EU imposes Sanctions on Mali’s Coup leaders.

By http://twitter.com/FaithNamagembe Updated at 1009 EAT on 5 February 2022. The European Union has placed targeted sanctions on several senior figures of Mali’s transitional government, including the prime minister, citing delayed elections and a lack of reforms. Others sanctioned included top military commanders who removed former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020, the…

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US covid death toll Surpasses 900,000

The United States hits grim milestone as new cases are declining, but deaths are at more than 2,400 per day on average. By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0950 EAT on 5 February 2022. Propelled by the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, the US COVID-19 death toll hit 900,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins…

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HIV and Tuberculosis in Uganda

By Adam Bukenya Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major issue for people living with HIV/aids in Uganda. HIV is the leading risk factor for development of TB, and TB is the leading cause of death among people with HIV/aids. In 2016, HIV prevalence in Uganda was estimated at 8.1%, and 25% of people with TB were…

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Brig Kulayige replaces Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso as UPDF spokesperson.

President Yoweri Museveni who is also the commander in chief of the armed forces has appointed Brig Felix Kulayigye as the new UPDF and Ministry of Defence spokesperson. “Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye has been appointed Defence Spokesperson, replacing Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso currently attending National Defence College Uganda. We welcome back Gen Kulayigye to the…

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US Officials share details about killing of ISIL leader.

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi lived in a three-storey building above an ‘unwitting family’, US official says. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0939 EAT on 4 February 2022.Published The ISIL (ISIS) leader killed in a United States raid in Syria lived on the third floor of a compound above an “unwitting family” that was not associated…

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Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has announced the nomination fee for candidates seeking to use its ticket in August 9 polls. Interested aspirants are required to submit their applications for nominations on or before February 28 via the UDA website http://www.uda.ke or http://www.leaders.uda.ke/nominations. According to a statement signed by the outfit…

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Sudan protesters block Road to egypt.

The ongoing closure of the highway connecting Sudan to Egypt by the Sudanese resistance committees of the north has entered its ninth day. Sudanese protesters in the northern state have erected several barricades along the road connecting the two countries and have disrupted the movement of Egyptian-owned vehicles returning to Egypt with Sudanese livestock or…

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Guinea-Bissau launches investigations into foiled coup.

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived a gun attack on Tuesday that also claimed 11 lives, the Guinea-Bissau government says. By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0753 EAT on 3 February 2022. Guinea-Bissau has launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who survived a gun attack on Tuesday in…

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