Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20 oil workers
Several air crashes have occurred in war-torn South Sudan in recent years. In September 2018, at least 19 people died when a small aircraft carrying passengers from Juba to the city of Yirol crashed.
Out of sight, out of mind: Refugee agencies scramble after Trump orders a stop on federally funded work
The federal refugee program – a form of legal migration to the US – has been in place for decades and assists those who have escaped war, natural disaster or persecution. Despite longstanding support for accepting refugees, the program has become politicized in recent years.
Emboldened Rwanda-backed M23 rebels set eyes on expansion of control after overrunning eastern Congo’s capital
Soldiers fighting for Congo – many of them mercenaries from other nations – were laying down their weapons at the border with Rwanda. Congo’s army seemed to be in disarray and those at the border appeared disorganised and ill-equipped for fighting.
Livestock vaccination: Kenya’s gloomy economic outlook compels government to raise investment in meat industry
Speaking during a media briefing in Nairobi, Dr Isaac Mwaura said that in Kakamega County, 2,500 heads of cattle, 200 sheep and goats and 19 pigs have been vaccinated while the veterinary department in Trans Nzoia County has received 4,000 doses of the FMD vaccines and plans to roll out the vaccination in due course even as farmers are being encouraged to also continue vaccinating their flocks privately
Kenya’s health minister warns Africa must prepare for aftershocks of US’ exit from WHO, funding pause
Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa pointed out that achieving this goal requires strengthening components of health security and ensuring the implementation of Universal Health Coverage that guarantees affordable, accessible, and quality care for all.
Kenya’s quest for fish sufficiency gets $2 million injection to spur growth in Kakamega County
During his tour of Kakamega, Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Hassan Joho presided over the issuance of the grant cheques, during which Kakamega County received a grant of Ksh18.2 million ($140,540) with over 2,944 farmers set to share the funds.
Thousands of refugees, surrendering Congolese soldiers and stranded truckers flock into Rwanda
An escalation of the three-year insurgency in Congo since the start of the year has forced around 400,000 people from their homes. As in previous security crises in the rebel-torn region, some refugees have headed to Rwanda even as Congo and the United Nations accuse the neighbour of fuelling the conflict with its own troops and weapons.
Judiciary on trial as Supreme Court of Kenya and lawyers’ body tough it out over planned chamber protests
Judiciary spokesman Paul Ndemo says it is imperative that lawyers seek a lawful and peaceful means to address the matters at hand.
The powder keg in Museveni’s hands: There is reason to fear Uganda’s nuclear plant in Busoga is a tinderbox
One academic who retired from Makerere University service recently asked me, “Can Uganda with its incompetence manage a nuclear plant without the risk of nuclear leakage? Can Uganda that is not yet a fully stable nation state sustains a nuclear plant without the risk of some rebel group throwing a bomb in the plant and next time we here all Basoga are poisoned with nuclear pollution?
Fall of Goma is game-changer: World powers’ reluctance to take on Rwanda means it’s going to be harder to push back M23 from Congo
A reluctance by world powers to take on Rwanda, other global distractions and on-the-ground military realities will complicate efforts to defeat the rebels in Goma and across eastern Congo and allow millions of civilians, like Nzambonimpa, to return to their homes, analysts and diplomats say.
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