Uganda’s leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine votes in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Ugandans are voting in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of Wine from monitoring polling stations.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay) KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandans were voting Thursday in a

Ethiopia’s former foreign minister, Seyoum Mesfin, addresses the final mediation report on South Sudan in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, April 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo Ethiopia said on Wednesday its military had killed three members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party, including former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. The three Tigray People’s Liberation Front

File Photo/Somali Times According to information obtained by Somali Times, the cabinet will hold a meeting on Thursday to be presented with the approval of 12 new ambassadors. According to reliable sources in the Prime Minister’s office told Somali Times the list of new ambassadors who will be presented to the cabinet tomorrow for approval.

Photo/Somali Times ”Somalia is not an independent country, it is ruled by foreigners. ”   Halimo Ismail Ibrahim, the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission speaking at the 2021 Judicial Conference in Mogadishu today said that there is no one responsible for upholding the Constitution. Chairman Halimo Ibrahim said the country had gone through various hardships until a

A row of ambulances are parked outside the Royal London Hospital in London on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. British officials are considering tougher coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses the first peak of the outbreak in the spring. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — England’s health care system may move

Pakistan and Turkey on Wednesday agreed to pursue a joint strategy on matters of mutual interests at the international level, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry. The agreement came during a meeting between Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Islamabad. Cavusoglu arrived on his three-day official visit to Pakistan

Uganda’s long-time President Yoweri Museveni attends an election rally at Kololo Airstrip in Kampala, Uganda. Deadly violence and repressive measures have alarmed observers as Uganda prepares to vote on Jan. 14, 2021, with longtime President Yoweri Museveni challenged by young singer and lawmaker Bobi Wine, who has captured the imagination of many across Africa in

Mr Kamau Thugge (left) and ex-treasury CS Henry Rotich. Former Treasury Principal Secretary (PS) Kamau Thugge has opted to be a State witness in the Sh63 billion Arror-Kimwarer dams scandal case, turning the heat on his former boss Henry Rotich. Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Mr Haji withdrew charges against Dr Thugge Tuesday, saying the

From left to right Opposition candidates for Ugandan Election, Alliance for National transformation flag bearer Gen Mugisha Muntu, Forum for Democratic Change party flag bearer Patrick Amuriat and National unity platform candidate Bobi Wine during a press conference in Kampala Uganda, Tuesday, Jan.12, 2021. Opposition figures in Uganda cited widespread violence perpetrated by the security

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni shows the ink mark on the thumb after he voted in Kiruhura district which is Museveni’s home area, Uganda, Deadly violence and repressive measures have alarmed observers as Uganda prepares to vote on Jan. 14, 2021, with longtime President Yoweri Museveni challenged by young singer and lawmaker Bobi Wine, who has