Toronto city councillor Jaye Robinson dies at age 61.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that Councillor Jaye Robinson passed away last night in the presence of her family,” her office confirmed in a post on X on Friday. No immediate cause of death was given. She was 61 Robinson was diagnosed with two forms of breast cancer in 2019 forcing her into a…

President Museveni Arrives in Kenya to Strengthen Bilateral Relations.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this afternoon arrived in Kenya’s capital Nairobi for a State visit at the invitation of President William Ruto. The President’s visit aims at strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between Uganda and Kenya and exploring new avenues for collaboration and mutual benefits. On arrival, President Museveni was received at Jomo Kenyatta…

Green light for Kenyan police boots on the ground in Haiti.

Barring any further unforeseen roadblocks, Kenyan police officers look set to arrive in Port au Prince as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti. Torn apart by gang violence that has caused an estimated 2 500 deaths in the first three months this year and an ensuing humanitarian crisis, Haiti has appealed…

Biden-Trump debates got risks for both sides.

In the span of four hours on Wednesday, a plan to hold two presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump went from rumour to reality. While some details still need to be hammered out, it appears the Democratic and Republican candidates will face off twice, on 27 June and 10 September. Mr Trump, who…

Swiss court jails Gambia ex-minister for 20 years.

A Swiss court has sentenced a former Gambian minister to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity. Ousman Sonko fled to Switzerland in 2016, shortly before Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was forced out of power after refusing to admit he had lost elections. His government was accused of numerous rights abuses. After non-governmental organisations…

Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico survived death,  after assassination attempt.

                        Updated by sserwadda Ronald Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Fico, 59, was rushed to hospital in the central city of Handlova after holding a government meeting there, and was being transported by helicopter to the…

Uganda to build a nuclear energy plant to reduce on Shortage of power supply

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…

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…