Floods hit northeastern Nigeria, affect one million people
Lagos September 12—Severe flooding in Northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 30 people and affected more than one million others, the authorities have said. The collapse of...
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Passengers stranded by strike at main Kenya airport
Passengers stranded at Jomo Kinyatta Airport Nairobi September 11—Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya’s main airport as workers strike in protest at a...
Harris puts Trump on defensive in a combative debate
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 11—Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate on Tuesday night with a stream of attacks on...
Kenya’s main airport workers go on strike, cause flight delays, cancellations
People walk out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport moment before the strike began Nairobi, Sept 11 –Workers at Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi, have...
Uganda’s late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei honoured at Paris Paralympics 2024
Paris September 8–A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the marathon events at the Paralympic Games in Paris in a tribute...
China declines Africa debt relief as it pledges more cash
BEIJING, Sept 8—China declined to provide debt relief sought by many African countries but pledged 360 billion yuan ($50.7 billion) over three years in credit lines and...
Russia takes Ukrainian town in advance on Pokrovsk
MOSCOW, Sept 8—Russia said on Sunday its forces had taken full control of a town in eastern Ukraine as Moscow’s forces advance on the strategically...
BREAKING NEWS: Uganda Loses a Shining Star: Hon. Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi Passes Away Suddenly.
September 7, 2024 – The Ugandan government and citizens are mourning the sudden loss of Hon. Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, the Minister of State for Gender,...
UN experts call for ‘impartial force’ to protect civilians in Sudan
Khartoum September 6—United Nations-backed human rights experts have called for an “independent and impartial force” in Sudan and the widening of an arms embargo to...
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei is dead
Nairobi September 5—A Ugandan Olympic runner, Rebecca Cheptegei has died. Rebecca Cheptegie, who competed last month in the Paris Olympic Games, passed on at the...