Tigray’s rebel forces in northern Ethiopia region have called on the international community to enforce an immediate ceasefire between them and the Ethiopian government or help them defend themselves, the group said in a statement on Twitter. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) called on the international community to “compel …
Read More »Special request from Museveni’s son to world’s richest man Elon Musk
Ugandan President’s son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has made a special appeal to Elon Musk, now considered the richest man in the world. General Kainerugaba calls on Elon Musk to focus on Africa. According to him, the billionaire should return to Africa and stop wasting his time in “Bazungu” lands, a …
Read More »Elon Musk no longer wants to pay to provide internet to Ukraine
World’s richest man Elon Musk said his company Starlink will no longer pay to provide internet services in Ukraine, asking the US government to fund the cost of the satellite internet connection system in Ukraine. For several months, Elon Musk’s space company, which provides the Starlink satellite Internet system, has …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni signs law to combat hate speech
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a communications legislation to curb hate speech, his office said on Thursday, but critics warn it could squash free speech and cripple electronic commerce. The “Computer Misuse Amendment Act” was introduced by a ruling party legislator then passed by parliament last month amid …
Read More »Nigeria: terrorism charges against separatist leader dropped
Nigeria’s Court of Appeal on Thursday dropped terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu that had been brought by the government, in a unanimous decision by all three judges hearing the case, Reuters reported. The lead judge dismissed a seven count charge of terrorism against Kanu and discharged him, citing …
Read More »Tunisia forced to use its strategic oil stock
Internal and external factors had forced the Tunisian State to use its reserve stock of fuel, said the President and CEO of the Tunisian Company of Refining Industries (STIR), Fakhta Mahouachi on Thurday. According to Ms. Mahouachi, the next 24 hours will see an improvement in the supply of gas …
Read More »EU threatens to “annihilate the Russian army”
Any nuclear attack by Russia against Ukraine will lead to a military response from the West, said the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell, on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is not bluffing with the nuclear threat. “He must then understand that the countries that support Ukraine, …
Read More »WHO sets trial date for Ebola vaccines
The head of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Wednesday that a clinical trial of vaccines against the Sudan strain of Ebola could begin within weeks in Uganda as the disease reaches the capital Kampala, causing concern. The East African country declared an Ebola outbreak on …
Read More »Former US President Donald Trump in court over rape charge
A New York judge on Wednesday rejected a request by former US President Donald Trump to postpone his testimony, scheduled for next week, in a defamation case against a former journalist who accuses him of rape in the years 1990, says a court document. In this case, E. Jean Carroll, …
Read More »Google endorses Donald Trump’s social network
Donald Trump’s social network, Truth Social, can be downloaded from the Google Play Store since Wednesday, while the internet giant refused it this summer, deeming content moderation insufficient on the former US president’s platform. Google told AFP that Truth Social had finally agreed to enforce its own policy on removing …
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