AFRICA

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Tuesday warned of severe malnutrition in South Sudan as a result of flooding caused by the impact of climate change. Hamida Lasseko, UNICEF country representative for South Sudan said 1.4 million children are already suffering from malnutrition whereas 300,000 …

Bunagana, DRC | Xinhua | Bunagana, a once-busy border town in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been thrust into desolation since it was captured by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in June. A Xinhua journalist who made a visit to this city recently, with the approval …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | African countries have delayed the cross-border trading in listed securities from October to December, Geoffrey Odundo, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), said on Tuesday. The African Development Bank (AfDB) will provide support to link ten African stock exchanges through a digital …

✳ Explains demotion of Muhoozi from UPDF Command ✳ Justifies promotion of son to General in the army Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “Dear Ugandans, the brotherly people of Kenya, and all East Africans. I greet all of you. I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us …

  Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has reported a tourism boom after easing COVID-19 travel restrictions. According to the Rwanda Development Board, the country has registered over 80% of its business attaining recovery after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. Ariella Kageruka, the head of Tourism and Conservation at the RDB …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa’s trade surplus decreased from 1.45 billion U.S. dollars in July 2022 to 424 million dollars in August 2022 due to load shedding and other constraining issues, said the First National Bank (FNB) on Tuesday. The FNB, one of South Africa’s “big four” …

Addis, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national Under 17 team, the Cubs have kicked started their campaign in the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the CECAFA Zone with a 4-0 winning note against Burundi. The Cubs gave the Burundi team no chance in the opening Group …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s government with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) said they have sent three samples out of five unconfirmed suspected cases of the Ebola viral disease (EVD) for testing in South Africa. Alex Freeman, the Head of the WHO Infection, Prevention and …

Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD | Kenya’s Oscars Selection Committee has submitted the animated work, Terastorm, as the country’s pick for Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. The choice thrusts self-taught animator Andrew Kaggia into the limelight and cements animation’s place as a critical pillar of Kenyan …

Ougadougou, Burkina Faso | Xinhua | Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said Sunday that the situation was under control after he announced the eviction of President Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba late Friday. “We would like to inform the population that the situation is under control and …