NEW YORK | Xinhua | Despite being injured in a shooting at a rally in Butler in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign said he will attend the Republican National Convention next week as scheduled. In a joint statement, Trump’s campaign and the …
Read More »Africa’s best selling books of all time
Across continents and languages, African authors have penned captivating narratives that resonate with readers worldwide. bird story agency has compiled the following list of best-selling books and their authors in celebration of the rich landscape of African literature. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Over the past century, African writers …
Read More »China’s Xi eye on the big picture, while ‘playing the piano with all 10 fingers’
Xi Jinping inspiring China’s reform with vivid metaphors BEIJING | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping has articulately used adages, idioms and metaphors to discuss a new round of reform to drive the development of the world’s second-largest economy since 2012. In a distinct fashion, Xi, also general secretary of the …
Read More »RWANDA: 10,000 registered to vote in Uganda in upcoming elections
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The Rwanda High Commission in Uganda, High Commissioner Joseph Rutabana has announced that 10,000 Rwandans living in Uganda have registered to vote in the upcoming Rwandan elections. This significant diaspora participation emphasizes the inclusive nature of the electoral process and the commitment of Rwandans …
Read More »FACTBOX: What is known about assassination attempt on former US President Trump
NEW YORK | TASS | Shots were fired during a public speech of former US President Donald Trump before his supporters in Pennsylvania. Trump was led away by the Secret Service with a bloodied ear. TASS has gathered the main facts about the incident. Shooting sounds – Shots were heard …
Read More »🔴 BREAKING: Trump survives assassination attempt
Trump confirms he was shot in the right ear and ‘much bleeding took place’ NEW YORK | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump is “fine” and being checked out at a local medical facility after a shooting incident during a rally, his campaign said in a statement. Trump was …
Read More »Kenyan president orders swift probe into mysterious killings
NAIROBI | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday directed security agencies to speed up investigation into the mysterious killings in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, after nine mutilated bodies were retrieved from a dumpsit in a slum. Ruto, who spoke in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, northwest Kenya, assured citizens that …
Read More »Museveni orders ‘preventive arrest’ of Bataka seeking to meet Kabaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has distanced himself from Buganda clan leaders (Bataka) who travelled to Namibia, supposedly to visit Kabaka Ronald Mutebi who is recuperating there. The Bataka reportedly said President Yoweri Museveni had sponsored their trip, after they raised the matter at their meeting …
Read More »On Kagame’s campaign trail
Why Rwanda’s election campaigns are different and what others can learn from it THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I am in Rwanda for the presidential election campaigns. The campaigns here are different. There are no billboards everywhere of candidates and posters do not litter city walls and buildings. Rallies are …
Read More »Grief, bereavement care services piloted in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families grieving for relatives who succumb to terminal illnesses can benefit from a new grief and bereavement care service being piloted by palliative care providers. According to Iddi Matovu, a Public Health Specialist at Kitovu Mobile, a palliative care provider that’s piloting the care …
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