Climate change fuels human-wildlife conflict in Kenya as Maasai herders spear lions that feasted on their livestock
Last month, one of Kenya’s oldest lions, Loonkiito, was speared to death as it wandered out of the Amboseli National Park in search for food. The Kenya Wildlife Service said it is working on lasting solutions that would address the conflict while protecting both humans and wildlife.
Gay rights defenders fear East Africa will copy Uganda’s harsh LGBTQ law, plus death penalty
Uganda receives billions of dollars in foreign aid each year and could now face further sanctions. The bill’s sponsor, Asuman Basalirwa, told reporters that parliament speaker Anita Among’s U.S. visa was cancelled after the law was signed. The US embassy in Uganda did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
What Uganda calls modernity is a byword for bandit economy run by refugees, ‘imported’ criminals
Unfortunately, integration of an African country in the WTO does not favour local industrialisation but instead, as a tool of globalisation and modernisation, sustains the dependency syndrome on goods and services of foreign origin with strings attached.
Western countries led by US push UN rights body to monitor Sudan abuses by warring factions
Battles between Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary forces have killed hundreds and wounded thousands, disrupted aid supplies, sent refugees fleeing abroad and turned residential areas of Khartoum into war zones since mid-April.
Gunfire rends Sudanese capital as citizens worry warring factions are ignoring their plight
Across swathes of Khartoum, factories, banks and shops have been looted or damaged, power and water supplies have been failing and residents have reported steep price rises and shortages of basic goods. Whole neighbourhoods have emptied, leading people to fear for the houses they left behind.
Sudan’s warring army factions meet in Jeddah for talks mediated by Saudi Arabia and US
Burhan’s special envoy, Dafallah Alhaj, said that the army will not sit down directly with any delegation the “rebellious” RSF might send. Despite multiple ceasefire declarations, the fighting has showed no sign of abating. However regional broadcasters said there was no exchange of gunfire in and around Khartoum in the early hours of Saturday.
Father and son: Uganda president rides hard luck as ruling NRA party veterans scorn ‘dynastic succession’
In a veiled attack on Muhoozi, Otafiire charged, “Tell those children of mine that the road they want to drive through at high speed has so many corners and they will knock. What has made this country reach this far is because we have been slow but sure.”
Kindred blood II: How local DRC citizens ‘work with the means we have’ to care for the displaced
It is a small thing that should be implemented by small Congolese organisations. We don’t need to pay somebody $5,000 to show people how to wash their hands. NGOs spend a lot of money on staff, while we volunteers focus on helping people in difficulty.
Kindred blood: Selfless Congolese locals set example of humanitarian relief for foreigners in DRC
The activists’ spoke about the importance of mutual aid in DRC, their frustrations with international humanitarian groups, and their ambition for Goma Actif to spread across the country. Their answers have been edited for length and clarity.
Kenya Defence Force airlift South Sudan troops to eastern DR Congo as part of regional co-operation
A day after the South Sudan contingent touched down in Goma EACRF Deputy Force Commander Brig-Gen Emmanuel Kaputa in the company of Kenyan Contingent Commander Colonel Daniel Rotich and force headquarters staff officers received additional troops at the same airport.
