Uganda

Militias, poachers wreak havoc on central Africa's wildlife

Libreville - AFP

Sudan's Janjaweed, Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army and other notorious militias are wreaking havoc on wildlife in central Africa, poaching and trafficking elephants, hippopotamuses, buffaloes and other animals, a monitor said Friday. The threat comes from "highly organised armed groups who are linked to human rights violations and ongoing political instability" as well as state actors, armed pastoralists and poachers, TrafficRead more

Protester shot dead in Kenya day after election

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

One protester was shot dead in western Kenya on Friday as anger raged a day after an election boycotted by the opposition and marred by violence, taking the death toll to five. A witness in the western town of Bungoma, which borders Uganda, said the man was shot by police as he ran away, however local police chief Moses NyakwamaRead more

Salah goals take Egypt to 2018 World Cup

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah converted a stoppage-time penalty to give Egypt a dramatic 2-1 win over Congo Brazzaville Sunday and a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Salah put Egypt ahead during the second half in Alexandria only for Arnold Bouka Moutou to equalise two minutes from the end of regular time. Victory gave Egypt an uncatchable four-pointRead more

Uganda MPs ejected from parliament as row over term limit bill gets physical

Kampala - Muslimchronicle

Fighting erupted in Uganda’s parliament for a second consecutive day on Wednesday over a plan to change the law to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s rule in the east African country. Some lawmakers opposed to the move were also roughed up and ejected from the parliament’s chambers. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga suspended 25 lawmakers from parliament for misbehavior on Tuesday. The suspendedRead more

Alarm over flesh-eating ulcer cases

Benin - Muslimchronicle

The spread of a flesh-eating bacterial condition in Australia sparked calls Thursday for more government-funded research into the disease, which is normally limited to developing countries. Buruli ulcer, a leprosy-like disease that rots flesh, is usually found in parts of Africa and was named after the Ugandan village where it was discovered. It was first diagnosed in Australia's Victoria stateRead more

De Gurmendi meets with His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican

Vatican - Muslimchronicle

The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, was received by His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday 15 September 2017. Board member of the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV), Felipe Michelini, joined the delegation on the visit to the Vatican. President Fernández briefed His Holiness on the Court’s achievements and challengesRead more

Presentation Company seeks to broadcast

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Executive Director of Presentation Company for Media Services Amr Wahby revealed that there are desperate attempts by the company officials to buy the right to broadcast for the coming match between Egypt and Uganda in the framework of qualifying round for the coming World Cup scheduled to be held in Russia 2018. Egypt’s national team is scheduled to play againstRead more

More than one million S.Sudan refugees in Uganda

Arua - Muslimchronice

The number of South Sudanese who have fled to Uganda has hit one million, the UN said Thursday, with no end in sight to the war behind the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis. The nearly four-year civil war has pushed an average of 1,800 South Sudanese into neighbouring Uganda every day for the past year, many of them women and childrenRead more

President of Uganda Arrives in Doha

Doha - Arab Today

President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni arrived in Doha Tuesday on an official visit to the country. HE Minister of Municipality and Environment Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi and Uganda's Ambassador to Qatar Yahya Rashid Ssemuddu were in reception of the president and his accompanying delegation upon his arrival at Hamad International Airport. Source: QNARead more