KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda’s ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), on Friday announced that their presidential candidate, incumbent President Paul Kagame, will commence his campaign in Musanze district, northern Province. “RPF is ready to participate in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Our party’s presidential candidate will …
Read More »Mayuge residents protest eviction from forest reserve
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 residents in Kityerera sub-county, in Mayuge district have protested the eviction by the National Forestry Authority-NFA from a forest reserve. This week, NFA embarked on the eviction of illegal settlers in the three villages of Bugoya B, Bukalenzi, and Nantamu villages, from Busoga South …
Read More »1 killed, 39 injured in protests against rising costs in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | The Kenyan police confirmed Friday that one person was killed in Thursday’s protests against the rising cost of living in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Rex Kanyike Masai, 29, was shot and killed as he and others protested a controversial Finance Bill that seeks to …
Read More »Art collecting supports art
ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art cannot exist without money. This makes art buyers and collectors vital components of an art industry because of their consistent purchase of art. Art collectors will determine the price of art because of their demand of a particular type of art or artist. The business …
Read More »Three MPs, lawyer remanded over theft of shs7.3bn cooperative cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Members of Parliament and two others were on Friday remanded to Luzira prison by the Anti-Corruption Court Kampala on charges of diversion of public resources. The MPS who were arrested during the week are accused of conspiracy to defraud government more than 7.3 billion …
Read More »This woman sculptor wants more
When Simelokuhle Zibengwa finally walked away with a prize for her work, it came as the culmination of years and years of gritty, determined work and a life-long dream to express herself in her own way. It was also a win for the women sculptors of Zimbawe, a tiny minority, …
Read More »KCNA releases text of comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Russia
PYONGYANG, North Korea | TASS | The Korean Central News agency has released the text of the North Korean-Russian treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership that was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to that country. The key provisions of the open-ended treaty are: Immediate mutual assistance in case …
Read More »Mass protests erupt across Kenya against tax hike
NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Normal business was disrupted in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, and various towns across the East African nation Thursday as thousands of people protested against proposed taxation measures by the government. The protests, the second this week, saw thousands of people dressed in black clothes pour onto …
Read More »Tailoring, craft making help refugee women in Uganda heal from war trauma
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | In the hustle and bustle of Kampala, the Ugandan capital, a group of Congolese refugee women are trying to fit in, hoping to heal from the war trauma they faced back home in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and stand on their …
Read More »MPs Mawanda, Wamakuyu, and Akamba expected in court over theft of shs7.3bn cooperative cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Members of Parliament are expected in court on charges of conspiracy to defraud and diversion of public resources. They are Igara East MP Michael Mawanda, Elgon County MP Mudimi Wamakuyu, and Busiki County MP Paul Akamba. They will be charged with Leonard Kavundira, the Assistant …
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