© Badru KATUMBA Schools in Uganda have been closed or partly closed for 83 weeks Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure on Monday, ordering millions of students back to the classroom nearly two years after learning was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Students poured through school gates that had been shuttered in March 2020 when Covid-19 swept the…
China is proposing a grand infrastructure plan for the Horn of Africa that would involve expanding the two major railroads and developing ports on the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Under the proposals, announced during last week’s visit by China’s foreign minister Wang Yi, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya will be extended to Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, and…
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency has urged state governments to step up mass vaccination against COVID-19 as part of moves to combat the virus. The agency, in its latest advisory obtained by one of our correspondents in Abuja, also urged state governors to enact and enforce vaccination mandate for local and state government workers. This came to fore…
© Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/picture alliance Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is son of Jomo Kenyatta, the founding president of the East African nation. Political dynasties are not new, with families grooming and later handing over power to their offspring. However, analysts say this practice is detrimental to African countries.There are several examples of political dynasties in Africa, including the Moi family,…
© Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/picture alliance Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is son of Jomo Kenyatta, the founding president of the East African nation. Political dynasties are not new, with families grooming and later handing over power to their offspring. However, analysts say this practice is detrimental to African countries.There are several examples of political dynasties in Africa, including the Moi family,…
The United Nation’s Convention for Climate Change has published Nigeria’s 2050 Long-Term Low Emission Vision document, the Federal Government announced on Sunday. The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, said the Long-Term Low Emission Vision document was a demonstration of Nigeria’s commitment to play a leading role in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.Lagos Motor Park, Nigeria. (Photo…
The United Nation’s Convention for Climate Change has published Nigeria’s 2050 Long-Term Low Emission Vision document, the Federal Government announced on Sunday. The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, said the Long-Term Low Emission Vision document was a demonstration of Nigeria’s commitment to play a leading role in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.Lagos Motor Park, Nigeria. (Photo…
With the August General Election fast approaching, Deputy President William Ruto has made six make-or-break gambles in his journey to succeed his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, that analysts warn could be his waterloo. Besides the decision to give regional parties a wide berth, Dr. Ruto has chosen to shun regional kingpins in favor of mostly first-term MPs as a…
With the August General Election fast approaching, Deputy President William Ruto has made six make-or-break gambles in his journey to succeed his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, that analysts warn could be his waterloo. Besides the decision to give regional parties a wide berth, Dr. Ruto has chosen to shun regional kingpins in favor of mostly first-term MPs as a…
Aid agencies have suspended their operations in an area of Tigray in Ethiopia after 56 civilians were killed in an airstrike , the United Nations said Sunday. “Humanitarian partners suspended activities in the area due to the ongoing threats of drone strikes,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement. According to the…