Rwanda President Paul Kagame said Monday that the means to a peaceful end of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo lies in diplomatic processes which were launched in Kenya’s capital Nairobi and Luanda, the capital of Angola. Rwandan President Paul Kagame. /AP He made the remarks following Sunday’s phone talks with the…
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Elon Musk takes over Twitter in $44bn deal
Tesla CEO’s purchase caps a six-month saga over the future of the social media giant. Elon Musk has officially taken control of Twitter after finalising a $44bn deal to buy the social media network. In one of his first decisions at the helm of the social media giant, Musk, the world’s richest man, fired three…
Inter-tribal conflict displaces 70,000 in Sudan’s Blue Nile state
Updated on Friday 28th October 2022 (WAD ALMAHI) – At least 70,000 people have been displaced from Sudan’s Blue Nile state as a result of inter-tribal conflict since mid-July, the International Organization for Migration Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM-DTM) indicates. The displaced are currently sheltering in the neighbouring Sennar, White Nile state. Blue Nile state had…
U.S. embassy warns of possible attack in Johannesburg
The U.S. embassy on Wednesday issued an alert warning of a possible attack on Saturday against “large gatherings” in northern Johannesburg, which the South African government. “The U.S. government has received information that terrorists may be planning to carry out an attack targeting large gatherings in the area around Sandton,” a wealthy suburb north of…
Godfrey Kayongo Nkajja Weds Namakula Alaisha
By Viola Nabbale – Updated at 1700 EAT on Thursday 27th October 2022 KAMPALA- Presidential Advisor and Former Chairman St Balikudembe Market (Owino) has today Thursday wedded Alaisha Namakula at a colorful wedding ceremony at Hotel Africana in Kampala. The couple earlier exchanged their marriage vows at Victory Church in Ndeeba of Dr Joseph Sserwadda….
Nigeria receives stolen artifacts repatriated from the U.S.
Nigeria has received 22 pieces of repatriated Benin Bronzes from the United States, the latest arrival of the country’s stolen historic objects. The artifacts were received on Tuesday from the U.S. Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African Art by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, H. E. Zubairu Dada. The Nigerian government has been…
COP 27 a ‘watershed moment’ in efforts to address climate crisis, says Egyptian Foreign Minister
The COP27 President-Designate, Sameh Shoukry, has labeled next month’s forum a “watershed moment” in the world’s plan to address the climate crisis. Shoukry made the remarks on Wednesday at the launch of a new report from UN Climate Change, which noted that despite countries bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward, the efforts…
KCCA Warns Motorists abusing Yellow Box Junctions
By KCCA-PCA Motorists in Kampala have been warned they could be fined if they are caught stopping in yellow box junctions or making illegal U-turns. Yellow box junctions were introduced in Kampala six months ago to help ease on the traffic jam in the city but several motorists continue to abuse them. In a bid…
