Year: 2022

UN deputy chief shaken by Ethiopian conflict’s impact on women

Amina Mohammed met with the Ethiopian women facing some of the most horrifying consequences of the Tigray conflict. Their accounts, she said, left her near tears. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Friday said women had faced “unimaginable” horrors in conflict-torn regions of Ethiopia. © Solomon Muchie/DW UN’s Amina Mohammed described her visit to Ethiopia as […]

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Biden and Putin to speak as Ukraine warnings mount

Africa, East Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak on Saturday as Western nations warned that a war in Ukraine could ignite at any moment. © Reuters/KEVIN LAMARQUE U.S.-Russia summit in GenevaPutin requested the telephone call between the leaders to take place on Monday, a White House official said,

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Once timid and shy, Opito shines bright at MTN Pulse-Arapapa mentorship program

Africa, Business, East Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

Growing up, Oparel designer, Etii Opito Joseph was never the “cool” kid. He didn’t play sports and barely had friends so he also didn’t talk much. The shy and timid young man also lacked the ideal grades by his teacher’s standards. “All these made people under look me,” he narrates with a tone of

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Kampala,Uganda:Parliament tributes Teso cultural leader for promoting unity

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Deputy Speaker Anita Among chaired the special session to pay tribute to the late Iteso cutural leader Lawmakers have praised the late cultural leader, His Highness Emorimor Papa Iteso, Augustine Osuban Lemukol, as an icon of unity in Teso and Uganda. In a special sitting to pay tribute to Emorimor Osuban Lemukol, the Prime Minister,

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Jennifer Lopez could’ve ‘never’ imagined reuniting with Ben Affleck

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Jennifer Lopez admits nobody was “more surprised” than she and Ben Affleck about the couple rekindling their romance. © Thomson Reuters Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attend a special screening of the film “Marry Me” at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniThe 52-year-old singer and actress –

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Man Utd players want Mauricio Pochettino as next manager

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Mauricio Pochettino is an increasingly popular choice to be the next Manchester United manager among the club’s current squad. © Provided by 90min Pochettino is under pressure at PSG | BSR Agency/GettyImages 90min reported back in November that Pochettino would be the Red Devils’ preferred choice to step into the role currently held by Ralf Rangnick on

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Kim Kardashian praised for setting record straight on why she’s divorcing Kanye West

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Kim Kardashian has been praised for her explanation of why she’s divorcing rapper Kanye West. The businesswoman and TV personality, 41, opened up about the breakdown of their marriage during an interview with Vogue. “For so long, I did what made other people happy,” she said, adding: “I think in the last two years I decided

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Saget died after accidental head injury – family

Africa, Business, East Africa, Entertainment, International News, Politics, Travel / Ronald Kabuubi

The US actor and comedian Bob Saget died after suffering an accidental blow to the head, his family has revealed. © Getty Images Saget first performed his cutting comic act over 40 years ago and was a popular figure in US comedy circlesA statement said that the Full House star had “accidentally hit the back of

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US, Asia allies meet to deepen bulwark against China

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The top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India opened talks in Melbourne Friday on deepening their Quad alliance, hoping to blunt China’s expanding power across the Asia-Pacific region.”Together we are a vital network of liberal democracies committed to practical cooperation and to ensuring all Indo-Pacific nations, large and small, are able to

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The specter of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East

Africa, Business, East Africa, International News, Politics / Ronald Kabuubi

The Biden administration will soon issue its annual National Security Strategy. But it is already clear that the world isn’t waiting on us. Think Russia-Ukraine tensions or North Korean missile tests. But also think the brazen drone attacks on Abu Dhabi last month, which killed three people – rumored to be only part of a

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