WORLD: Modern & Contemporary African Art Returns to Sotheby’s London.
LONDON, United Kingdom, March 12, 2020/ — This Spring, following the record-breaking results achieved in…
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HEALTH: World Health Organization (WHO) and key health partners join forces to fight COVID-19 in Africa.
NAIROBI, Kenya, — With confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Algeria, Senegal, Nigeria and South Africa,…
UGANDA: The Speaker of Parliament has summoned Prime Minister over Bobi Wine.
Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, the speaker of parliament has summoned the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda…
TANZANIA: New German Ambassador presents Credentials to East African Community (EAC) Secretary General.
Mrs Hess had previously held diplomatic positions in the EAC Partner States of Uganda and…
SOUTH SUDAN: Ministry of Petroleum Releases Annual Report.
Petroleum Report Provides Detailed Financial Information and Statistics from the South Sudan Oil Sector JUBA,…
UGANDA: Court Dismisses Promoter Bajjo’s charges of Cyber Harassment.
Buganda Road Magistrates Court has dismissed a case in which Andrew Mukasa commonly known as…
EAST AFRICA: Rwanda asks Museveni to fire top spy chiefs.
Ugandan and Angolan officials were stunned last Friday after the Rwandan team demanded that President…
AFRICA: Switzerland helps East African communities fight locust swarms.
The locust infestation is threatening to destroy the progress achieved in recent years and could…
AFRICA:Cameroon army explains massacre in Anglophone region
Opposition parties had accused the army of orchestrating a massacre, but army spokesman Colonel Cyrille…
Breaking: Kenyan ambassador to South Sudan Chris Karumba collapses, dies.
Kenya’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Chris Karumba Mburu, is dead.Mburu, a former director at the…
UGANDA: NRM puts in motion ’10-point plan’ for free and fair elections – Justine Lumumba.
In a renewed bid to commit to democratic ideals and transparency in handling elections, the…
UGANDA: Fire burns Hoima Police barracks, aminition gets destroyed.
The incident according to police happened at around 2 am when a fire broke out…
TANZANIA: U.S. Embassy graduates English Language Program in Tanga and Unguja
During the graduation ceremony, Regional English Language Officer, George M. Chinnery commended the Access Program…
AFRICA: 2020 Anzisha Prize Applications launch with 10th Year Celebrations
Every year, the prize celebrates 20 African entrepreneurs, aged 22 years and younger, each of…
UGANDA: President Museveni summons NRM Caucus over new school curriculum, Tumwine censure
President Yoweri Museveni is on Monday, February 17, set to hold a meeting with the…
CRIME: Man threatens to sue the IGP over Police failure to investigate shooting of his colleague.
In a February 14 letter to Ochola and copied to the CID Director, KMP commandant…
EAST AFRICA: Uganda to sign extradition treaty with Rwanda.
President Museveni and Paul Kagame of Uganda and Rwanda respectively recently reached a consensus to…
UGANDA COURT: Gunshot residues found on Kanyamunyu’s clothes.
A ballistic expert has told Court that gunshot residues were found on the clothes belonging…
TANZANIA: Standard Chartered Bank arranges a US$ 1.46 billion financing to fund the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project
The SGR Rail project will provide a safe and reliable means for efficiently transporting people…
AFRICA: Global Dialogues with Youth intensifies as Deputy Secretary-General Amina Muhammed engages young people in Nigeria
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Muhammed, on 11 February 2020, held a UN75 Youth Dialogue with…