Covid-19: Rwanda On 15 Days Lockdown
Rwanda has imposed a 15-day lockdown on its capital, Kigali, as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus cases that have resulted in “unprecedented deaths and transmission rates”. This is the capital’s second lockdown since the outbreak of the pandemic. The government had in March enacted a countrywide lockdown that lasted 45 days. In […]
Zambia Seals Debt-Funded Deal To Acquire Glencore’s Mopani Mine
Glencore has agreed the sale of its majority stake in Mopani Copper Mines to Zambia’s mining investment arm ZCCM-IH in a $1.5 billion deal, the miner and trader said on Tuesday. The deal is funded by borrowings from Carlisa Investments Corp – a British Virgin Islands based company through which Glencore holds its stake – […]
Uganda Accuses US Of Subversion
Uganda has accused the United States of trying to subvert last week’s presidential elections after the US ambassador attempted to visit an opposition leader being held under house arrest. The military surrounded the home of popstar-turned-legislator Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, shortly after he cast his ballot in Thursday’s presidential elections. Incumbent […]
Melania Trump In Farewell Message-“Violence Is Never The Answer And Will Never Be Justified”
First Lady Melania Trump released a farewell message Monday as she prepares to leave the White House, saying that “violence is never the answer,” weeks after the president’s supporters stormed the US Capitol. In a formal, six-minute speech recorded on video, she made only a fleeting reference to her husband as she paid tribute to […]
Two UN Troops Killed In Central Africa, President Re-elected
Rebels killed two peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Monday, the UN mission MINUSCA said, hours after the top court confirmed President Faustin Archange Touadera’s re-election in a December vote marred by low turnout. The peacekeepers — a Gabonese and a Moroccan — were killed in an ambush on their convoy near the southern […]
FBI Vet Guard Troops In DC Amid Fears Of Insider Attack Ahead Of Inauguration
U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington following […]
Internet Restored In Uganda As Military Raids Opposition Party Offices
The internet shutdown in Uganda that had entered its fifth day on Monday has ended, with reports suggesting social media is still blocked and only be accessed through VPN. The Internet was shut down on Wednesday night, a few hours to go before polling stations opened for Thursday’s general elections. This was shortly after Facebook […]
Vice-Chairman Of Samsung Electronics Jailed Two and A Half Years For Bribery
Billionaire Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-yong was sent back to prison on Monday after a South Korean court sentenced him to two and a half years over his involvement in a 2016 corruption scandal that spurred massive street protests and ousted South Korea’s then-president. In a much-anticipated retrial, the Seoul High Court found […]
US, EU Demand ‘Immediate Release’ Of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
The US and several European governments have called for the immediate release of leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he was detained at a Moscow airport on Sunday. The opposition figure was returning home from a convalescence in Germany five months after an attempt on his life in a nerve agent poisoning he blames on […]
China To Sanction US Officials for ‘Nasty Behaviour’ Over Taiwan
US officials who have engaged in “nasty behaviour” over Chinese-claimed Taiwan will face sanctions, China’s Foreign Ministry said, after Washington lifted curbs on exchanges between US and Taiwanese officials. Sino-US ties have worsened as China has already condemned this month’s easing, announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the waning days of President […]
