Military and police fuel crime, insecurity and human rights violations in South Sudan
State security forces in South Sudan are responsible for new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against prominent civil society leaders, issuing “credible” death threats undermining peace efforts, UN-appointed independent rights experts said this week. In an alert, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan alleged “over-zealous” security forces prevented dissent...
Israeli start-up technology firm, Air, unveils flying vehicle to be used ‘like cars’
Israeli start-up Air on Tuesday unveiled its first “easy-to-operate” electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that it aims to sell directly to consumers predominantly in the United States starting in 2024. Air has been working with the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) for two years and expects to obtain...
Ethiopia launch new airstrikes, as UN slashes presence in rebel-controlled Tigray region
New airstrikes hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, residents said Wednesday, as video showed injured people with bloodied faces being rushed to vehicles and thick black smoke rising in the sky. Ethiopia’s government said it targeted facilities to make and repair weapons, which a spokesman for the rival Tigray...
Study: Recycled lithium batteries as good as new, raise hope of reduced environmental pollution
Lithium-ion batteries, with their use of riskily mined metals, tarnish the green image of EVs. Recycling to recover those valuable metals would minimise the social and environmental impact of mining, keep millions of tonnes of batteries from landfills, and cut the energy use and emissions created from making batteries. But...
EPL: Chelsea setback after target says he prefers joining Man United over the Blues
Chelsea have been hit with yet another massive setback in their quest for a new defender as their primary target has reportedly asked for another move. The Blues failed to secure Jules Kounde’s signature in the summer. That was only a minor hitch, as reinforcements at the back weren’t an...
Tigray, Ethiopian government forces trade accusations after aerial attacks on civilian targets
Rebellious Tigrayan forces accused the Ethiopian government of launching air strikes on the capital of Tigray region and although a government official initially denied strikes, state-run media later reported the air force conducted an attack. The reported raid follows intensified fighting in two other Ethiopian regions, where the central government’s...
Ethiopian military kill three children in airstrikes on rebel-held Tigray regional capital Mekele
Ethiopia’s military has launched air strikes on the capital of the war-battered Tigray region, a dramatic escalation in the year-long conflict. The renewed airstrikes that began on Monday October 18, were initially denied but hospitals that received the wounded and dead, plus businesses that were affected confirmed the attacks before...
Skills training: IFAW targets Ugandan law enforcers in war against rising cross-border wildlife crimes
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have embarked on training of law enforcers as a long-term response wildlife trafficking between the two neighbours. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in a press statement issued in Fort Portal on Tuesday October 19, Uganda that the one-week training will...
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have embarked on training of law enforcers as a long-term response wildlife trafficking between the two neighbours. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in a press statement issued in Fort Portal on Tuesday October 19, Uganda that the one-week training will...
Uganda’s war industry expands further with manufacture, commissioning of new fighting vehicle
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has commissioned the locally manufactured Chui (Leopard) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which is based on Twiga’s recently launched Nyati but incorporating elements required by the Land Forces of the UPDF. The Chui was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni, Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF, during a...
