Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among urged member states of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO) to anchor their work on promoting inclusivity in global governance. Among, who was delivering President Yoweri Museveni’s message at the opening ceremony of the 63rd Annual Session of AALCO held at …
Read More »Jubilee bags KSh4.5bn from sale of general insurance stakes to Sanlam Allianz.
Nairobi, Kenya | BUSINESS DAILY | Jubilee Holdings Limited will receive Sh4.5 billion for the sale of general insurance stakes in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Mauritius to Sanlam Allianz Africa. The insurer has entered into an agreement with Sanlam Allianz Africa -a long-term strategic joint venture arrangement between South …
Read More »Over 80 killed in ADF rebel attack in eastern DR Congo
KINSHASA | Xinhua | At least 80 people were killed overnight Monday to Tuesday in an attack blamed on Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities confirmed to Xinhua on Tuesday. The attack targeted a funeral gathering in the village of …
Read More »AALCO’s 63rd session opens in Uganda with focus on int’l law
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Government representatives, legal experts, and diplomats from 49 member states of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) convened Monday in Uganda for the body’s 63rd annual session to advance cooperation on key legal and international issues. In a speech delivered on his behalf by Ugandan …
Read More »DR Congo declares 16th Ebola outbreak
Health officials at WHO and Africa CDC are frank that case numbers may rise in the coming days as teams move from confirmation to containment Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On 4 Sept. 4, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its 16th outbreak of Ebola virus disease since 1976, …
Read More »IGAD region pays price of climate inaction
Millions in East and Horn of Africa face hunger, thirst, and debt as rich nations fail to honour climate commitments NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | At dawn in Lokitoeang’aber, a village in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya, the air is dry, still, and heavy with dust. The cracked earth beneath …
Read More »Senegalese president forms new government
DAKAR | Xinhua | Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Saturday announced a new government comprising 26 ministers and six state secretaries, retaining Ousmane Sonko as prime minister while replacing the ministers of interior and justice. Mouhamadou Bamba Cisse was appointed minister of interior and public security, succeeding Jean Baptiste …
Read More »China, AU pledge solidarity to advance global peace, justice
ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | China and the African Union (AU) have pledged to strengthen solidarity in building a more just global governance system and a peaceful world. The commitment was made Friday at a high-level seminar in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the …
Read More »Africa calls for reframing global climate action with science, finance
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | African Group of Negotiators (AGN) and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) have called for a reframing of global climate action to be science-driven and responsive to Africa’s growing vulnerability to climate change. Speaking at the 13th Conference on Climate Change and Development …
Read More »Cholera remains Africa’s leading public health concern
ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that cholera remains the leading public health concern in Africa in terms of the number of cases and fatalities. Some 23 cholera-affected African countries have reported a total of 239,754 cases and over …
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