By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0640 EAT on 4 January 2022. Gunmen tried to kill Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the country’s independence, officials say. The incident happened as Mr Henry took part in the ceremony at a church in the northern city of…
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Tesla criticised in the US after opening a show room in China’s controversial Xinjiang region.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0625 EAT on 4 January 2022. The company, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, opened the showroom in the city of Urumqi on New Year’s Eve. The move has sparked criticism on social media in Western countries was welcomed in China. China has been accused of employing slavery and genocide…
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos found guilty for defrauding investors.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0615 EAT on 4 January 2022. Holmes acquitted on four counts, while jury failed to reach a decision on three counts. A United States jury found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the blood-testing startup. Holmes was convicted Monday on four of 11 counts….
Iran’s Raisi says Trump must face justice for Soleimani killing
President Ebrahim Raisi urges formation of a ‘fair court’ in which former President Trump and other US officials are tried. By Maziar MotamediPublished On 3 Jan 2022 Updated at 2247 EAT. Tehran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said former United States President Donald Trump must face justice for his role in the assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani…
Sudan PM Hamdok resigns.
Hamdok resigns less than two months after he signed a political agreement with the military following the October 25 coup. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0639 EAT on 03 January 2022. Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid political deadlock following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to democracy. In…
Tear gas fired at protesters in Khartoum
Thousands by Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1843 EAT on 02 January 2022. Published On 2 Jan 20222 Jan 2022 Security forces have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, televised images show, as demonstrators march towards the presidential palace in the 12th round of major protests since a coup on…
Cape Town: Panic as fire is seen at South Africa parliament building
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1800 EAT on 02 January 2022. A large fire has severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. Video footage showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building. President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Residents in Colorado returned to the scenes of a devastating fire.
By http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe updated at 10:00 EAT on 01 December 2021. Residents of Boulder County in Colorado have returned to scenes of devastation after snowfall helped extinguish the last of a raging wildfire. The fire swept through 6,000 acres in just a few hours, destroying hundreds of homes. One local resident said some families in the…
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