Updated at 0530 EAT on Friday 28th January 2021 Rwanda government has said it will reopen its border with Uganda this month as it seeks to ease tension between the two neighboring countries.A statement tweeted by the state-affiliated Rwanda Broadcasting Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation indicated that Gatuna/Katuna and other land…
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One million Covid cases daily in the whole world.
More countries see coronavirus cases surge to record levels amid the rapid spread of Omicron variant. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 30 Dec 2021 at 1800 EAT. The number of daily new COVID-19 cases worldwide has crossed one million for the first time since infections were first recorded two years ago, according to a tally….
The First two cases of Omiron confirmed in India.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe and http://twitter.com/ARUHINDA Updated at 1520 EAT on 2 December 2021. Health ministry official says the cases were confirmed in southern Karnataka state while contacts were being traced. India has become the latest country to report cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant as regulators in the United Kingdom have given the…
World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified a new Corona various called Omicron.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0848 EAT on 27 November 2021. It had a large number of mutations, and early evidence suggested an increased reinfection risk, the WHO said. It was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November, and has also been identified in Botswana, Belgium, Hong Kong and Israel….
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…
A nationwide state of emergency declared by the Ethiopia
By Faith Barbara Namagembe On 2 Nov 2021 at 1850 EAT. Move comes after Tigrayan fighters said they had captured two strategic towns in Amhara region and considered marching on Addis Ababa. Ethiopia’s council of ministers has declared a nationwide state of emergency effective immediately, according to state media. The move on Tuesday came after fighters…
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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