Health and social workers who are on training at the National Institute of Health and Social Services (NIHSS) will as of next year have a new building as their campus after the completion of works on the new school. The Minister for Health, Peggy Vidot, accompanied by President Wavel Ramkalawan, received the key to the […]
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Port Sudan / Khartoum — The High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftains faction led by Ibrahim Adarob told Radio Dabanga that it was invited by the Trilateral Mechanism to participate in the upcoming Final Agreement negotiations but refused after not being included in the previous stages. AU-IGAD-UN representatives met with a delegation from […]
Khartoum / Omdurman — Shehab Ibrahim, spokesperson for the mainstream Forces for Freedom and Change-Change-Central Council (FFC-CC), denied the FFC set any date for signing the Final Agreement with the military junta and admitted that a two-week period is not sufficient to resolve the five outstanding issues. The agreement between an alliance of civilian parties, […]
Khartoum — The Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) maintained that only certain parties are entitled to sign the Framework Agreement and that it refuses to “flood the political process” with parties that are not interested in democracy. Rebel leader Malik Agar called the agreement “exclusionary and weak” and Wajdi Saleh said that it […]
The Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday recaptured a town in the southern region of Middle Shabelle that was under the control of al-Shabab militants. Abdullahi Ali Anod, Somalia’s defense ministry spokesman, said at a media briefing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that the government forces faced minimal resistance from al-Shabab when they recaptured […]
BAIDOA [SMN] – A battle flared up in the suburbs of Baidoa City, the capital of Bay Region, between the South West Administration Forces and those of the South West Security Forces, who support the opposition candidates for a long time. According to some reports, the South West Administration forces attacked a place where the […]
Addis Abeba — In response to a devastating drought that has impacted 1.6 million children, taken lives and pushed millions into hunger, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$5 million grant that will provide more than 85,000 children and adolescents with access to quality, inclusive and safe learning opportunities. The 12-month grant is delivered […]
Nairobi — President William Ruto has given notice to cartels within the agricultural sector who continue to frustrate farmers in different parts of the country. President Ruto reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to dealing ruthlessly with unscrupulous persons bent on hijacking government services. Ruto who spoke Thursday when he met Regional and County Commissioners at State […]
President Museveni has said Uganda will only allow Facebook to reopen in Uganda only if the social media platform stops “playing games.” ” I hope now Facebook knows who is in charge of Uganda. If they stop playing games, we shall open up,” Museveni said. In the drive to the 2021 general election, government shut […]
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Tanzania: Govt Sees End to Power Woes
MINISTER for Energy, Mr January Makamba has said that the sixth phase government under President Samia Suluhu Hassan is undertaking various projects aimed at providing lasting solution to power woes in the country. According to the minister, the sixth phase government will write history for ending electricity challenges in the country because the projects currently […]
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has said there was a wrong interpretation of the High Court ruling by Dr. Samuel Oledo’s team and noted that he is not yet allowed back into office. The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has said there was a wrong interpretation of the High Court ruling by Dr. Samuel Oledo’s team […]
The commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Brig David Mugisha has called on soldiers to put their military training to practice in order to protect Ugandans. The commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Brig David Mugisha has called on soldiers to put their military training to practice in order to protect Ugandans. “Give […]
Nairobi — Kenya Railways (KR) has halted commuter train service to six destinations across Nairobi with an exception to the link train to Nairobi’s SGR Terminus. In an announcement on Thursday, KR said operations to and from Ruiru, Embakasi Village, Limuru, Syokimau, Lukenya and Kitengela will remain halted until January 3, 2023. The reorganization of […]
The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. Around 20.2 million children are under threat of severe hunger, thirst and disease – compared to 10 million in July – as climate change, conflict, global […]
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Thursday, $14 million for direct assistance to 262,521 South Sudanese affected by increased violence and severe flooding. Interconnected shocks have had a devastating impact on the most vulnerable, said the UN humanitarian office, OCHA. “This funding will support reducing people’s vulnerability […]
Entebbe, Uganda — Uganda on Thursday received two more potential vaccines for a trial against the Sudan strain of the deadly Ebola virus. Uganda has recorded 142 confirmed cases and 55 deaths since the September outbreak but has had no new cases since late November. While having no active cases is welcomed, it also means […]
Mogadishu — Somalia’s military says it has liberated the last town held by al-Shabab militants in the Middle Shabelle region, killing more than 150 fighters, including five foreigners. Speaking to journalists in Mogadishu Thursday, Somalia’s Defense Ministry Spokesman Abdullahi Ali Anod said the army, backed by local clan militia, liberated the strategic town of Runirgod. […]
Wajir, Kenya — Police in eastern Kenya are blaming al-Shabab militants for the death of an officer and a civilian in an attack in Garissa County, on the border with Somalia. Garissa County police commander Thomas Ngeiywa said Thursday the two victims were among six people on board a police vehicle that struck an improvised […]