One loved-up Ugandan couple had a rather eminent guest over the weekend.[9] President Yoweri Museveni came out to support the happy couple, [4]Annet Twebaze and Bright Kamuhanda, with the gift of 10 cows at the former’s giveaway ceremony, a precursor to marriage. Check also: 11 Silly Things ALL Married Couples Fights Over And the president spared no expense with his ...
Read More »Tanzania Has Disconnected About 630,000 Fake Phones
A government ban on using fake phones came into force at midnight,[9] causing communication difficulties for those who owned them.[4] Check also: All Foreigners Should Surrender Their Jobs To Tanzanians, “Said John Magufuli Tanzania joined Cameroon,[7] South Africa and Nigeria in efforts to boost security and health measures by disconnecting the phones. About 3% of mobile phones in Tanzania are ...
Read More »Nigeria To Sign Visa-Free Agreement With 8 Countries
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, [6]Geoffrey Onyeama, says plans have been concluded to sign visa-free pacts with eight African countries to promote economic partnership on the continent.[9] Check also: Sudan’s Omar Bashir Applies For US visa Onyeama made the announcement on Tuesday, [7]at a news conference in Abuja, marking one year of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The minister, who did ...
Read More »Sudan’s Omar Bashir Applies For US visa
Khartoum – Sudan’s President Omar Bashir,[3] wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, has applied for a US visa to attend the next United Nations General Assembly, an official said Thursday.[9] Check also: ICC calls for SA to arrest Sudan’s president Omar Al-Bashir It would be Bashir’s first visit to the United States since his 2009 indictment ...
Read More »How Rwanda And Burundi Became East Africa’s Bad Neighbors
For much of the 20th century, Burundi and Rwanda could not have been closer. [3]The two tiny Great Lakes countries were administered as the single kingdom of Ruanda-Urundi as part of the Belgian colonial empire in Africa, only emerging as independent nations in the early 1960s. Since then, there have been tragic similarities in the two countries’ paths.[9] Check also: ...
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