East Africa

Uganda. MPs leave parliament to denounce torture and enforced disappearances

Uganda. MPs leave parliament to denounce torture and enforced disappearances

Opposition members of Ugandan parliament on Thursday walked out of a parliamentary session in protest of reported torture of citizens by security operatives, detention without trial, and missing supporters on Thursday, Dailymonitor reports. More than 100 MPs led by the opposition leader, Mr Mathias Mpuuga on Thursday said they would …

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TotalEnergies invests $10 billion in Uganda

TotalEnergies invests $10 billion in Uganda

TotalEnergies announced on Tuesday that it has reached a $10 billion investment deal with Uganda, Tanzania and its partner Chinese oil giant CNOOC in the controversial Ugandan oil exploration and export megaproject. This agreement, called Final Investment Decision (FID), was signed some sixteen years after the discovery of these reserves …

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Tanzania: Former BBC journalist joins president’s office

Zuhura Yunus

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed former BBC Swahili journalist Zuhura Yunus as Presidential Communications Director. Zuhura Yunus replaces Jaffar Haniu who has other responsibilities. The renowned journalist left the BBC this year after 14 years. She started out as a radio presenter and producer in 2008. Zuhura Yunus …

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