President Museveni says the country will reduce borrowing and not give in to pressure from foreign institutions. President Yoweri Museveni has criticised the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding to Uganda in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and has promised to find alternative sources of credit. Museveni, who has been in office since 1986, said…
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ECOWAS defence chiefs insist they are ready to send troops to Niger should negotiations fail
Will regional bloc ECOWAS send troops to Niger to face off with the military authorites that staged the July 26 coup, sacking Mohammed Bazoom from office? This is the question dominating stories and headlines across the region and certainly one that has left the landlocked nation of Niger in an unprecedented mix of anger, fear…
Xi Jinping is building a dream city. Devastating floods raise questions about his plan
On a gray day in late February 2017, Chinese leader Xi Jinping gathered with a handful of close advisers to survey crop fields and polluted wetlands some 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of the capital Beijing. Just over a month later, the future of those hinterlands would change drastically, as China announced Xi’s plan of…
Five Prosecuted for Exploiting Children in Street Begging.
In a significant move towards safeguarding the rights and well-being of vulnerable children, five adults have recently faced prosecution for involving children in street begging within Kampala. The accused individuals appeared before the City Hall magistrate court on August 11, where they were charged with violating the Kampala Capital City Child Protection Ordinance 2022.The ongoing…
Reports of More Mass Graves in Sudan’s West Darfur Region
Community leaders have discovered 30 hidden mass graves in West Dafur, containing an estimated 1,000 bodies of people, reported to have fallen victim to the ongoing attacks on the state capital El Geneina, since fighting started four months ago, Radio Dabangareports. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused by Saleh Arbab Suleiman, the representative of the…
China stops releasing youth unemployment data after it hit consecutive record highs
China has suspended the release of monthly data on joblessness among young people, after the figure hit consecutive record highs in recent months amid a broader economic slump. The news, which drew immediate backlash and ridicule on social media, was announced by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday, when it released its regular batch of monthly…
Why World Bank funding freeze on Uganda is a mistake
Activists say it is a counterproductive move Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In a surprising twist, some members of the gay community in Uganda have told The Independent they are not pleased by the recent decision of the World Bank to cut funding to new projects in Uganda because of the recently enacted Anti-homosexuality law….
