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Hundreds Arrested After 3rd Night of Rioting Across Parts of Tunisia 

African News Review, North Africa, VOA News AfricaBy External SourceJanuary 19, 2021Leave a comment

https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2021–01/2021–01–18T202859Z_1150820897_RC2KAL9G2S1P_RTRMADP_3_TUNISIA-PROTESTS.JPG?imwidth=800CAIRO — Riots and loot­ing were report­ed late Mon­day in a num­ber of Tunisian towns and cities, lead­ing to the

‘Swift action’ needed in Tigray to save thousands at risk, UNHCR warns 

African News Review, East Africa, UncategorizedBy External SourceJanuary 19, 2021Leave a comment

Two months after con­flict forced human­i­tar­i­an work­ers to with­draw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tues­day, stressed the need for “swift action” to restore safe access to “save thou­sands of lives at risk”. 

Uganda Restores Internet, Keeps Opposition Leader in House Detention 

African News Review, East Africa, VOA News AfricaBy External SourceJanuary 18, 2021Leave a comment

https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2021–01/2021–01–18T095633Z_2092577087_RC29AL9INYOP_RTRMADP_3_UGANDA-ELECTION.JPG?imwidth=800KAMPALA — Uganda’s gov­ern­ment restored some inter­net access Mon­day after a five-day black­out dur­ing last week’s elec­tion that saw President

WHO: Poor Countries Missing Out on Life Saving COVID-19 Vaccines 

Around the World, Covid-19, VOA News AfricaBy External SourceJanuary 18, 2021Leave a comment

https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/reuters-images/2020/11/reuters_com_2020_newsml_RC2NZJ915XOX.jpg?imwidth=800GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The direc­tor gen­er­al of the World Health Orga­ni­za­tion, Tedros Adhanom Ghe­breye­sus, warns the inequitable dis­tri­b­u­tion of COVID-19

CAR Bishops encourage solidarity, dialogue on path towards a peaceful nation

African News Review, Central Africa, UncategorizedBy External SourceJanuary 18, 2021Leave a comment

In a mes­sage addressed to the faith­ful, the Bish­ops of the Cen­tral African Repub­lic (CAR) high­light faith, hard work, dia­logue, and patri­o­tism as key ele­ments to steer­ing the con­flict-rid­­den coun­try from its cur­rent trou­bled situation.

United Airlines Tell Employees…To Stay Off Internet?

Ethics, IssuesBy External SourceJanuary 16, 2021Leave a comment

https://liveandletsfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Facebook-Twitter-738x355.jpg My title may be face­tious, but remind­ing peo­ple to avoid being “offen­sive” on the inter­net is tan­ta­mount to asking

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Uganda’s Leader of 35 Years Is Re-elected After Bitter, Bloody Campaign

East Africa, UncategorizedBy External SourceJanuary 16, 2021Leave a comment

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/01/16/world/16uganda1/16uganda1-moth.jpgAdver­tise­ment Con­tin­ue read­ing the main sto­ry Sup­port­ed by Con­tin­ue read­ing the main sto­ryBREAKINGUganda’s Leader of 35 Years Is Re-elec­t­ed After Bit­ter, Bloody Cam­paign President

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Cameroon: Authorities urged to seek justice for recent deadly attacks

African News Review, Central Africa, UncategorizedBy External SourceJanuary 15, 2021Leave a comment

UN Sec­re­­tary-Gen­er­al António Guter­res has urged author­i­ties in Cameroon to take steps to pros­e­cute per­pe­tra­tors behind two recent dead­ly attacks in the Anglo­phone provinces of the coun­try, his Spokesper­son said on Friday. 

Uganda Election 2021: What’s At Stake?

East Africa, Elections and Democracy, UncategorizedBy External SourceJanuary 14, 2021Leave a comment

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/01/14/world/14uganda1/14uganda1-moth.jpgAdver­tise­ment Con­tin­ue read­ing the main sto­ry Sup­port­ed by Con­tin­ue read­ing the main sto­ryWhat to Know about Uganda’s Pres­i­den­tial Elec­tion Vot­ing is under­way in the

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Uganda: UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections

African News Review, UncategorizedBy External SourceJanuary 13, 2021Leave a comment

The UN chief on Wednes­day issued a call for an “inclu­sive, trans­par­ent and peace­ful” elec­tion process across Ugan­da, a day ahead of the polls opening. 

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