Security forces have killed 38 rebels and arrested 78 others in the recent cleanup operations in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, the Provincial Head of the Information and Culture Department, Qari Maazudin Ahmadi, said on Monday. “During cleanup operations in Shiwa, Arghanj Khwa and Ragh districts over the past one week, 38 armed rebels have been […]
Uganda’s Ministry of |Health has advised the public to remain vigilant as the Ebola cases in the capital city of Kampala continue to rise. Minister of Health, Ruth Aceng, said in a tweet that two more contacts of the people under quarantine at the country’s Mulago National Referral Hospital on Saturday tested positive, bringing the […]
No fewer than 23,000 people have fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since renewed fighting between government troops and rebel militia in the northeast of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. Around 2,500 people arrived in Uganda from the DRC since the latest outbreak of violence […]
The 74th Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest of its kind in the world, concluded on Sunday on the Frankfurt exhibition grounds in Germany. This year’s book fair attracted around 90,000 trade visitors from over 100 countries and regions, surpassing expectations, according to Juergen Boos, president and CEO of the Frankfurt Book Fair. He expects further […]
Tanzanian authorities have mobilised more than 600 firefighters to put out a fire on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, an official said in Dar-Es-Salaam on Sunday. Nurdin Babu, the Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner, told Xinhua in a telephone interview that the firefighters have been drawn from the Tanzania Fire and Rescue Force, the Tanzania National Parks, police, […]
A car bomb and shooting attack on a hotel in the Somali city of Kismayu killed nine people on Sunday before security forces ended the siege at the hotel and killed the attackers, a regional official said. Gunfire erupted after an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into the gate of the port city’s Tawakal Hotel. The al […]
British Conservative Party politician, Rishi Sunak, is said to have amassed enough support to stand for the Tory leadership contest, as speculation grows that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will join the race to succeed Liz Truss, who bowed out after six turbulent weeks, becoming the shortest-serving Prime Minister. Supporters of Sunak, who served as […]
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, and the Director of China’s National Energy Administration, Zhang Jianhua, on Friday, said they would strengthen their ties in the energy sector. The officials spoke in a teleconference call and stressed the importance of stable long-term supplies to crude oil markets. The Saudi minister reaffirmed earlier […]
A Ugandan court on Friday in Kampala sentenced a man to life in prison after he was found guilty of illegal possession of ivory, a wildlife regulation authority said. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said Pascal Ochiba was found guilty of possession of two pieces of ivory weighing 9.5 kilogrammes without a wildlife use right. Offences […]
By Agency report Chad Prime Minister, Saleh Kebzabo, on Friday, confirmed that at least 50 people were killed in Chad in a protest to denounce the transitional military government’s failure to turn power over to civilian rule. Police used tear gas to break up the demonstration in Ndjamena. Gunfire was also heard, according […]