Kenya: Ruto Call Softened Raila Over Retreat
AN unexpected phone call from the fiery Chepalungu MP Isaac Rutto changed Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s stance on the ongoing MPs’ retreat seeking consensus on the proposed constitution.
Ethiopian minister: Co-op with China brings practical, tangible results (People’s Daily)
by Liang Shanggang Cooperation between China and Ethiopia brings practical and tangible results to Ethiopians, Adugna Jabessa, the Ethiopian minister of Ministry of Water Resources, has told Xinhua in an exclusive interview. Over the past 40 years, especially since the current Ethiopian government took office, the cooperation with China has developed from strength to strength, he said on …
Uganda: Parliament Condemns Kasubi Fire and Shooting of Civilians
MPs yesterday condemned the Kasubi fire. Gender Minister Gabriel Opio regretted the incident and conveyed sympathy to the people of Buganda.
Uganda: Kabakas Still Intact, Says Katikkiro
THE remains of the four Buganda kings buried in the burnt Kasubi tombs are intact, Katikkiro JB Walusimbi said yesterday.
Uganda: Govt to Probe Tombs Fire
The Executive arm of government has constituted a sub- committee chaired by the minister in charge of Gender and Social Affairs to investigate the cause of the fire that gutted Kasubi tombs on Tuesday night.
Uganda: Tale of the Princess of the Tombs
Clad in a gomesi and seated on the dusty ground huddled with a dozen or so desperate commoners was Nalinya Princess Alice Namika.She looked worried and implored gun-totting soldiers to spare her life.
Kenya: Media, Politicians, Scholars Debate Continent’s Progress
Africa’s economic future and the challenge of uniting people and nations drew eminent politicians and scholars into a historic public debate in Nairobi on Thursday.
Madagascar: UN Assists Relief Efforts After Deadly Tropical Storm
United Nations aid workers in eastern Madagascar are helping local officials mount relief efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Hubert, which has killed dozens of people in the Indian Ocean country and left an estimated 11,000 others homeless.
Uganda: Religious Leaders Visit Ruins of Kasubi Tombs
Top religious heads have joined Buganda in mourning the Kasubi Tombs, the burial site for four of the kingdom’s kabakas. The Unesco-certified World Heritage site was burnt to ashes on Tuesday night.
Uganda: Police Account of the Kasubi Tombs Fire
8:50pm Tuesday: The Fire Brigade receives a call about the fire.
