Uganda introduces world’s harshest measures against homosexuality (Video)
Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has signed into law a controversial anti-gay bill, which introduces draconian measures against homosexuality and has been described as among the world’s harshest.
According to his office and the country’s parliament, Museveni has assented to the...
Tanzania declares end of Marburg viral outbreak
Tanzania has declared the end of its first-ever outbreak of Marburg, a deadly Ebola-like virus with a fatality rate of up to 88%, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
Nine cases, including six deaths, were recorded in the...
UN Security Council renews sanctions against South Sudan
The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to renew for a year, till May 31, 2024, arms embargo measures against South Sudan as well as targeted sanctions of travel ban and asset freeze against individuals and entities.
Resolution...
Church massacre survivors laud arrest of Rwandan genocide suspect
Once the mass murder of their people began, Safari Jean Bosco and his mother, sister, and brothers sought refuge in a Catholic church along with over 2,000 others packed into the building. Some prayed as hungry mothers strained to...
Rwanda genocide suspect appears in South African court
One of the Rwanda genocide’s most wanted remaining suspects, accused of ordering the death of 2,000 people hiding in a church, denied on Friday any involvement though said he was “sorry” for the 1994 killings.
On the run for two...
Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in S.Africa, to face extradition hearing
A Rwandan man accused of ordering the killing of some 2,000 Tutsis who were seeking refuge in a church during the 1994 genocide has been arrested in South Africa, a UN war crimes tribunal and South African police said...
More fighting in Sudan as negotiated ceasefire approaches
Heavy fighting is continuing in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, just hours before a ceasefire is due to take effect on Monday evening.
Local media reported that artillery fire could be heard in the morning.
Earlier on Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State...
Uganda begins anti-venting law to prevent gas flaring
The Ugandan National Government says it has drawn lessons from Nigeria and other African countries by enacting anti-venting law which prevents gas flaring.
Mrs Ruth Ssentamu, the Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, disclosed this on the sidelines of...
UN agency warns of cholera outbreak in Ethiopia
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has warned of the ongoing cholera outbreak in southeastern Ethiopia as the death toll climbed to 94.
The UNOCHA said in its latest situation update issued on friday that...
Somali army kills 5 al-Shabaab militants in southern region
The Somali National Army (SNA) killed five al-Shabaab militants and injured several others during a special operation against the extremist group in the Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia.
Nur Mohamed Gabow, the SNA commander, told Radio Mogadishu that the...
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Binding agreement on Renaissance Dam will benefit Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan –...
Sudan has said that a binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) can be of major benefit...
