At least two people were killed, others injured and several cars were set on fire following two explosions in the centre of Kampala, Uganda earlier today, Nov 16, 2021. One of the explosions happened near the central police station while the other happened near the parliament, reported a local TV (NTV). “First responders included Red...
Two truck drivers are facing charges with the exportation of scrap metal without a license from the Kenya environmental authority (NEMA). Isaack Njama and Francis Njoroge broke the country’s law enacted in 2015 that banned the exportation of scrap metals including spent-lead-acid–batteries (SLABs). According to the Scrap Metal Act, the owners of the trucks will...
Shakhtar Donetsk floored by Real Madrid 2 -1 in the European Cup on November 3, making Madrid achieve a landmark of 1000 goals in the Champions League. Karim Benzema’s scored the 100th goal which enhanced his legendary status as he set the history of Madrid being the first team to score 1000 goals in the...
A cargo plane carrying fuel for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to Maban County crashed minutes after take-off from Juba International Airport. The plane had 28 barrels of fuel to Maban were WFP houses over 100, 000 refugees According to the Airport Director, Kur Kuol the plane hit a mango tree and caught...
President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged world leaders to commit to ways to combat causes and effects of climate change. While delivering a speech at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Scotland, President Samia emphasized on the importance of working together to change the world...
Rescuers are still searching for survivors following a 22-storey building in Ikoyi district in Lagos, Nigeria collapsed during construction. Local authorities are still investigating the cause of the collapse before giving out the final report. A special advisor to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina said the president “commiserates with families who have lost loved ones.”...
Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture to work closely with USAID to improve the agriculture sector through intensive agriculture research and utilize the role of agriculture extension officers. Minister of Agriculture, Prof. Adolf Mkenda met with Kate Somvongsiri, Mission Director for USAID Tanzania and discussed the ministry’s plan to improve agriculture production and ways for them to...
In the process to expand access to banking and allow more remittances, Nigeria has become among the first African countries to launch a digital currency (eNaira). The launch came months after the government banned financial institutions from using crypocurrency-related transactions in Nigeria claiming the digital currency is used for money laundering and terrorism. However, critics...
On October 28, a 19-years-old Danyal Hussein from London was sentenced 35 years in jail for killing two sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in Fryent Country Park in June 2020. Mina Smallman, the ladies mother said justice had been saved for her “beautiful girls”. Adding on, the mother said, Hussein was “a broken human...
Sudan’s Military head Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has declared a state of emergency across the country, dissolved the country’s interim government and the ruling Sovereign Council saying the military will take control until a new government is formed.