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I’ll go to court if Museveni signs Anti-gay law – Mwenda

NewsDeskMar 24, 2023Mar 24, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 24, 2023Mar 24, 20230220

Veteran journalist and political analyst, Mr Andrew Mwenda, has vowed to petition the Constitutional Court to challenge the recently passed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, should President Museveni...

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Uganda to deploy 1,000 soldiers to DR Congo this month

NewsDeskMar 24, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 24, 20230208

By Uganda will deploy 1,000 soldiers to conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this month, as part of a regional military force, a Ugandan army...

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PHOTOS: Nairobi residents take cover as heavy rains pound city

NewsDeskMar 23, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 23, 20230259

A Thursday, March 23, afternoon downpour disrupted business in Nairobi City as it left city roads and streets flooded due to poor drainage. The two-hour...

Inside Somalia’s hidden world of sex work

NewsDeskMar 23, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 23, 20230291

Two women in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, have been talking to the BBC about how they got drawn into the underground world of sex work in...

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I received threats over anti-homosexuality Bill – Speaker Among

NewsDeskMar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 23, 2023Mar 23, 20230278

The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among revealed Thursday that she was flooded with threats ahead of the passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 by the...

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Muslims urged to focus on Allah as Ramadhan starts

NewsDeskMar 22, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 22, 20230317

Muslims across the country have been urged to refrain from activities that may compromise their religious beliefs and their personal relationship with Allah during Ramadhan...

3.4 mln children in Ethiopia out of school due to conflict, climate shocks: UN

NewsDeskMar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 22, 2023Mar 22, 20230350

More than 3.4 million children across Ethiopia do not have access to school, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) disclosed...

U.S. report faults gov’t, opposition forces for gross human rights violations

NewsDeskMar 22, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 22, 20230290

The United States Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2022 was released on Monday by Secretary Antony Blinken, and it...

Ethiopia’s parliament removes Tigray rebel party from terror list

NewsDeskMar 22, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 22, 20230350

By Ethiopia’s parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from an official list of terrorist groups, a key step in the...

Uganda on high alert over Marburg outbreak at Tanzania border

NewsDeskMar 22, 2023

by NewsDeskMar 22, 20230304

Uganda has ordered for immediate screening and testing at its southern border following an outbreak of Marburg virus that has killed five people in Bukoba,...