Covid Update: US and France record a high rise in daily cases.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 29 December 2021 at 0818 EAT. The US and France have reported their highest daily rises in new Covid cases since the pandemic began, as the Omicron variant continues to spread. According to the US Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) the country reported more than 440,000 new infections…

Campaigners and Activists denounce China’s Secret detention Policy.

Campaigners say China has ‘systematised arbitrary and secret detention’ by holding thousands of people under ‘Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location’. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 28 Dec 2021 at 0920 EAT. On September 24, Chinese authorities realised Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig after detaining them for more than 1,000 days. The pair were not held…

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….