At least five members of a single family including a child are known to be killed by heavy artillery in Debretabor town in Ethiopia’s Amhara state, BBC News reports. “A father and a neighbour’s child who was there during the attack were injured,” Kelemework Mihrete said of the Thursday attack. …
Read More »Ghana: Anglican priest apologizes for kissing students
After the video went viral, Reverend Father Baltharzzar Obeng Larbi, the priest who was seen kissing three female students duriing church service, admitted his behavior was bad and prayed for forgiveness. Rev. Baltharzzar who has kissed three students of the St Monica ‘s College in Manpong, in the Ashanti region, …
Read More »Kenya: court of Appeal due to rule on constitutional reforms
In Kenya, Court of Appeal is due to deliver a verdict shortly on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s controversial attempt to change the constitution and introduce widespread political changes. The introduction of a new post of Prime Minister and two deputies are among the proposed reforms . The High Court has however …
Read More »Uganda: 54 NGO closed with immediate effect
In Uganda, 54 NGOs working in the political, religious or environmental fields have been suspended. Chapter Four, the main human rights organization headed by lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has also been closed. The National Bureau for NGOs, part of the ministry of internal affairs, said in a statement the shutdown was ordered …
Read More »US government hails Uganda for receiving Afghan refugees
The United States on Thursday saluted Albania, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Uganda for agreeing to take in Afghans being evacuated in a major airlift after the Taliban victory. On Tuesday, Ugandan governement by the recommandation of the United States has accpeted to take in 2,000 Afghan refugees. Uganda is the …
Read More »Mali: eleven soldiers killed in attack on convoy
Eleven soldiers in Mali have been killed during an ambush on a convoy in the central Mopti region, the military says. A statement said nine other soldiers were seriously injured when a car bomb was detonated and the convoy was then targeted with heavy gunfire. A Malian officer described the …
Read More »South Africa: 18-years-olds can now be vaccinated against covid-19
In order to curb the spread of the Delta variant, authorities in South Africa have decided on Friday to include 18-34 years olds on the list of people allowed to take the jab. They can now be vaccinated against coronavirus pandemic The vaccination age in South Africa has now been …
Read More »Ethiopia: Antonio Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire in Tigray region
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has once again called for an immediate ceasefire in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, where government forces and rebel fighters have been locked in conflict since November. After the UN Secretary General has called the humanitarian conditions in Tigray “hellish” he also said aid …
Read More »Covid-19: Algeria and Morocco soon on France’s red list
They are now classified as “countries where the virus is circulating quite actively with variants of concern”. Algeria and Morocco will be placed on the red list by France. The two countries were until now placed on the orange list, they were then considered as territories “where the circulation of …
Read More »Rwanda: only those vaccinated against Covid-19 could attend basketball championship
As a prelude to the African basketball championship which begins on Tuesday, August 24, the Rwandan basketball federation has decided to limit access to the stadium to supporters. Entry into the Kigali Arena to attend the African basketball championship will be conditioned by the presentation of a vaccination record. This …
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