Typhoon Rai destroys Villages as Many people Assumed dead in Philippines.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1525 EAT on 17 December 2021. Super typhoon barrels across Philippines, blowing off roofs, uprooting trees and cutting off power and communication lines in central provinces. Officials in the Philippines are struggling to assess the damage of the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, with several casualties reported…

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in Jail

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 06 December 2021 at 1700 EAT. Monday’s ruling is first in a dozen cases Myanmar’s military has brought against Aung San Suu Kyi since February coup. A court in Myanmar has sentenced the country’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail. A spokesman for Myanmar’s…

Floods displace thousands of people in canada

Updated on 19 November 2021 by http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe at 0905 EAT. Death toll linked to flooding, mudslides in British Columbia expected to rise, as search-and-rescue efforts ramp up. About 18,000 people remain stranded by by flood waters in Canada’s westernmost province, after mudslides destroyed roads, houses, bridges and other key infrastructure in what may be the country’s costliest natural disaster….

Ethiopia’s Internal War. How TPLF has over taken the Army.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0630 EAT on 18 November 2021. Once a formidable force that commanded the respect of the US, the Ethiopian army has suffered such heavy losses on the front lines that the government has taken the extraordinary step of calling on ordinary citizens to join the war against the Tigrayan…

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…