How President Museveni facilitated return of fellow Tutsis to Rwanda after they outlived their welcome to Uganda
By 1991 it is estimated that Banyarwanda in Uganda were 1.3 million out of a total population of 18 million in the country. Of these, 450,000 were Ugandan indigenous Banyarwanda who became Ugandans after Kisoro became part of Uganda in 1918 and 650,000 were the Banyarwanda economic immigrants who came to look for work and a few who came to look for pasture for their cattle between 1926 and 1959 of whom 84,000 were the Banyarwanda Tutsi refugees registered under UNHCR.
Baltimore: Six victims of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse were immigrants doing job ‘others do not want to do’
Republican candidate Donald Trump has employed racist rhetoric against immigrants, referring to them as “animals” and “not people” on the campaign trail and has said he would dramatically ramp up deportation if re-elected on November 5.
Study finds since 1979 climate change has made heatwaves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people
From 1979 to 1983, global heatwaves would last eight days on average, but by 2016 to 2020 that was up to 12 days, the study said.
Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, raises uproar over compulsory military service
Military service exemptions – coupled with government stipends many seminary students receive through age 26 – have infuriated much of the general public. These longstanding tensions have grown during nearly six months of war in which over 500 Israeli soldiers have been killed.
Transition: Actor Louis Gossett Jr, first Black to win supporting actor Oscar in ‘Roots’ movie dies
Gossett went to Hollywood for the first time in 1961 to make the film version of A Raisin in the Sun. He had bitter memories of that trip, staying in a cockroach-infested motel that was one of the few places to allow Black people.
Biden recognises ‘pain’ of Arab Americans over Gaza war hours after signing off on additional bombs and warplanes for Israel
Arab-Americans have asked Biden to meet their demands or risk losing their support in November’s election. Arab and Muslim Americans are unlikely to back Biden’s rival, Republican former President Donald Trump, but observers note they could sit out the election and deny Biden crucial votes. They had overwhelmingly supported Biden in 2020.
Death of 45 in accident is a grim reminder of treacherous nature of South African road transport
Good Friday and Easter Monday are national holidays in South Africa and many of its neighbours, when millions travel into, out of and across the nation. For some South Africans, it’s a chance to return to their home towns and villages from jobs in the cities. Migrants also travel back to their home countries to see family. Some, like the pilgrims that died on Thursday, make religious trips.
Kenya’s inflation eases in March as prices of staples and transport costs also drop
The central bank is due to announce its latest lending rate decision on April 3. In February, the bank raised its benchmark rate to 13.0 per cent from 12.5 per cent previously.
Two armed groups pledge to protect and respect civilians as conflict worsens in eastern Congo
President Felix Tshisekedi, who started his second five-year term in January, had made quelling violence in the eastern parts of the Central African country a priority in his first term, but has struggled to deliver results.
South Africa elections bpdy bars former President Jacob Zuma from running in May 29 polls
In July 2021, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before a judicial commission that was investigating corruption allegations during his 2009-2018 presidency. He was granted medical parole after two months and allowed to serve the rest of the sentence under house arrest.
