United States military commands sustains airstrikes on Al Shabaab in Somalia as UN extends sanctions
Following its first airstrike in Somalia under second term US President Donald Trump – made public by The Pentagon on February 1 – Africom reports four more similar sorties to date. Two, specify the number – three – of actual strikes with the others reported as “collective self-defence air strikes”.
Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
The US air quality monitors measured dangerous fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, which can penetrate deep into the lungs and lead to respiratory diseases, heart conditions and premature death. The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution kills around seven million people each year.
Trump finds ‘less soot’ in stripping tiny African kingdom Lesotho of $8m in humanitarian aid
Musk in September was meeting with Lesotho’s Prime Minister Sam Matekane, while trying to do business with the southern African nation.
Busoga Basin was renowned for its annual ritual of wildlife ‘assembly’ for water, now that’s wiped out by Uganda’s destructive development
If what I see in Busoga to day – destructive development – continues in the future I will not be part of – the future of wildlife in Busoga and Uganda is in total jeopardy. Whatever is being to conserve the environment will have no serious positive impact. Wildlife will continue to disappear and climate change will hit harder within the next 100 years.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela play explores Black women’s long wait for absent husbands during South African freedom struggle
Madikizela-Mandela, who died in 2018 aged 81, was accused of kidnapping and murdering people she allegedly suspected of being police informants under apartheid. She also faced allegations of being unfaithful to Mandela during his 27 years in prison.
Trump suspends US military aid to Ukraine after angry clash with defiant President Zelenskiy
The Trump administration inherited $3.85 billion worth of Congressionally approved authority to dip into US arms stocks for Ukraine. Monday’s move also appeared to halt deliveries of military equipment approved by former President Joe Biden, including munitions, missiles and other systems.
Uganda’s Tragedy of the Commons: How President Museveni destroys environment as citizenry look on helplessly
The projects the president has personally initiated as public innovations include Bujagali dam, Bonna Bagaggawale, Myooga, Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and Parish Development Model (PDM). Virtually all of them are predicated on the environment in the fashion of “Destroy and then Build”.
Opposition chief Raila Odinga gets nod of Kenyan coast to form ‘broadest-based’ government with Ruto
The former prime minister said the leaders had also expressed concern over the late disbursements of funds to devolved units, poor infrastructure and the implementation of projects such as the building of markets and affordable houses.
Serious funding questions raised as new Somali peace support takes over from previous under-resourced military mission
Past missions – the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and ATMIS – depended heavily on donor funding. The EU paid for troops’ stipends, while the UN provided logistical support packages to the missions and Somalia Security Forces through the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS).
When bullets begin to flower: Time Museveni realises gun-inflicted trauma compromises mental wellbeing of Ugandans
During epidemics such as Covid-19 five years ago, people can develop mental problems. Studies conducted in Uganda reported high levels of psychological distress, depression and anxiety among various groups during the Covid-19 epidemic.
