3 dead and others sustained serious injures due to gas explosion in Kenya .

A lorry loaded with liquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded and set off a late-night inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, killing at least three people and injuring more than 270, with the death toll expected to increase. At least 24 people were critically injured, the Kenya Red Cross said. The lorry…

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Rotaract Club of Lubaga Awards Culton Scovia.

By Ronald Sserwadda – Updated 1402 on Friday 02nd Feb 2024 Uganda’s Award Winning Journalist and Director Her Story Foundation, Culton Scovia Nakamya on Tuesday was awarded by the Rotaract Club of Lubaga for her consistency in Journalism, exceptional and admirable performance to youth in 2023. The Rotaract club projected on screen one of the…

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Uganda’s Rising rate of inflation results from church dues – UBOS

An increase in church dues like wedding fees tithe and others are one of the major drivers behind Uganda’s inflation rise according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). According to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Wednesday for the last 12 months ending January 2024, the country’s annual inflation rate increased…

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20 killed due to a genocide in Western DR Congo

Fighting between ethnic communities left 11 people dead in Western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, a local authority and civil society leader said after their bodies were elected on Wednesday. The conflict between Teke and Yaka communities that started in 2022 over a land dispute caused a deterioration in the humanitarian and security…

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Pope Francis addresses pushback from African bishops on same-sex blessing

Pope Francis has addressed criticism over his consent to priests to bless same-sex couples, saying the pushback from African bishops was “a special case” influenced by culture. The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), an association of Catholic bishops on the continent had opposed the pope’s decision to approve nonliturgical blessings for gay…

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Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the new funding, saying it would strengthen the country’s economic and financial stability. Ukraine’s economic ministry said it expects the first tranche of funds in March. There had been fears Hungary’s PM would again block the package as he did at a European summit in December. Viktor Orban, Russian President…

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US launches strike on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq.

The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials have told the BBC’s US partner CBS News. The strikes will take place over a number of days, officials said, and weather conditions will likely dictate when they are launched. It comes after a drone attack killed…

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