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to a heavy heat wave, fueled by climate change.
Updated by sserwadda Ronald A deadly heat wave in Gaza in April, which saw punishing temperatures worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, was made hotter and more likely by the human-caused climate crisis, according to an analysis published Tuesday. Gaza was not alone. Several heat waves spanning a vast area of the Asian continent last…
East African countries hit by major internet outage.
Internet connectivity was disrupted in and around several East African nations on Sunday, the internet observatory Netblocks said, adding that the incident was linked to failures affecting the SEACOM and EASSy subsea cable systems. Tanzania and the French island of Mayotte were experiencing a high impact on internet connectivity, while Mozambique and Malawi were seeing…
Saudi Arabia accepted to postpone the execution of a Kenyan man.
A Kenyan man due to be executed in Saudi Arabia has had a last-minute reprieve following a large-scale social media campaign. Stephen Munyakho, son of veteran journalist Dorothy Kweyu, received the death penalty in 2011 following a fatal fight with a colleague in the Gulf nation. According to the Bring Back Stevo campaign, run by…
Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof flees after jail sentence.
Updated by Ronald sserwadda Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof says he has fled the country after receiving a jail sentence for making his latest film in secret. In an Instagram post, he said he was in a “safe place” after people “risked their lives” to help him cross borders. His film The Seed of…
Thousands of Canadians forced to evacuate from raging wildfires.
Updated by Ronald sserwadda Thousands across Canada were urged to evacuate from blazing wildfires on Saturday, and the smoke emanating from them could be another danger lasting for the next two days — resulting in poor air quality and reduced visibility. Approximately 3,200 residents in northeastern British Columbia were under an evacuation order Saturday…
Odinga is spending sleepless night as he seeks AU top job.
Odinga has appeared to blow hot and cold on his new truce with President Ruto. One of the trending topics on Kenya’s social media on Thursday was the presence of the country’s former prime minister Raila Odinga at the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi alongside seven heads of state and government, including…
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