Uganda: Magistrates Sacked Over Corruption
The Judicial Service Commission has dismissed and interdicted several judicial officers linked to corruption.
Uganda: Rebel Leader Will Be Arrested – Court
The newly-appointed International Criminal Court registrar Ms Silvana Arbia has said the reclusive leader of the rebel LRA Joseph Kony will be arrested at all costs.
19 children among 25 dead in Ethiopia floods (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters ADDIS ABABA, May 31 (Reuters) – Nineteen of 25 people killed by flash floods in Ethiopia’s eastern town of Jijiga this week were children, a regional official said on Saturday. The region is prone …
Uganda: Museveni Urges Africans to Grow More Food to Avert Crisis
President Yoweri Museveni has urged African leaders to mobilise their people to take advantage of the global crisis to produce more food rather than lament over it.
Uganda: Why Our Hospitals Are Rotting
When Mr Sam Babalanda felt he could no longer manage the waiting he had to endure every time he wanted to see a specialist about his high blood pressure or get the medicine prescribed for the condition at the regional referral hospital in Jinja, he gave up.
Jonathan Davies: Wales tour to South Africa: Hook must find the right lines to sink Springboks (Independent)
At the beginning of the season you would hardly have pre-dicted that next Saturday’s match between South Africa and Wales would be a battle between the world champions and the Six Nations Grand Slam winners. But that is the measure of what a surprising nine months it has been in rugby, and the shocks might not yet be over.
Sudan: Abyei Conflict Threatens to Escalate
Sudan could be sliding back into a national civil war.
South Africa violence toll rises to 62 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A wave of attacks on foreigners in South Africa has killed 62 people since the violence broke out three weeks ago, police said on Saturday.
Kenya: Will Harambee Stars Beat Namibia?
Harambee Stars begin another quest for a first ever World Cup qualification with an away tie to Namibia’s Brave Warriors in Windhoek Saturday, kick-off 4 pm Kenyan time.
Africa: World Bank Frees $1.2 Billion for Food Crisis
The World Bank Group announced today it would support global efforts to overcome the global food crisis with a new $1.2 billion rapid financing facility to address immediate needs, including $200 million in grants targeted at the vulnerable in the world’s poorest countries. Announcing several measures to address immediate to longer-term food challenges, the World Bank Group said it would boost its overall support for global agriculture and food to $6 billion next year up from $4 billion, and would launch risk management tools, and crop insurance to protect poor countries and small-holders.
Tanzania: Two More Firms for Oil Exploration
The Government yesterday signed agreements with two more foreign firms to explore for oil and natural gas.
Ethiopia flash floods kill 19 children (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
ADDIS ABABA – Nineteen of 25 people killed by flash floods in Ethiopia’s eastern town of Jijiga this week were children, a regional official said on Saturday.
Ethiopia: Ticad Delegates Pledge to Tackle Food Price Impact
African leaders and representatives of international organizations taking part at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), on Thursday pledged to do more in coping with the impacts of global high food prices.
Somalia UN talks resume in Djibouti (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Negotiations sponsored by the United Nations and aimed at bringing the Somali government and its main political foes into direct dialogue were due to resume Saturday in Djibouti.
