Impunity the Key Obstacle to Human Rights Defence in South Sudan

Without tackling impunity, South Sudan will not stem pervasive violence, and horrific human rights violations and abuses, a UN inquiry said in a new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It details how perpetrators of the most serious crimes, including widespread attacks against civilians and extrajudicial killings, remain unpunished. Senior government officials and military…

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China aircraft carrier in drills near Taiwan amid rising tension

Shandong carrier reported off east coast as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen flies home after meeting US House Speaker. China’s second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, is engaged in an exercise in the western Pacific amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait over a meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the United States House of…

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HAPPENING NOW- KCCA ED Leading Engagement with Taxi Leadership

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 1629 EAT on Wednesday 05th April 2023 Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA Executive Director , Ms Dorothy Kisaka is leading an engagement with city Taxi leadership towards streamlining public transport in our city. Kampala Lord Mayor His Worship, Elias Lukwago and some members of his executive are…

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Putin’s Visit a Headache For South African Govt

By Esther Rose Cape Town — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will be attending the Brics Summit in August this year, on invitation by the South African government. Brics is a group of the world’s biggest emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and late-addition South Africa. The International Criminal Court in the Hague has, since…

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Ugandans in Karamoja turn to leaves, nuts as hunger strikes harder

By TOBBIAS JOLLY The acute hunger and malnutrition that hit Karamoja Sub-region recently has forced locals to resort to eating leaves and nuts harvested from wild trees.During a visit by journalists to several villages in Rengen and Longaroe sub-counties in Kotido, where hundreds of people succumbed to hunger last year, women and children could be…

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Authorities Turn Up Heat For Journalists In Africa, many imprisoned.

The Commitee to Protect Journalists and Amnesty International reported that Algeria sentenced Ihsane el-Khadi to five years imprisonment- also closing down a local independent broadcaster and newspaper there. Two years of the sentence has been suspended and relates to El-Khadi allegedly receiving funds for “political propaganda” and “to harm the security of the state.” Shortly…

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Kenyans Urged to Return to Work After Cancellation of Protests

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on Kenyans to resume their normal working routinefollowing the cancellation of the opposition Azimio La Umoja One ‘anti-government’ protests. While lauding Kenyans for their resilience in the face of challenges, Gachagua expressed confidence in the country’s economic recovery. Despite the cancellation of the protests, Gachagua warned that some criminal elements…

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