Ugandan student who died in Egyptian police cells returned, buried

Augandan student who died in Egyptian police cells has been returned and laid to rest at his ancestral police in Luwero district. Ahmad Mukasa Nsanja, 30, was a student at Alazhar University in Cairo. He was arrested on December 27, 2023 after he was found with no visa. He was detained at First Settlement police…

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Uhuru former president of kenya makes u turn into East African politics .

A week ago, a jovial Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s former president, emerged from a Uganda Airlines plane at the N’Djili International Airport, Kinshasa, where he was travelling to attend the inauguration of DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, who had won a second term in the December presidential election.    When his media team shared the pictures on social…

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USD 2 billion 3-year Social Bond Issued By African Development Bank.

The African Development Bank (AfDB), renowned for its financial stability with Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA ratings from Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, and Japan Credit Rating respectively, has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative. They have successfully launched a USD 2 billion 3-year Social Global Benchmark, due on 25 February 2027. This marks a significant milestone as it represents the AfDB’s inaugural…

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UK and Us rejects funding to UN agency in Gaza

The US and a growing list of other nations are pausing funding to the main UN agency in Gaza over allegations members of its staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. The agency — UNRWA — has fired several employees over the claims. Israel will seek to ensure UNRWA does not operate in Gaza after the war,…

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NRM celebrates 38th Liberation Day in uganda

On 26th January 1996 NRA took over power in Kampala, today Uganda on Friday marked the 38th NRM Liberation Day when the party National Resistance Movement (NRM) overthrew the then sitting government and took over power in 1986 after a five-year guerrilla war in the east African country. President Yoweri Museveni who led the guerrilla…

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Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa quits

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has resigned, saying his party has been “contaminated” and “hijacked” by the governmen “I will have nothing to do with sewer politics,” he said in a 13-page statement on Thursday. He won about 44% of the votes in last year’s presidential election which was plagued by allegations of foul play….

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Kenya court blocks police deployment to Haiti

The judge argued that the deployment would be illegal as the National Security Council lacks the legal authority to send police outside Kenya. He added that the council can only deploy military, not police, for peacekeeping missions such as Haiti. Last year, Kenya had volunteered to lead a multinational security force in Haiti to quell…

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Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza, says ICJ

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered its ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip. ICJ has ordered Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire. At least 183 people have been killed and…

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