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…
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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…
Whistleblower brings Mark Zuckerberg to knees, Facebook is now called Meta
By E K Benj & Samantha Murphy Kelly, Updated at 2304 EAT – Thu October 28, 2021 Facebook is changing its company name as it shifts its focus to the “metaverse” and confronts wide-ranging scrutiny of the real-world harms from its various platforms after a whistleblower leaked hundreds of internal documents. Founder Mark Zuckerberg said…
Here is what took place in Sudan.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe, Hicginewsagency Updated 0751 EAT October 26 2021. Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country’s power-sharing government and declared a state of emergency on Monday.The move has crushed hopes for a peaceful transition of power following the ousting of former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019. What’s going on in…
Sudan Coup leader says the army involved its self in the power of the country to prevent civil war.
Updated at 0811 EAT on 27 october 2021 by Faith Barbara Namagembe. Sudan’s coup leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent “civil war”. He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was being kept at the general’s house “for his own safety”, but has now returned…
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