Nabadda to officiate at 2022 Women Africa Cup of Nations

By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 1230 EAT on 18 June 2022. Uganda Centre referee Shamirah Nabadda will officiate at the forthcoming TotalEnergies Women Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nabadda is one of the 16 centre referees appointed by CAF to officiate at the biennal Championship that will take place between 2nd -23rd July…

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Russia Ukraine latest: UN says civilian casualties exceed 10,000.

The dead include hundreds of children killed mostly in intense shelling, missile and air strikes. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1220 EAT on Saturday 18th june 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told an event in St Petersburg that the country has weathered economics sanctions  imposed as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. The…

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Israel air attacks hit Gaza after rocket fire.

Palestinian media reported that the Israeli strikes fell on agricultural land in Gaza, but the Israeli military says it targeted Hamas sites. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1124 EAT on Saturday 18th June 2022. Israel has launched air raids on the Gaza Strip after rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave targeted the city of…

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Maracha district officials arrested over mismanaging Shs 1.9bn.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1052 EAT on Saturday 18th June 2022. Two more Maracha district officials have been arrested over alleged abuse of office and misappropriation of government funds. They are Stephen Candia, the chief finance officer, and William Oneti, the district site supervisor. They were arrested on Thursday afternoon from the district…

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Malawins angered further by Chinses embassy reaction to racism videos.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1248 EAT on Friday 17th June 2022. Rights groups in Malawi have urged authorities to quickly find and deport a Chinese man who was found to be making and selling exploitative videos of children. A BBC investigation found the man, Lu Ke, paid children to sing and speak Mandarin…

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Kwagala wins European Union Human Rights award 2022.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1219 EAT on Thursday 17th June 2022. A human rights lawyer and executive director of the Women’s Probono Initiative, PRIMAH KWAGALA, 34, is the 2022 winner of the European Union Human Rights Defenders’ award. The award is given annually by the EU member states and the Embassy of Norway…

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