Uganda 50 years after the expulsion of Indians

Thanks But the worst thing the Indian community business class ever did to Uganda in the colonial times was to frustrate and delay the formation of cooperative societies by Africans. By JOACHIM BUWEMBO August marks an important anniversary for two nation-communities; Ugandans and Ugandan diaspora Indians. 2022 marks the 50th year since the expulsion of…

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Russia’s Foreign Minister visits Egypt as part of Africa diplomacy trip

CAIRO — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Cairo for talks Sunday with Egyptian officials as his country seeks to break diplomatic isolation and sanctions by the West over its invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov landed in Cairo late Saturday, the first leg of his Africa trip that will also include stops in Ethiopia, Uganda…

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Italy migrants: 1,200 arrive by boat in 24 hours

By Matt Murphy The migrants, who hail from several Asian, African and Middle Eastern nations, landed at ports in Sicily.  Officials say 674 people were rescued and five dead bodies recovered from an overcrowded fishing boat off the coast of Calabria.  Another 522 people rescued from some 15 boats were brought to Lampedusa on Saturday. …

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Sadio Mane, Asisat Oshoala win African Player of the Year awards.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1602 EAT on Friday 22nd July 2022. Sadio Mane has been named African footballer of the year after a season that saw him kick the winning penalty for Senegal as they claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations title and repeat the feat when they secured the World Cup qualification. The 30-year-old…

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Sri Lanka swears Dinesh Gunawardena in as new prime minister.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1535 EAT on Friday 22nd July 2022. Dinesh Gunawardena has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister, just hours after soldiers and police cleared an ant-government protest site in Colombo. Gunawardena, a veteran member of the ruling Sri Lanka People’s Front and an ally of the Rajapaksa political family,…

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Wildfires raging in Europe: What, where and why?

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1754 EAT on Thursday 21st July 2022. Once a rare occurrence, extreme fires are now becoming more frequent and lasting longer worldwide. The destructive blazes are driven at least in part by climate change, which exacerbates their scale and intensity, even in the northern winter months With temperatures spiking…

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US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly jump to 8-month high.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1659 EAT on Thursday 21st July 2022. Applications for US state unemployment insurance rose for a third week to the highest since November as more companies announce job cuts, suggesting some softening in the labor market. Initial unemployment claims increased by 7,000 to 251,000 in the week ended July…

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Masaka district officials tasked to recover Shs 200m lost in irregular cash-outs.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1636 EAT on Thursday 21st July 2022. The parliamentary public accounts committee (local government) has tasked the accounting officers of Masaka district to recover close to Shs 200 million paid out in irregular salaries, gratuity and pensions. The questionable payments were effected in the FY 2020/21 financial year, according…

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