Washington, United States | AFP | Democrats seeking to reclaim the White House are calling for generational change. It may be time for a woman, they say, or a minority figure. But for all the talk of breaking new presidential ground, the opposition party’s top candidates to become the new …
Read More »Modi’s ‘free cooking gas’ leaves bitter taste for some Indians
Naubatpur , India | AFP | Reena Devi says her life changed when she got a cooking gas connection under a billion-dollar programme championed by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meaning she no longer has to cook with wood or coal and breathe in smelly, toxic fumes. But the programme …
Read More »Infighting threatens to tear Uganda North America Association
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In-fighting is threatening to tear apart the Ugandans North American Association (UNAA). The fights have intensified in the run-up to polls for new leadership later this year in Chicago USA. The fights revolve around the control of association’s bank accounts, suspension of some members …
Read More »China’s vast investment in Africa hits a snag in Congo
Paris, France | AFP | China’s investment strategy of throwing money at developing countries appears to have hit a snag in the Republic of Congo as the central African nation is seeking an IMF bailout. While the funding it provided to Congo wasn’t part of the Belt and Road Initiative …
Read More »US military spending up for first time in 7 years: Sipri
Stockholm, Sweden | AFP | US military spending has risen for the first time in seven years, reflecting Trump administration policy, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Worldwide military spending also rose by 2.6 percent to $1.8 trillion overall last year, …
Read More »Opposition leader urges ‘people power’ to oust DRC president Tshisekedi
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Martin Fayulu, who claims he was robbed of victory in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election, on Sunday called for people power to drive President Felix Tshisekedi from power, an AFP journalist reported. Citing popular uprisings in Algeria and Sudan, he told a …
Read More »Five things we learned from the Premier League
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City remain just a point ahead of Liverpool at the top with two games of the Premier League season to go as both were victorious again this weekend. By contrast, the pack of four chasing behind them for Champions League football failed …
Read More »Stephen Kiprotich third best at Hamburg Marathon
TOP 6 Hamburg ▶ 1 Tadu Abate ETH 2:08:26 (est Prize) 💶25k Euro ▶ 2 Ayele Abshero ETH 2:08:27 💶 15k Euro ▶ 3 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2:08:32 💶 10k Euro ▶ 4 Jiksa Tolosa ETH 2:08:52 💶 5k Euro ▶ 5 Lucas Rotich KEN 2:09:48 💶 3k Euro ▶ 6 Robert Chemonges UGA 2:10:00 💶 1k Euro Women ▶ 8th …
Read More »Sudan army agrees joint civilian rule
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudanese protesters Sunday welcomed a breakthrough in talks with army rulers who agreed to form a joint civilian-military council, paving the way for the civilian administration demanded by demonstrators. Saturday’s agreement would replace the existing 10-member military council that took power after the army ousted …
Read More »Parliament slashes BOU capitalization fund
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected a proposal by the government to allocate sh484.2 billion to recapitalize the Bank of Uganda (BOU) , reducing it to sh200 billion. The changes were made on Friday as Parliament adopted the report by parliament’s Finance Committee on the Finance Sector …
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