Published on Monday /7th/2/2022 at 0115 EAT “If you’re double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. The reopening, on 21 February, will be welcome news for many sectors including international education. Australia has had some of the world’s strictest border controls throughout the coronavirus pandemic. In March 2020,…
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Finance minister Kasaija meets world bank executive Dr Taufila Nyamadzabo
Updated at 0420 EAT on Saturday 5th February Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has met the World Bank, Africa Group 1, Executive Director Dr. Taufila Nyamadzabo who is currently on a mission in Uganda ( 30th January to 4th February 2022).The Minister expressed gratitude to the World Bank for the support extended to Uganda especially in…
legislators in Uganda pass Landlord and tenant bill
Updated at 101 EAT on 4 February 2022. MPs passed the bill which will regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants Parliament has passed the Landlord and Tenants bill, 2021 that permits the landlords to access the tenants’ premises and take possession of the property to recover accumulated rent arrears.This has however, been conditioned on…
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…
The Horn of Africa is threatened by drought as millions of people are at risk
Updated at 1758 EAT on Wednesday 2nd February 2022 Somalia, Kenya, and now Ethiopia have raised the alarm about the latest climate shock to a fragile region traversed by herders and others trying to keep their animals, and themselves, alive. In Ethiopia’s Somali region, people have seen the failures of what should have been three…
Burkina Faso authorities ban planned protests.
Demonstrations planned for Saturday prohibited for ‘security reasons’; last protest in November turned violent. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0848 EAT On 21 Jan 2022. Authorities in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, have banned an anti-government protest planned for Saturday, two months after another rally turned violent. The demonstration, called by a civil society movement…
Several people dead in Ghana as explosion destroys buildings.
Road collision involving explosive-laden truck and motorcycle left at least 17 people dead and injured 59 others. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0726 EAT on 21 January 2022. A vehicle carrying explosives used in mining collided with a motorcycle and blew up in western Ghana, leaving at least 17 people dead and injuring 59…
Brain Drain as more Zimbabweans go for greener pastures.
Essential services in Zimbabwe are being decimated by brain drain as workers leave for higher-paying jobs abroad. By http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe On 14 Jan 2022. Harare, Zimbabwe – Samuel Chikengezha, a 35-year-old fireman, sits on a sofa in his modest home, staring at the television set while he stresses over how he’ll make ends meet this month. He has…
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