ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER FORESEES PEACE IN TIGRAY

ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER FORESEES PEACE IN TIGRAY

Renson Mwakandana According to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, “peace will triumph” and the violence in the northern Tigray area “shall stop.” He said this on Thursday during the opening of a talent development center in the regional state of Oromia. “The situation in northern Ethiopia will come to an end, peace will prevail. We will […]

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 UGANDAN GENERAL MUHOOZI DEFIES TWITTER BAN

UGANDAN GENERAL MUHOOZI DEFIES TWITTER BAN

Renson Mwakandana A day after his father, President Yoweri Museveni, ordered that he cease tweeting about official matters, the general of Uganda said, “no one will ban him from anything.” The president’s action came after Gen. Kainerugaba’s controversial statements from a fortnight earlier, in which he threatened to invade Kenya, sparking public apologies and diplomatic gatherings […]

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 KENYAN  PRESIDENT WILLIAM RUTO ABOLISHES ‘KILLER POLICE SQUAD’

KENYAN PRESIDENT WILLIAM RUTO ABOLISHES ‘KILLER POLICE SQUAD’

Renson Mwakandana An elite police squad that has reportedly been involved in extrajudicial executions in Kenya in recent years has been abolished by President William Ruto. The president, who took office in September, claimed the action was a component of attempts to reform the nation’s security industry. “I am the one who ordered the Special Service Unit that was […]

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 TRADITIONAL HEALERS IN UGANDA TO CEASE TREATING PATIENTS AMID EBOLA EPIDEMIC

TRADITIONAL HEALERS IN UGANDA TO CEASE TREATING PATIENTS AMID EBOLA EPIDEMIC

Renson Mwakandana President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has ordered traditional healers to cease treating patients during the existing Ebola epidemic, which has already claimed the lives of 19 individuals there. Additionally, the president instructed security personnel to detain anyone who refuses to enter isolation after being suspected of harboring the virus. He instructed herbalists and traditional […]

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 CLIMATE REPRESENTATIVES ASSEMBLE IN KINSHASA, DRC

CLIMATE REPRESENTATIVES ASSEMBLE IN KINSHASA, DRC

Renson Mwakandana More than 40 nations’ climate representatives have assembled in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to negotiate a stance in advance of the COP27 conference(Conference of the parties of the UNFCCC) , which will take place in Egypt in November. On Monday, the prime minister of Congo led demands for […]

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 AL-SHABAAB CO-FOUNDER SLAIN IN SOMALIA OPERATION

AL-SHABAAB CO-FOUNDER SLAIN IN SOMALIA OPERATION

Renson Mwakandana Abdullahi Nadir, a co-founder and top al-Shabaab member, was reportedly slain on Saturday in the Middle Jubba region of southern Somalia, according to the Somali authorities. The director of al-religious Shabaab’s indoctrination section, Nadir, was the target of a $3 million (£2.7 million) US bounty, according to the Somali communications ministry. Al-Shabaab further […]

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 FUEL PRICE INCREASES BY 20% IN ETHIOPIA

FUEL PRICE INCREASES BY 20% IN ETHIOPIA

Renson Mwakandana Less than three months after an initial increase of 30–40%, fuel prices in Ethiopia increased by roughly 20% on Thursday (September 29), as part of the phase-out of government subsidies for petroleum goods. The Ethiopian government made the decision to phase out all gasoline subsidies in July in response to this year’s sharply […]

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 EAC STATES AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS PACKAGING & PROMOTING TOURISM

EAC STATES AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS PACKAGING & PROMOTING TOURISM

Renson Mwakandana Partner nations in the East African Community have pledged to work together to package and advertise incentives and possibilities for tourist investment in the area through various venues. On behalf of Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye, the Minister of Commerce, Transport, Industry, and Tourism, Ms. Marie Chantal Nijimbere, said this on the closing day of the […]

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 ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ADVOCATES FOR PEACE IN TIGRAY

ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ADVOCATES FOR PEACE IN TIGRAY

Renson Mwakandana The annual Meskel Festival was observed by thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in the nation’s capital, Addis Ababa. The day honors the so-called “True Cross,” which is said to be where Jesus was supposedly crucified, being found in the fourth century by the Roman Empress St. Helena. The continuing fighting in the northern Tigray […]

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