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Uganda is losing about $1 million (Shs3.3 billion) every day since war resumed in Juba,[8] the South Sudan capital last weekend. Check Also: 5 Shocking Reasons Why America’s Military Is In Big Trouble According to the traders’ leadership in Kampala,[6] this figure is a very conservative estimate, considering that it does not factor in losses inflicted on life and properties. Since ...

Two members of the Opposition in parliament on Tuesday stormed out of Serena Conference Centre in the middle of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni’s speech during his State of the Nation Address.[1] Check Also: Mbabazi Offers Himself As Besigye’s Lawyer Opposition MP of Makindye West Allan Ssewanyana (Democratic Party) and Kawempe South MP Mubarak Munyagwa (Forum for Democratic Change) walked out just after ...

The Mundari: South Sudan is the world’s youngest country, and it has witnessed immense change since gaining independence in 2011. The promise of peace has given way to civil war, and tribal rifts continue to run deep, permeating political affairs. Over two million people have been displaced according to the UN, and tens of thousands killed.[1] Check Also: The World Oldest People Face A ...

Several thousand Zimbabweans joined a march through Harare in support of President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday after the main opposition party staged its own rally last month.[4] Check Also: Zimbabwe: Demonstrators Held The Largest Protest Against Mugabe The marchers, many of whom were transported to the capital by bus,[9] sang songs praising Mugabe and wore T-shirts displaying his image as they ...

The U.N. Security Council and Western donors have urged Somalia’s parliament to speed up approval of new election rules to ensure an August vote is held on time, saying delays put recovery from conflict at risk.[9] Check Also: Kenyan Diplomat Kamau To Head UN Environmental Task Force Somalia, slowly rebuilding after decades of violence and still battling an Islamist insurgency,[7] is ...