Uganda

Frenchman Sebastien Desabre is finally set to take over as the new coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo after the termination of his contract by French Ligue 2 side Chamois.

Sebastien Desabre to take over as DR Congo coach

August 8, 2022

LGBT refugees living in Kenya stand behind a rainbow flag as they protest against their treatment by authorities, outside an office of the UN refugee agency UNHCR in Nairobi on May 17, 2019.

Uganda suspends operations of charity championing LGBT rights

August 6, 2022

Odunayo Adekuoroye claimed the first gold medal for Nigeria in the wrestling event of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye claims first Commonwealth Games wrestling gold

August 5, 2022

The World Health Organisation, WHO’s Science Council of experts, has called for equitable expansion of genomics for global health, arguing that, it is not justifiable ethically or scientifically for less-resourced countries to gain access to such technologies long after rich countries do.

WHO: Nigeria number one in global malaria deaths

August 3, 2022

The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, Madagascar, and the Islands, has elected His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Ghana as its new President.

Ghanaian cardinal elected head of Catholic Church in Africa

July 31, 2022

Apollo John Rwamparo speaks forlornly of the eight-legged stool, a symbol of authority for his ancient kingdom in Uganda, now glimpsed through a glass barrier at a museum thousands of miles away in Britain.

Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more

July 31, 2022

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and ICRC President Maurer attend a news conference in Moscow

Russia denies causing global food crisis

July 27, 2022

Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, has congratulated Team Nigeria’s heroines after their spectacular success at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA, on Sunday.

NOC salutes Tobi Amusan’s sweet gold medal, incredible world record

July 26, 2022

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Russian top diplomat visits Egypt, part of Africa trip amid Ukraine war

July 24, 2022

Ghana has confirmed two cases from the highly infectious Marburg virus, which can be passed to humans from fruit bats. World Health Organization

Ghana reports first cases of deadly Marburg virus

July 18, 2022

Nurse Sobrina Laurent gives Tse Cowan, 8, the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine on Monday at P.S. 19 in the East Village neighborhood of New York. Mary Altaffer - AP

UN sounds ‘red alert’ on global immunization backslide

July 15, 2022

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Oil drilling continues in Ugandan park despite threat to nature

July 15, 2022

Police in Uganda have arrested 25 people following Monday’s demonstrations against high prices of food and fuel.

Ugandan police arrest 25 over cost of living protest

July 13, 2022

The Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN) has picked 35 cyclists to represent Nigeria at the second Africa Cup Track Cycling Championship held from July 14 to July 17 in Abuja.

35 cyclists to represent Nigeria at African championship

July 10, 2022

Ghana has reported two suspected cases of Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease believed to be in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola.

WHO: ‘Marburg virus’ kills two in Ghana

July 8, 2022