…..5 suspected Terrorists sneak into the country. – By Nangayi Guyson in Kampala,Uganda – Uganda Police on Thursday issued a terror alert after it said in the statement that suspected Terrorists are planning to enter the country with the intent to carry out attacks. Deputy police spokesperson, Vincent Ssekate on Thursday released the names of the suspected Al Shabaab terrorists who are expected to have entered the country from Somalia. Police said “We have received information that five terrorists have entered or are about to enter Uganda”. The suspected Terrorists are in the names of ALI BALAM ADAN, NAM A.AMUR,... Continue Reading
A Senegalese man has died after setting himself on fire on Monday outside the official residence of President Macky Sall in the capital city, Dakar. Cheikh Mbaye, 32, apparently said that life was better under ex-President Abdoulaye Wade, local media reported. He died in hospital, where he was treated for burn wounds. It is the first case of self-immolation in Senegal, a stable democracy hit by high unemployment, since Mr Sall beat Mr Wade in elections last year. Mr Mbaye arrived at the presidential gates on Monday doused in flammable liquid, and then burnt himself. Local media quoted him as... Continue Reading
Following the preparatory meeting of relevant sectors on Government of The Gambia/EU Article 8 Political Dialogue during which the EU presented conditionalities for The Gambia government to meet within a certain time frame, the Office of the President wishes to inform the EU that it will not implement any of the 17 points highlighted on the basis of Article 8 Political Dialogue which undermines not only its integrity but peace and stability as an independent and sovereign state with its fundamental rights to operate within the parameters of duly constituted laws. A media release from State House made it clear... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – The new Zambia currency, Kwacha and Ngwee, has been launched with the Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda calling on the business community not to increase goods and services prices. The new currency was launched at a colourful ceremony held at the New Government Complex in Lusaka on December 31, 2012. Six notes with features such as the African Fish Eagle, Coat of Arms, Freedom Statue, trees and animals and four coins minted with a Coat of Arms, a bird, and animals depicting the country’s abundant wildlife and tourism potential make up the new currency, which became... Continue Reading
By Mark Oloo in East Africa – A new directive in Kenya requiring all mobile phone users to register their simcards with the government has taken effect, promising a three-year jail term for those who will fail to comply. The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) says mobile phone users have a 90-day window period within which to register their lines failure to which they would be permanently be deactivated. There are 30.8 million active sim cards in the Kenyan market. Last evening, Information and Communications Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo said the directive would not be reversed. The official, at the... Continue Reading
