How Uganda President Museveni shot down Lifestyle Audit tool, promoted theft to an economic enabler
Corruption has become a political weapon since there is growing evidence that many people are using it to acquire financial might for elective politics. The political motive has indeed complicated the fight against the corrupt who easily dismiss the IGG’s onslaught on them as witch-hunt.
Skywatchers to be treated to a 5 planet parade on Father’s Day as Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury align
Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury should be visible to the naked eye but the use of binoculars would make it a lot easier to look at Uranus and Neptune, as they are further away. One of the keys to recognising these celestial bodies is that Mercury will be the last one to appear, about an hour before sunrise.
Clinging on guns: How children in a Chicago Black neighbourhood help swap guns for global citizenship
The Black blood drawn in these Northern non-Jim Crow states gave a region pretending not to be complicit in Southern white supremacy a bad look. So instead of continuing to use the Southern style of physical violence to put blacks in their place, government, and private real estate stakeholders used policy and private practices to sully black mobility. The North Lawndale community served as a case study for these actions.
South Sudan unveils plans to start exporting refined petroleum to East Africa Community from August
Exporting refined petroleum to EAC would be milestone for South Sudan, who despite having the third-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, has suffered from limited refining capacity to date and imports the majority of its local refined oil demand.
Al Qaeda-affiliated ADF insurgents attack school western Uganda and kill 41 students, abduct others
The ADF has ties with the Islamic State group. In March, at least 19 people were killed in Congo by suspected ADF militants. Ugandan authorities for years have vowed to track down ADF militants “at home and abroad.”
African leaders attempt mediation in Ukraine war but Russia ‘greets’ them with rocket strikes on Kyiv
African are seeking agreement on a series of “confidence building measures”, but Kyiv has said its own peace initiative must be the basis of any settlement and has launched a counteroffensive to push back Russian occupying forces.
Manchester City releases wingback Benjamin Mendy as he faces retrial for sexual assault
Jurors could not reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape against two other alleged victims after 67 hours and 17 minutes of deliberations.
How Florida-based tech-savvy young woman Marissa Kearny is matching Black-owned businesses with big stores in US
In 2018, Census Bureau data found about 3,115,000 Black-owned businesses had no employees, compared to 134,567 with employees. Yet, Black companies only make up about three per cent of all US businesses.
US foreign secretary Antony Blinken flies to Beijing in effort to sensibly manage tenuous US-PRC relations
In its readout of the Blinken-Qin phone call, China’s foreign ministry said Qin urged the United States to respect “China’s core concerns” such as the issue of Taiwan’s self-rule, “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs, and stop harming China’s sovereignty, security and development interests in the name of competition.”
Conservationists in Kenya shift focus on pastoralist women in to curb human-wildlife conflicts
The 60 women from the Maasai community graduated this week after their first year of vocational training. They will now learn how to establish a business over 12 months and complete the programme with a year of mentorship.
