Widespread COVID-19 vaccination in Africa will likely start mid-2021
“The largest immunization drive in Africa’s history is right around the corner, and African governments…
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Humanitarian sector neglecting older people, exacerbated by COVID-19
The statistics in the report are taken from needs assessments carried out in the following…
Gashumba: “Banyarwanda are Ugandans, no one chooses their tribe”
The Banyarwanda predicts that tribal discrimination might cause violence, division and disunity in Uganda. Open…
Chronic underinvestment in clean energy putting millions in Sub-Saharan Africa at risk
Key points: Many are left behind in energy transition The world is neglecting investment in…
Malawian president Dr Chakwera expected in Zambia
Zambian President Edgar Lungu: “Zambia and Malawi share strong historical bilateral ties and a common…
Tanzania cracks whip on WhatsApp groups over ‘inciteful’ Covid-19 messages
Dodoma—August, 3 2020: According to Citizen Digital, Kenya, the government of Tanzania has now launched…
Women can help Rwanda recover faster from Covid-19 pandemic
Rwanda – 30, July 2020: Rwanda can recover faster from the Covid-19 if women entrepreneurs…
CDF Gen David Muhoozi flags-off UPDF aviation unit to Somalia
Nakasongola—22, July 2020: On Tuesday, 21 July this year, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF)…
Ethiopia ratifies the AU Protocol on the rights of older people despite Covid-19
Addis Ababa, 10 July 2020: The Federal Government of Ethiopia has on Thursday ratified the…
Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic poll rerun
By BBC Lingowe—28, June 2020: Malawi’s opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has won the country’s rerun…
HelpAge, CommonAge forge partnership for older people in the Commonwealth
Nairobi—26, June 2020: Two age-focused organisations, the HelpAge International and the Commonwealth Association for the…
Other than war, we’re rooting for research on operations – says UPDF chiefs
Summary Forty-three UPDF senior military officers scientifically graduated on Thursday in Jinja CDF says graduation…