Senegal MP slaps female lawmaker, sets off brawl in parliament
A violent brawl broke out in Senegal's parliament on Thursday after a male opposition lawmaker slapped a female colleague in the face, television footage showed, amid growing acrimony between ruling and opposition party politicians.
Liberia President George Weah faces criticism over long stay abroad
Weah went abroad at the end of October for a string of political gatherings in numerous countries -- and to watch his footballer son represent the United States at the World Cup in Qatar.
West Africa to create regional force to counter coups, jihadism
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States had decided to act to "take care of our own security in the region", Omar Alieu Touray, president of the Ecowas commission, told journalists at a summit in Nigeria on Sunday.
Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana bail application pushed to Feb 20, 2023
The MPs were expected in court today but didn’t turn up Kawempe North MP Muhammad Segirinya and his Makindye West counterpart Allan Ssewanyana might have to spend another 2 months in prison after their bail application was adjourned to February 20, 2023. The MPs were...
Mediators walk a tightrope with mention of fear of polls
President Kagame, while addressing legislators in Kigali, said, “This problem can be resolved if one country headed for elections next year is not trying to create an emergency so that the elections don’t take place…”
Healthy hibiscus tea bags launched
Female entrepreneur, Regina Nakayenga has launched hibiscus tea bags for health-conscious Ugandans. Until Nakayenga’s Rena Beverages Solutions started packaging the tea bags, the healthy plant full of Vitamin C, Iron and antioxidants could only be found in popular food markets, sometimes kept in unhygienic and inconvenient...
Museveni explains why security will continue closing roads when he’s moving
The president says closing roads is inevitable President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the reason his security closes roads when he is moving is the existential threat still posed by the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Addressing the country on Friday evening, Museveni...
Jesuit starts female educationists scholarship at Makerere University
The Jesuit Refugee Service Uganda (JRS) has partnered with Makerere University’s School of Education to provide scholarships to female students. The scholarship starts this academic year with 28 beneficiaries for three years.
Liberia president’s long stay abroad criticized
Liberia President George Weah Liberian President George Weah’s long absence from the country has raised eyebrows and prompted criticism, leading one opposition figure to ask if the West African nation is running on “autopilot.” Weah went abroad at the end of October for a string...
How Katwe police commander was brutally attacked to near death by suspect
FILE photo Details have emerged about how Katwe Divisional operations commander, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Julius Gwaivu, was hit by the suspect he’d already arrested to the extent of exposing part of his brain. A video showing ASP Gwaivu’s shattered head being attended to...
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