An online protest movement exposes corruption in Uganda that has rattled officials and MPs
Mathias Mpuuga, a former opposition leader in the National Assembly, was said to have received a $131,000 “service award” for his work in Parliament. Mpuuga denies any wrongdoing, but another opposition figure who nominated Mpuuga to the parliamentary post is accusing him of abuse of office.
Latest UN report warns rising violence, rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability
The commission also found that the armed forces were still using child soldiers. In 2019, the year after the peace agreement, the UN found there were still more than 19,000 child soldiers in South Sudan, one of the highest rates in the world.
US envoy to Singapore in trouble over $48,000 misuse, failure to model integrity and threats to staff
The report faulted Kaplan, an entrepreneur, for failing to follow procedures in hiring consultants who submitted bills of $5,650 for “a furniture research project” and of $4,250 to redesign the embassy’s cafeteria.
Navalny’s parents bury son as thousands chant name of fiercest critic of Russian President Putin
Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic inside Russia, died at the age of 47 in an Arctic penal colony on February 16, sparking accusations from his supporters that he had been assassinated. The Kremlin has denied any state involvement in his death.
UN experts blacklist Sudan’s paramilitary forces as perpetrators of ethnic killings, rape and war crimes in Darfur
The ongoing conflict has caused a large-scale humanitarian crisis and displaced approximately 6.8 million people – 5.4 million within Sudan and 1.4 million who have fled to other countries, including approximately 555,000 to neighbouring Chad, the experts said.
Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says after president undergoes annual physical
After he returned to the White House on Wednesday, Biden attended an event on combating crime and suggested that when it came to his health “everything is squared away” and “there is nothing different than last year.” He also joked about his age and people thinking “I look too young.”
Ghana’s anti-gay law draws United Nations condemnation after it is passed by parliament
The United States said it was deeply troubled by the bill, saying it threatens Ghanaians’ freedom of speech and is urging for its constitutionality to be reviewed, said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Wednesday.
Museveni, the chameleon: Multiple colours of Ugandan president ensure he’s the turning point in a still wheel
One school of thought is that the president does not need to rely on NRM as his powerbase, since he still takes UPDF as his personal army. According to the school he has conquered DP and UPC, which boast of many old people, but has not conquered Ssentamu Kyagulanyi’s National Unity Platform (NUP), which boasts of numerous youths and a few oldies,
Appellate judge declines to defer Trump’s $454 million fraud fine but allows him to borrow
Trump and his co-defendants owe more than $465 million to the state. They have until March 25 to secure a stay – a legal mechanism pausing collection while he appeals the underlying verdict – before they are forced to pay the penalty or risk having assets seized. Posting a bond in the full amount would trigger an automatic stay.
Judge disqualifies Trump from Illinois ballot but ruling won’t take effect pending appeal
Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, attacked police and swarmed the Capitol in a bid to prevent Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Trump gave an incendiary speech to supporters beforehand, telling them to go to the Capitol and “fight like hell.” He then for hours did not act on requests that he urge the mob to stop.
