Capt. Ibrahim Traore (Internet Photo) A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced. According to the sophisticated plan had been hatched by Lt Col Paul Henri Damiba, the military officer…
By Bondry Kilenga Tension is high in Kotido Municipality as the State House Anti-Corruption Unit launches investigations into various corruption allegations against Municipal Council officials. Pressure started mounting among the municipal official on Monday morning when official communication came in indicating that…
By Alexander Mackey Okori There was a lot of excitement among locals when Maaru Sub-County was curved from Rengen Sub-County and operationalised on July 1, 2020. The excitement among the locals of the young administrative unit was that its creation and operationalisation…
By Bondry Kilenga Parish Supervisors sorting Voter Location Slips (Internet Photo). With only a few days left to the presidential and parliamentary elections, Kotido District Returning Officer Julius Ogwang Ongom, has warned agents and candidates against collecting or holding Voter Location Slips…
By Alexander Mackey Okori The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have released Shs11 million for the burial of former archdeacon of Abim Archdeaconry, Rev. John Bosco Achilla, who was knocked dead by the army vehicle on Christmas Day. Rev. Achilla, aged 56,…
By Alexander Mackey Okori Paul Lokwawui, shop operator shot by the suspected Karamojong armed robbers (Credit: Police) Two people have critically been injured after a group of 19 Karamojong assailants armed with three guns raided local shop in Lochom trading centre in…
By AFP Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland as an independent state. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has pushed for international recognition for…
BBC Polish fighter jets have been scrambled on its border with Ukraine, after the Ukrainian capital Kyiv was hit by Russian missiles and drones overnight. Poland’s military said its air force took a “preventative” response to secure its airspace, after at least…