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The Human Rights Watch, HRW, has said up until now, freedom of speech in Rwanda is still an issue. HRW says dozens of people have been harassed, threatened or prosecuted for holding critical opinions about Rwanda’s government. In a report by the US-based group, an urgent release of activists, journalists and opposition leaders arrested in Rwanda was demanded. In 1994, ...

The United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has issued a warning to civilian airlines flying in the Kenyan airspace. The body cited a possible attack by a terror group. Through an advisory, FAA asked planes to exercise caution while flying. They said this is because the rebel group Al Shabaab still remains a threat to aviation. The latest advisory is ...

15 Tot High School students are currently nursing serious wounds at the Kapsowar Mission Hospital after armed bandits attacked their school buses. Apparently, they were returning from a school trip on the evening of Thursday, February 17. A correspondent revealed that a driver died after sustaining severe gunshot wounds. The attack took place along the Tot – Arror Road in ...

Reports from State House indicate that President Museveni has flown to Oyo in the Cuvette region of Congo Brazaville for a working visit. The president and his delegation arrived in the country via Oyo -Ollombo International Airport. They held a bilateral meeting at Sassou Nguesso’s residence. “I arrived in Oyo town, Congo Brazzaville earlier today, for a working visit at ...

On February 10th, 2022 an Al Shabab suicide bomber targeted a minibus full of delegates involved in Somalia’s elections. When he struck, he left six people dead and 12 others critically injured in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu. The al-Shabab armed group linked to Al Quaida has claimed responsibility for the attack that hit the vehicle that was passing a busy ...