By Charles Ochen Okwir
8th Oct 2012:
Mombasa, Kenya: On the night of August 12, three Ugandan army Mi-24 helicopter gunships operating under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) umbrella crashed in (more…)
Archbishop Tutu wins $1m Mo Ibrahim Prize
By John Stephen Katende
8th Oct 2012:
Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa has won a $1m award for “speaking truth to power”. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, a London-based charitable organisation that has (more…)
Meet José Mujica – the world’s poorest president
By Online Team
8th Oct 2012:
While the title President is often synonymous with plush living and hefty pay cheques, Uruguay’s head of state is contrasting the norm. José Mujica who is commonly referred to as (more…)
House-helps’ to get international law protection
By John Stephen Katende
10th Sept 2012:
A United Nations treaty which provides a set of international standards to improve the lives of millions of domestic workers worldwide has now been ratified by (more…)
Rwanda facing UN sanctions over M23 rebels
By John Stephen Katende
3rd Sept 2012:
The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday it has asked the U.N. Security Council to place sanctions on Rwanda’s Defence Minister and two top military officials for backing an army mutiny in (more…)
South Africa boycotts Iranian oil
By Online Team
3rd Sept 2012:
South Africa imported no crude oil at all from Iran in the month of July, Rueters News Agency reported on Friday – quoting South African customs data. According to the agency’s report, (more…)
Gay play staged in homophobic Uganda
Courtesy Report – By Cliff Lule
27th Aug 2012:
A play that revolves around the turbulent life of a gay man in Uganda is being staged in the East African nation, where three years ago a parliamentarian wrote a bill seeking the death penalty for gays. (more…)
Southern Africa leaders denounce Kagame
By Dennis Otim
20th Aug 2012:
Denounced by peers
Southern African leaders have denounced Rwanda for backing rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, saying Rwandan “interference” in the eastern Congo has threatened regional peace and stability.
The 15 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) decided to send a mission to Rwanda at its two-day annual summit, which (more…)
Twitter account becomes hub for Saudi news
Courtesy Report – By Marwan Almuraisy
20th Aug 2012:
When one man felt that traditional news in Saudi Arabia wasn’t serving up what people wanted to read, he launched a Twitter account. Faris Al-Mutairi, an (more…)
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