By Faith Barbara Namagembe published On 13 Nov 2021 Updated at 1753 EAT Protests come two days after coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reappointed himself head of the Sovereign Council. Sudanese security forces have killed one anti-coup protester and wounded others during a crackdown on renewed pro-democracy protests, according to an independent union of medics. “One…
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UN staff detained in Ethiopia’s capital.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0836 EAT on 10 November 2021. The United Nations has said 16 of its Ethiopian staff have been detained in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, with six others having been released. Speaking to reporters in New York on Tuesday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the world body was “actively…
Hundreds of people have crossed through the town of Bunagana to Uganda due to intense fighting in DRC.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe published On 9 November 2021 at 0850 EAT. Overnight, gunmen have seized the villages of Tshanzu and Runyoni, the last redoubts of the M23 group before their defeat years ago. Gunmen have seized at least two villages overnight in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) near the border with…
US borders to be Opened to Vaccinated travellers after 20 months.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0801 EAT on 08 November 2021. The US is reopening its borders on Monday to double-jabbed foreign visitors, ending a 20-month entry ban. The ban was imposed by former President Donald Trump due to Covid-19. It has affected non-US citizens from over 30 countries, including the UK and EU…
Government supporters make rallies against Tigrayan rebels
Protesters at a pro-military rally in Addis Ababa pledge to defend the capital from advancing rebel groups. Published On 7 Nov 2021 Updated at 2048 EAT by http://www.twiiter.com/FaithNamagembe Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have pledged to defend the capital from advancing rebels during a pro-military rally where attendees dismissed diplomatic efforts to end the year-long war….
Okello Olyem Barks at UN @76, “You have denied us a Seat at The Security Council”
Updated at 0840 EAT on Saturday 06th Nov 2021 By E K Benj @kivumbi, Faith Barbra Namagembe & Joshua Mulindwa KAMPALA – Uganda on Friday marked United Nations at 76, the celebrations were marked at Sheraton Hotel Kampala with Top officials from UN Agencies, Uganda Government representatives, Diplomats, Civil Societies, Media and other guests. The…
Museveni Meets Libyan Leaders
Updated at 1343 GMT on Thursday 04th Nov 2021 by E K Benj @kivumbi President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met H.E Abdullah Al-Lafi, the Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council at State House Entebbe. Following this meeting he posted “I opined that Libya has its owners who should get a chance to make their own…
Looking towards the End of Using Coal at COP26
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1239 EAT on 4th November 2021. Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel, and greenhouse gas emissions from burning it are the single-biggest contributor to climate change. The British government says the “end of coal is in sight” after Poland, Vietnam and Chile and other countries pledged for the…
