NUP has so far returned 153 Ugandans. The National Unity Platform (NUP) has facilitated the return of 60 more Ugandans who were previously stranded in Dubai, party secretary general David Lewis Rubongoya said. According to Rubongoya, the 60 Ugandans were repatriated over the weekend and they expect 18 others on Monday, October 31, 2022. ADVERTISEMENT […]
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Sales of drones and other arms to African nations are booming after Turkey signed military cooperation deals with dozens of governments on the continent. DW examines why so many countries are turning to Turkey for arms. Turkey is stepping up its security footprint in Africa after over a decade of strategically expanding its economic and […]
Alarming numbers of young Malawian women and girls are being trafficked to Gulf countries such as Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates where they are subjected to sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Several posts have gone viral on social media platforms in which trafficked victims working in Oman have described their living conditions as […]
Somali PM, Hamza Abdi Barre, hosted a farewell dinner on Tuesday night for the Qatari Ambassador to Somalia, Hassan Bin Hamsa Hashim. During the meeting, Hamza thanked the outgoing Ambassador for his notable work in Somalia which boosted the relationship between Somalia and Qatar during his tenure. The PM added that his Government is committed […]
Nairobi — The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has called on the police to investigate the killing of a prominent Pakistani journalist Arshad Mohammed Shariff who was shot dead by police in Kajiado County. Arshad died when he was hit by bullet inside a vehicle they were travelling in with his brother along the Kueni-Kamukuru […]
The Government of Saudi Arabia has made available 159 scholarship programme annually for Ghana to make the Kingdom attractive and destination for Ghanaian students. “The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made education free from nursery to PhD for qualified students and has about 29 public Universities. As a kind gesture towards making education accessible to […]
Nairobi — The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) says it has launched an investigation into the killing by police of a Pakistani journalist in the capital Nairobi. The agency condemned the killing saying a decision legal action to be taken will be made after the investigations. The journalist, identified as Arshad Sharif, was shot in […]
Nairobi — A Pakistani journalist was shot dead in Kenya, in what authorities described as a case of mistaken identity. The journalist identified as Arshad Sharif was shot in the head when a vehicle he was traveling in was flagged down at a road block in Kajiado on Sunday night. “It was a case of […]
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Uganda: UAE Slaps Visa Ban On Ugandans
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) have announced a visa ban slapped on Ugandans and 20 other nationalities seeking to visit Dubai with immediate effect. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) have announced a visa ban slapped on Ugandans and 20 other nationalities seeking to visit Dubai with immediate effect. “This is to inform you […]
No fewer than 542 stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been evacuated by the Federal Government. The evacuees arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja aboard a Max Air Chartered flight operated with the Airline’s Boeing 747. On board the plane, which touched down at 4:29 a.m, were 79 males, 460 females and […]
Cabinet has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent successful working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During last week’s visit, the two countries signed 17 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in various fields such as agriculture, fisheries, mining, renewable energy, security, transport and aquaculture. Other MOUs signed are on the establishment of a Joint Business Council, […]
The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Republic of Somalia Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe held talks with Qatar’s tip diplomat in Mogadishu. Madobe MET WITH the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia Hassan bin Hamza Hashem. Both sides held a meeting in which they discussed aspects of the […]
National Unity Platform leader, Robert Kyagulanyi , also known as Bobi Wine has blamed authorities in Kampala for influencing the blockage of his charity concert in Dubai. Following an earlier debacle in which he was arrested at Dubai Airport and questioned for over 10 hours over his planed charity concert for Ugandan migrant workers stranded […]
National Unity Platform president, Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine has said he has been arrested and interrogated for eight hours by authorities in Dubai. National Unity Platform president, Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine has said he has been arrested and interrogated for 10 hours by authorities in Dubai. “Landed in Dubai […]
NEW YORK – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks on Tuesday with his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The officials signed a memorandum of understanding on political consultations between their countries with the aim of bolstering their ties […]
An Environmentalist and the Chief Communications Officer(CCO) at aiScarecrowTechnologies, MsMary Aboagye, on Sunday won the fourth edition of the Israeli Green Innovation Competition (IGIC) in Accra. aiScarecrowTechnologies is an agrictech startup focused on biological pest control. MsAboagye won the competition with her startup’s innovative drone scarecrow developed to help farmers drive away pest birds from […]
Nairobi — Harambee Stars skipper Michael Olunga opened his goal scoring account in the Qatari top flight on Wednesday night, scoring the third as his club Al Duhail beat leaders Al Arabi 3-0. Olunga who was the league’s top scorer last season had not hit the back of the net in the first four games […]
The world’s most popular sporting event is about to take place in Qatar. The World Health Organization and the Qatar Ministry of Public Health are working to make this year’s football (soccer) championship the launchpad for a global health and safety campaign – and a model for promoting those messages at other major sporting events. […]