East Africa News

[Daily News] Cameroon and Tunisia, despite falling short to progress into the knockout phase of FIFA World Cup finals, they retreat home with chest up after disappointing heavyweights Brazil and France respectively.

[New Times] Activists have called for inclusivity of people living with disability, especially women, in fighting against Gender Based Violence (GBV).

[Seychelles News Agency] The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review of Seychelles' economic performance on Thursday, which allows the island nation to draw about $8.6 million under the 32-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

[DW] The UN's health body says there are still "significant parts of the country" it cannot reach to provide vital medical aid. This was one of the terms of a peace deal that appears not to have halted the fighting entirely.

[Nile Post] The Pearl of Africa Sat-1, Uganda's first indigenous satellite is Friday December 2, set to be deployed into the lower earth orbit to start operations and benefit the country.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has said prevention is the best way for the country to fight HIV/AIDS.

[AFSA] Yaoundé, Cameroon; 30 November 2022 -- Diverse actors from 30 countries call for a comprehensive Africa Food Policy that addresses Africa's need to feed itself in the face of global uncertainty and climate change.

[Nile Post] The World Teachers' Day national celebrations at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Wednesday were mired by exchanges and warnings from both the teachers' representatives and President Museveni.

[Nile Post] Activists from Care International Uganda, have urged Ugandans to join the fight against gender based violence which in return will help reduce the risk of HIV infection.

[New Times] Athanase Karemangingo, a community health care worker in Kayonza district, says he monitors 105 households in his village of Karama, Nyamirama sector.

[New Times] The reemergence of the M23 group in eastern Democratic Republic of Cong after a decade of inaction has, once more, raised heated debate about Congo's security fiasco in the region. Many analysts and political commentators seem to believe and advance Kinshasa's main line of argument which is that Rwanda, mainly, and Uganda, to some extent, are directly involved in destabilizing the Congo's eastern region in an attempt to steal the country's mineral resources. Believing this narrative stems from a point of t

[New Times] As Rwanda's sports sector grows, there is need for sports organisations to develop anti-sexual harassment policies, officials say.

[RFI] Pope Francis I has rescheduled his long-delayed trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for 31 January to 5 February 2023 - cutting out a stop over in the troubled eastern DRC, but fulfilling a long-held wish to accompany other Christian leaders to South Sudan.

[allAfrica] The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies reaching their highest-ever level this century. The World Health Organization (WHO)'s analysis of the seven countries in the greater Horn of Africa - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda - found that there have been 39 reported outbreaks, as well as flooding, and other acute public health

[Nile Post] Parents and guardians have been urged to nurture, support and guide children instead of subjecting them to violence and pain.

[Nile Post] The United States (U.S) government has reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda.

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- It is expected that the signing of the framework agreement between the military junta and the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) and other civilian parties will take place within 72 hours. According to sources, the various political parties and alliances will each separately sign the framework agreement before the AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism.

[Dabanga] Washington DC -- The White House has declined to invite Sudan, Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso, to the US-Africa Leaders Summit, to be held in Washington DC from December 13 to 15. The Biden administration, hosting the summit, has invited the head of the African Union, as well as 49 African heads of state. The US does intend to engage with civil society organisations in those countries.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the recent attacks on police posts in which officers on duty were injured or killed and guns stolen.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and other stakeholders to find a lasting solution to the challenges affecting the growth of microfinance and saving groups in the country.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged legislators to strictly adhere to the Parliamentary rules of procedure when debating in the House.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Patrick Oyota has been re-appointed Deputy Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for five years, and will be in charge as the search for a Managing Director continues.

[Nile Post] The Minister for Gender ,Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has renewed Patrick Ayota's tenure as NSSF deputy Managing Director but also appointed him to serve as the Managing Director on a caretaker basis.

[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Ethiopia's Tigray cease-fire during his first visit to the country since the war broke out two years ago. He said the U.N. is upscaling aid to meet "dramatic humanitarian needs."

[The New Humanitarian] Moroto, Uganda -- 'If you question, they will beat you.'

[African Arguments] Having survived centuries of successive governments, colonialism and war, have Berbera's dockworkers finally met their match?

[UN News] New York -- The Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities in Ethiopia, brokered by the African Union, is a milestone that provides an important opportunity to prioritize the protection of children, including by incorporating their rights and needs in the mediation process and peace discussions, said the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- United Kingdom High Commissioner to Kenya Ambassador Jane Marriot has underscored the need for the Parliament to fast-track and approve the pending National Disaster Risk Management Bill and the Election Campaign Finance legislation.

[Nile Post] Uganda on Wednesday night suffered yet another power blackout that affected the entire country.

[Nile Post] President Museveni is set to declare that wearing of facemasks in public places as a measure to control the spread of Covid is no longer necessary, the Nile Post has learnt.