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South African deploys in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs

The BBC spoke to several residents in a Johannesburg suburb, Eldorado Park, a few weeks after soldiers arrived in the area. It is one of the three Johannesburg suburbs targeted in the initial military deployment due to the high levels of gang…

Dr. Matte eats big in NPA latest appointments

Alexander Mackey Okori Dr. Rogers Matte (Middle) addressing the press (Nile Post) The National Planning Authority (NPA) has appointed Dr. Rogers Matte as the new Deputy Executive Director. Dr. Matte is an accomplished economist and public policy expert with extensive experience in…

Dozens of bodies discovered in Kenya mass grave

About 32 bodies, mostly children, have been dug up from a mass grave in the western Kenyan town of Kericho as investigations continue into the shocking discovery. The exhumation was done after the police obtained a court order to retrieve 14 bodies…

Kotido grandparents bear burden of raising abandoned children

Lotyanga Adiit aged 100, a resident of Rengen Sub-County is one the elderly women, who are currently struggling to care for her grandchildren who have been abandoned under her care by their mothers. By Hellen Aguyo Maria Nakwang (left) and Claudia Aleper…

Odongo, Independent Wins Lotukei Sub-County Residual Elections

By Alexander Mackey Okori Michael Odong, an independent candidate has been declared the winner of the residual elections for Lotukei Sub county LCIII Chairperson in Abim District. In the Local Council III chairperson elections held nationwide on February 4, 2026, Odongo and Michael…

Senegal’s Parliament Approves Tougher Anti-Gay Law

The toughing of Senegal’s law follows a wave of arrests last month over alleged same-sex relationships. Admin Senegal’s parliament has approved a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples and criminalising the “promotion”…

UNICEF Urges Uganda’s Health Ministry to Step Up Fight Against Measles Outbreaks

Outbreaks The continued measles outbreaks highlight persistent immunity gaps that continue to put children at risk thus the need to intensify our effort to curb ongoing outbreaks, Dr. Kasonde Mwinga, the WHO Country Representative,” said. By Alexander Mackey Okori Measles-Rubella Virus (Internet…

Uganda Wildlife Authority Records Over 2,000 Compensation Claims

“We have received over 2,000 claims in the whole country. Some of them have already been verified, and more than half of the victims have so far been compensated,” John Makombo, the UWA Commissioner in charge of Biodiversity Management said. The Uganda…

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