Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | An air raid carried out by troops including those from Somali National Army (SNA) killed 12 al-Shabab militants in the central region, the allied forces said Sunday. The collective self-defense air strike, which was carried out Friday at the request of the Somali government, occurred …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ronald Katende Kinene, the Masaka City Resident Commissioner is on suspension for okaying the enforcement of a controversial court order that evicted two families. The State Minister in Charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Kabuye Kyofatogabye announced the suspension together with Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja …
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Ankara, Türkiye | Xinhua | The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Türkiye and Syria on Feb. 6 has climbed to 29,605 and 1,414 respectively as of Sunday evening. The number of wounded, meanwhile, rose to over 80,000 in Türkiye and 2,349 in Syria, according to official figures. FAULTY CONSTRUCTION …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese police are holding six suspects in connection to the murder of two elderly women in Ndughuthu village, Bugoye sub-vounty. The suspects together with others still at large are accused of killing Faith Mulimba, 90, and Leonida Kyakimwa, 78, on allegations of practicing witchcraft. Rwenzori …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reiterated its ambition of manufacturing 60 percent of the vaccine doses required on the continent by 2040. The Africa CDC, the specialized public health agency of the African Union, made the reiteration as …
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Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid a global surge, as cases recorded on the continent in the first month of 2023 alone have already risen by more than 30 percent of the total caseload recorded in the whole of 2022, said …
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Cape Town, S.A. | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster on Thursday evening to address the country’s electricity crisis. “The National Disaster Management Center has consequently classified the energy crisis and its impact as a disaster. We are therefore declaring a national state of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts in the water and sanitation sector have called on Parliament to enact legislation that will address the lengthy process of obtaining government loans. The experts are concerned that the process of obtaining loans is length and as a result, considerable time for project implementation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has attributed slow progress in the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project to inadequate funds. This, according to the ministry, has affected pre-construction activities such as land acquisition and compensation of Project-Affected-Persons (PAPs) at the first phase …
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Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian authorities on Thursday ordered the closure of all universities by Feb. 22 ahead of the country’s forthcoming general elections starting Feb. 25. The National Universities Commission (NUC), Nigeria’s regulatory agency for universities, said in a statement that the directive followed an order by Minister of …
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