East African countries hit by major internet outage.

Internet connectivity was disrupted in and around several East African nations on Sunday, the internet observatory Netblocks said, adding that the incident was linked to failures affecting the SEACOM and EASSy subsea cable systems. Tanzania and the French island of Mayotte were experiencing a high impact on internet connectivity, while Mozambique and Malawi were seeing…

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Saudi Arabia accepted  to postpone the execution of a Kenyan man.

A Kenyan man due to be executed in Saudi Arabia has had a last-minute reprieve following a large-scale social media campaign. Stephen Munyakho, son of veteran journalist Dorothy Kweyu, received the death penalty in 2011 following a fatal fight with a colleague in the Gulf nation. According to the Bring Back Stevo campaign, run by…

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Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof flees after jail sentence.

                   Updated by Ronald sserwadda Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof says he has fled the country after receiving a jail sentence for making his latest film in secret. In an Instagram post, he said he was in a “safe place” after people “risked their lives” to help him cross borders. His film The Seed of…

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Thousands of Canadians forced to evacuate from raging wildfires.

                           Updated by Ronald sserwadda Thousands across Canada were urged to evacuate from blazing wildfires on Saturday, and the smoke emanating from them could be another danger lasting for the next two days — resulting in poor air quality and reduced visibility. Approximately 3,200 residents in northeastern British Columbia were under an evacuation order Saturday…

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Odinga is spending sleepless  night as he seeks AU top job.

Odinga has appeared to blow hot and cold on his new truce with President Ruto. One of the trending topics on Kenya’s social media on Thursday was the presence of the country’s former prime minister Raila Odinga at the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi alongside seven heads of state and government, including…

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Chad  Junta chief Deby declared winner, in the presidential election.

His father ruled Chad for a generation and now Mahamat Deby Itno has consolidated the family dynasty with victory in the presidential election. Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of the May 06 presidential elections  in polls widely denounced as neither free nor fair. His victory extends decades of Deby family rule in a…

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UN assembly approves resolution to consider Palestine  UN member state

                                 Updated Ronald sserwadda The United Nations General Assembly has enhanced Palestine’s rights within the organisation and called for it to be accepted as a member. Palestine has had non-member observer state status since 2012, which allows some rights short of a full member. Membership can only be decided upon by the UN Security Council. The…

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