Japan Meteorological Agency issues tsunami warning as powerful earthquake strikes central region
More strong quakes in the area, where seismic activity has been simmering for more than three years, could occur over coming days, JMA official Toshihiro Shimoyama said. In comments to the press shortly after the quake struck, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also warned residents to prepare for more disasters.
Initially ‘tribe’ was used to classify wildlife, then British applied it to denigrate Ugandans and Museveni seized it as a tyranny toolkit
The colonialists, therefore, introduced centralised governance, not to benefit Ugandans as such, but themselves. When they introduced domestic economic production of sugarcane, coffee and cotton, and integrated it in the global markets and a domestic education system, which later got integrated in the global education and communications system, it was not in the interest of the peoples they colonised.
American democracy has been tested since 2022 election, now voters say it’s ‘up to us to make it resilient’
President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has tried to repeat this feat especially in Buganda, thereby generating conflict in the kingdom. He encouraged installation of hitherto non-existent “kings” to weaken Buganda. The Kayunga Crisis of 2009 in which some people died is said to have arisen from the NRM government’s support for the Banyala to break away from the Kingdom of Buganda as late as October 2022.
Disputed presidential poll outcome cast dark shadow on Congo as Tshisekedi retains top seat
Critics, however, said Tshisekedi had fallen short and accused him of stifling dissent, as his predecessors had done. A group of nine rival presidential candidates, including Fayulu and opposition frontrunner Moise Katumbi, asked supporters on Sunday to take to the streets to protest what they called a “sham election”.
US Navy helicopters fire at Yemeni Houthi rebels and kill 10 in latest Red Sea maritime attack
For over a month, Iran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on ships in the Red Sea that they say are either linked to Israel or heading to Israeli ports. They say their attacks aim to end the Israeli air-and-ground offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ October 7 attack in southern Israel.
Pope Francis tells Rome city authorities to clean up its act before 2025 Holy Year
Rome hosts a Holy Year, also known as a Jubilee Year, at least every 25 years. Pilgrims flock to the city to pray at its many holy sites and receive special blessings.
While Uganda borrows heavily to build atomic energy and prepare for imaginary wars, its civil servants go hungry
The national budget has become just a ritual, indicating upward allocations of money, but in reality, increasingly financial discipline is not reflected in performance and achievement of what it is allocated to do. The cost of government business is supersonically rising while the gains by the country are plummeting supersonically
Galileo Galilei did not have a science degree yet he shaped how the world runs; what’s the craving for degrees in Africa for?
Apart from Galileo Galilei who did so much for the scientific and technological revolution before he had a degree, there are many others who did. I hope when I mention some it will arouse your curiosity and help you change your mind about who is a good and efficient scientist is. Possibly you will stop judging a scientist using the grade of his or her degree as the yardstick and even start asking: what went wrong with the human mind.
Zambia’s 2012 hero Stoppila Sunzu recalled to Copper Bullets for Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast
Sunzu’s kick handed Zambia an 8-7 win on spot kicks over the heavily fancied Ivory Coast in the 2012 final in Libreville. He is one of only two players named on Saturday by coach Avram Grant who has previous finals experience.
Revellers prepare to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop
The confetti has been tested for airiness. The giant numerals – 2 0 2 4 – are in place. And the luminous ball, bedazzled with 2,688 crystal triangles, is fixed to the pole from which it makes its 60-second descent at 11:59 p.m. With throngs of revellers set to usher...
