Hamdok resigns less than two months after he signed a political agreement with the military following the October 25 coup. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0639 EAT on 03 January 2022. Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid political deadlock following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to democracy. In…
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Paleoanthropologist in Kenya Richard Leaky dies at the age of 77.
Published By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2306 EAT on 2 January 2022. The legendary paleoanthropologist’s groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humanity evolved in Africa. World-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped…
Cape Town: Panic as fire is seen at South Africa parliament building
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1800 EAT on 02 January 2022. A large fire has severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. Video footage showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building. President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Bishop Desmond Tutu is set to recieve a state funeral.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0940 EAT on 01 December 2022. The funeral mass for South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is set to take place on Saturday morning in Cape Town. Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the racist regime in South Africa, died last Sunday aged 90. His…
Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1850 EAT on 30 December 2021. Mourners have been filing past the coffin of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as his body lies in state at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end apartheid in South Africa, died on Sunday aged 90…
Kakweza detained over offensive communication.
By Andrew Bagala & Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0915 EAT on 30 December 2021. What you need to know: His whereabouts are, however, yet to be known. Police are holding novelist Rukirabashaija Kakwenza on allegations of offensive communication after a series of tweets about popular individuals that detectives are yet to name. Kakwenza, famous for…
Sudan’s anti-coup protesters encounter tear gas.
By http://www.twitter.com/@FaithNamagembe on 19 December 2021 at 2040 EAT. Protesters march to the presidential palace in capital Khartoum, protesting the military’s takeover of the country. Hundreds of thousands of people have marched to the presidential palace in Sudan’s capital Khartoum to reject the October 25 military takeover, drawing volleys of tear gas and stun grenades…
Kenya’s high court Covid Vaccination requirement
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1610 EAT published On 14 Dec 2021. Judge suspends government directive pending case hearing filed by a businessman who termed it a gross violation of the constitution. Kenya’s High Court has suspended a government order to prevent those who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from accessing services and…
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