AU to Pull out all of its 22,000 Troops from Somalia by 2020
The African Union on Thursday announced its intention to begin withdrawing its 22,000 strong peacekeeping force from Somalia by October 2018. The announcement comes as […]
Uganda
DRC: Dozen dead in clash between rebels and gov’t forces
At least eight Mai Mai rebels and six Congolese soldiers were killed at Lukweti, near northern Goma, local media reported on Sunday. The fighting took […]
Uganda: 75% of Police Officers are Corrupt – Survey
A survey released by Uganda Bureau of Statistic (UBOS) this week, ranked the country’s Police Force as the most corrupt government institution at a whopping […]
Somalia Sentences 43 Terrorists to Death
A court in Somalia has sentenced 43 al-Shabaab militants to death this weekend, local media reported. The prosecutor of the court in northern Somalian town […]
DRC’s Army Kills 6 Ugandan Rebels, Loses one Soldier
A violent clash between the Congolese army and rebels in Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) left six Ugandan rebels of […]
UN Deploys Human Rights Monitors in Chaotic Burundi
The United Nations in Burundi has completed the deployment of a team of human rights monitors to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in the […]
Uganda: Besigye Returns to Prison for Treason – Lawyer
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who was charged with treason late on Friday for unlawfully declaring himself the winner of the Feb. 18 poll, was […]
Uganda’s Museveni Vows to Fight Corruption
Wearing his trademark khaki bush hat with chin strap and a dark business suit, Uganda’s veteran president Yoweri Museveni embarked on a fourth decade in […]
Uganda: Opposition Leader Arrested after Swearing Himself
Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye was arrested on Thursday after he swore himself to office as a president. Besigye, who is the leader of the […]
Africa Power Vision to Electrify Continent by 2063
A joint venture called Africa Power Vision (APV) is planning to electrify the African continent with reliable and affordable energy sources by 2063. The development […]